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Goat Island Road Bridge (S)

Niagara County, New York

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Facts 

Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Niagara River on Goat Island Road in Niagara Falls
Location
Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York
Status
Closed to all traffic, Demolition and replacement being sought
History
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1965
Design
Arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 63.0 ft.
Total length: 180.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.08235, -79.06692   (decimal degrees)
43°04'56" N, 79°04'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/657353/4771773 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Niagara Falls
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
50
Inventory numbers
NY 5522010 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26468 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 36.3 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Arch (12,094)
Built 1934 (791)
Built during 1930s (11,745)
Closed (2,667)
Deck arch (11,332)
Doomed (1,071)
New York (4,396)
 Niagara County, New York (85)
Niagara Falls, New York (25)
Niagara River (12)
Owned by state (15,981)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,073)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,264)

Update Log 

  • January 25, 2016: Updated by Jason Smith: Bridge to be replaced. See comment section for more details.

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
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Comments 

Niagara River Bridge
Posted January 25, 2016, by Jason Smith (flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com)

Permits are being sought to shut down the American side of Niagara Falls to replace this and another bridge on the same road. It will be a twice in a lifetime opportunity and a first since 1969. More here: http://thebridgehunter.areavoices.com/2016/01/25/niagara-fal...