COLUMBIA HEIGHTS over RTE I278

Map 

Facts 

Name:	COLUMBIA HEIGHTS over RTE I278
Structure number:	000000002230870
Location:	.2 MI W I278+BKLYN BR
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over highway
Route classification:	Local (Urban) [19]
Length of largest span:	54.8 ft. [16.7 m]
Total length:	58.7 ft. [17.9 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	149.0 ft. [45.4 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	204.7 ft. [62.4 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:	13.8 ft. [4.2 m]
Owner:	City or Municipal Highway Agency [04]
Year built:	1948
Historic significance:	Historical significance is not determinable at this time [4]
Design load:	MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Main span material:	Steel [3]
Main span design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:	Bituminous [6]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	1,595 [as of 2001]
Truck traffic:	6% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Scour condition:	Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:	66.9 tons [60.8 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	38.9 tons [35.4 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	80.0
Recommended work:	Widening of existing bridge with deck rehabilitation or replacement. [34]
Estimated cost of work:	$7,006,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	1,354 [as of 1996]
Truck traffic:	4% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Poor [4 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Scour condition:	Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:	92.7 tons [84.3 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	35.9 tons [32.6 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:	78.0
Recommended work:	Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Estimated cost of work:	$3,231,000

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	1,100 [as of 1991]
Truck traffic:	10% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Poor [4 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Serious [3 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Poor [4 out of 9]
Scour condition:	Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:	84.2 tons [76.5 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	13.9 tons [12.6 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:	32.0
Recommended work:	Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Estimated cost of work:	$633,000

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