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Ridge Road Bridge

Erie County, New York
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Note: The following information comes from the National Bridge Inventory and has not been verified.
Overview
Lost through truss bridge over CSX Railroad on Ridge Road in Buffalo
Location
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1978; replaced 2009
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 153.9 ft.
Total length: 951.8 ft.
Deck width: 46.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.82611, -78.83639   (decimal degrees)
42°49'34" N, 78°50'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/676852/4743775 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Buffalo SE
Inventory numbers
NY 2255729 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26027 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2007)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 26.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
12,273

Categories 

Buffalo, New York (20)
Built 1932 (730)
Built during 1930s (8,551)
CSX Railroad (581)
Erie County, New York (73)
Flared (407)
Formerly NR-eligible (265)
Lost (10,368)
Lost 2009 (165)
Lost during 2000s (3,091)
 New York (1,767)
Owned by city (3,052)
Replaced by new bridge (7,138)
Skewed (4,080)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,954)
Structurally deficient (16,680)
Through truss (9,210)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,805)
Truss (23,574)

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Ridge Road Bridge
Posted November 10, 2009, by Tom (tommyboy6181 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge is now in the final stages of complete replacement. It is expected to be completed in late 2009 or early 2010. The new bridge features through weathering steel girders for all spans and the roadway height was increased to be about halfway up on the old trusses.