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WEST 46TH STREET over AMTRK W.SIDE CONN

Map 

Coordinates:
+40.76245, -73.99428
40°45'45" N, 73°59'39" W
Source: National Bridge Inventory (1992, 2000, 2010 editions)
Information not verified. Use at your own risk.

Facts 

Name:WEST 46TH STREET over AMTRK W.SIDE CONN
Structure number:000000002245120
Location:IN MANHATTAN
Purpose:Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over railroad
Route classification:Collector (Urban) [17]
Length of largest span:32.8 ft. [10.0 m]
Total length:68.9 ft. [21.0 m]
Roadway width between curbs:33.8 ft. [10.3 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:59.7 ft. [18.2 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:20.0 ft. [6.1 m]
Owner:City or Municipal Highway Agency [04]
Year built:1934
Historic significance:Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Number of main spans:2
Main spans material:Steel continuous [4]
Main spans 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:3,944 [as of 2009]
Truck traffic:6% of total traffic
Deck condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:99.8 tons [90.7 metric tons]
Inventory rating:58.9 tons [53.5 metric tons]
Evaluation:Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:73.7
Recommended work:Bridge deck replacement with only incidental widening. [37]
Estimated cost of work:$2,021,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:3,965 [as of 1996]
Truck traffic:5% of total traffic
Deck condition:Fair [5 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:98.8 tons [89.8 metric tons]
Inventory rating:66.8 tons [60.7 metric tons]
Evaluation:Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:66.7
Recommended work:Bridge deck rehabilitation with only incidental widening. [36]
Estimated cost of work:$583,000

1992 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:7,900 [as of 1969]
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:57.0 tons [51.8 metric tons]
Inventory rating:22.3 tons [20.3 metric tons]
Evaluation:Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:43.1
Recommended work:Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Estimated cost of work:$176,000