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LONGWOOD AVENUE over AMTRAK/CSXT/P&W

Map 

Coordinates:
+40.81532, -73.89454
40°48'55" N, 73°53'40" W
Source: National Bridge Inventory (1992, 2000, 2010 editions)
Information not verified. Use at your own risk.

Facts 

Name:LONGWOOD AVENUE over AMTRAK/CSXT/P&W
Structure number:000000002241159
Location:AT HUNTS POINT
Purpose:Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over railroad
Route classification:Collector (Urban) [17]
Length of largest span:84.0 ft. [25.6 m]
Total length:107.0 ft. [32.6 m]
Roadway width between curbs:59.7 ft. [18.2 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:99.1 ft. [30.2 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:17.7 ft. [5.4 m]
Skew angle:
Owner:City or Municipal Highway Agency [04]
Year built:1908
Year reconstructed:1996
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:2
Main spans material:Steel [3]
Main spans design:Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck type:Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]

2010 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:2,156 [as of 2009]
Truck traffic:6% of total traffic
Deck condition:Very Good [8 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Very Good [8 out of 9]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:59.8 tons [54.4 metric tons]
Inventory rating:36.0 tons [32.7 metric tons]
Evaluation:Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:94.9
Recommended work:Widening of existing bridge with deck rehabilitation or replacement. [34]
Estimated cost of work:$24,066,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:8,150 [as of 1997]
Truck traffic:4% of total traffic
Deck condition:Excellent [9 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Excellent [9 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Excellent [9 out of 9]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:83.8 tons [76.2 metric tons]
Inventory rating:35.9 tons [32.6 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:98.6
Recommended work:Replacement of bridge or other structure because of relocation of road. [32]
Estimated cost of work:$3,095,000

1992 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:5,300 [as of 1973]
Truck traffic:10% of total traffic
Deck condition:Poor [4 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Poor [4 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Poor [4 out of 9]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:40.6 tons [36.9 metric tons]
Inventory rating:18.8 tons [17.1 metric tons]
Evaluation:Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:49.6
Recommended work:Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Estimated cost of work:$488,000