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Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Grand Central Parkway on Union Turnpike in New York
Location: New York City, Queens County, New York
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1953
Design: Arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 65.9 ft.
Total length: 268.7 ft.
Deck width: 44.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.71639, -73.82750 (decimal degrees)
40°42'59" N, 73°49'39" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/599031/4507935 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Jamaica
Inventory numbers: NY 1065030 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26674 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2010): Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 64.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2001): 19,497