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River Road Bridge

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Note: The following information comes from the National Bridge Inventory and has not been verified.
Overview
Pony truss bridge over Black River on River Road
Location
Oneida County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1901
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 57.7 ft.
Total length: 59.7 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.44083, -75.20694   (decimal degrees)
43°26'27" N, 75°12'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/483253/4809791 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Forestport
Inventory numbers
NY 2205760 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26508 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2011)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
630

Categories 

Built 1901 (284)
Built during 1900s (4,247)
NR-eligible (3,751)
New York (1,767)
One-lane traffic (7,112)
Oneida County, New York (37)
Open (28,318)
Owned by township (1,813)
Pony truss (13,217)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,996)
Structurally deficient (16,683)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,897)
Truss (23,575)
Wooden deck (5,398)

Comments 

River Road Bridge
Posted July 23, 2011, by Ellen (ellie47 [at] roadrunner [dot] com)

This bridge was closed by New York State in Aug. '09 due to the crumbling base. Snowmobiles are allowed to use it in winter.