Mohawk River Bridge

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Photo taken by Doug Kerr in July 2009

Overview: Pair of steel through arch bridges over Mohawk River on I-87
Location: Albany County, New York, and Saratoga County, New York
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1959; rehabilitated 1976
Design: Steel through arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 599.8 ft.
Total length: 778.9 ft.
Deck width: 42.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.79139, -73.76111 (decimal degrees)
42°47'29" N, 73°45'40" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/601321/4738393 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Niskayuna
Inventory numbers: NY 4033181 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 25731 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2010): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 60.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 110,788

Mohawk River Bridge

Posted August 24, 2010, by Doug Kerr (dougtone [dot] geo [at] yahoo [dot] com)

The bridges are officially known as the Thaddeus Kosciuszko Bridges, or locally as the "Twin Bridges".