Metropolitan Avenue Bridge

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Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

Overview: Bascule bridge over English Kills on Metropolitan Avenue in New York
Location: New York City, Kings County, New York
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1931; rehabilitated 1976
Design: Bascule
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 88.9 ft.
Total length: 246.7 ft.
Deck width: 52.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.71417, -73.93111 (decimal degrees)
40°42'51" N, 73°55'52" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/590283/4507577 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Brooklyn
Inventory numbers: NY 2240290 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26205 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2015): Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 60.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 33,128