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Overview: Double-decker steel arch bridge over the Niagara River at Niagara Falls, New York
Location: Niagra Falls, Niagara County, New York
Status: Open to rail traffic on upper deck and two-lane highway traffic on lower deck
History: Built 1897
Builder: - Leffert L. Buck of Canton, New York (Designer)
Design: Steel deck arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 549.9 ft.
Total length: 789.7 ft.
Deck width: 25.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 10.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.10917, -79.05778 (decimal degrees)
43°06'33" N, 79°03'28" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/658028/4774768 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Niagara Falls
Inventory numbers: NY 5039547 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26465 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2010): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 63.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 1,300