Facts
- Overview
- Pair of bascule bridges over Gowanus Canal (but under I-278) on Hamilton Avenue in New York
- Location
- New York, Kings County, New York
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1940
- Design
- Bascule
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 77.8 ft.
Total length: 136.8 ft.
Deck width: 42.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.1 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.67167, -73.99833 (decimal degrees)
40°40'18" N, 73°59'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Inventory numbers
- NY 2240232 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26201 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 08/2006)
- Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 8.4 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
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