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East side of bridge

See second bent visible bent from south. Pile was undermined by scour effect

Photo taken by Kent Findley

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Cracked Pile Cap

Pile cap was holding up the pile-This is around 1998 - the bridge was complete removed - it is scheduled to be replaced

Photo taken by Kent Findley

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Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Bascule bridge over Goose Creek on Wantagh State Parkway
Location
Nassau County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1999
Design
Bascule
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 92.9 ft.
Total length: 536.8 ft.
Deck width: 68.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.62333, -73.50139   (decimal degrees)
40°37'24" N, 73°30'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/626752/4498024 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Jones Inlet
Inventory numbers
NY 1058509 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26346 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2007)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 7.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
11,824

Update Log 

  • January 30, 2008: New photos from Kent Findley

Sources 

  • Kent Findley - kent [dot] findley [at] gmail [dot] com