RTE I278 over GOWANUS EXPWY., HAMILTON

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Facts 

Name:	RTE I278 over GOWANUS EXPWY., HAMILTON
Structure number:	000000001074010
Location:	HAMILTON AVE.RAMP 278IX
Purpose:	Carries highway over highway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Interstate (Urban) [11]
Length of largest span:	189.0 ft. [57.6 m]
Total length:	460.0 ft. [140.2 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	26.9 ft. [8.2 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	29.5 ft. [9.0 m]
Vertical clearance above deck:	14.8 ft. [4.5 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:	14.1 ft. [4.3 m]
Owner:	State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:	1989
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:	MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Number of main spans:	3
Main spans material:	Steel [3]
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:	Integral Concrete (separate non-modified layer of concrete added to structural deck) [2]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	15,475 [as of 2003]
Truck traffic:	13% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Excellent [9 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Very Good [8 out of 9]
Scour condition:	Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:	62.9 tons [57.2 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	36.0 tons [32.7 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	87.0
Recommended work:	Widening of existing bridge with deck rehabilitation or replacement. [34]
Estimated cost of work:	$1,665,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	15,000 [as of 1999]
Truck traffic:	7% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Scour condition:	Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:	62.8 tons [57.1 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	35.9 tons [32.6 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	96.0
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of relocation of road. [32]
Estimated cost of work:	$8,610,000

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