Rating:
No votes cast

Taughannock Creek Bridge

Share:

Photo 

Elevation

Source: Tomkins County

Enlarge

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Taughannock Creek on CR 136 (Waterburg Road)
Location
Tompkins County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
Future prospects
Slated for demolition and replacement in 2013.
History
Built 1930
Design
Closed spandrel deck arch.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 59.7 ft.
Total length: 75.8 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.50583, -76.67583   (decimal degrees)
42°30'21" N, 76°40'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/362314/4707301 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Trumansburg
Inventory numbers
NY 3314400 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26970 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2011)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 31.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002)
260

Categories 

Arch (9,420)
Built 1930 (1,239)
Built during 1930s (8,552)
Closed-spandrel arch (2,762)
Deck arch (8,703)
Doomed (805)
NR-eligible (3,751)
New York (1,767)
One-lane traffic (7,112)
Open (28,322)
Owned by county (16,495)
Skewed (4,081)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,996)
Structurally deficient (16,686)
Tompkins County, New York (34)
Total length 75-100 feet (4,796)

Update Log 

  • September 6, 2012: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge is now doomed.