Wurts Street Bridge

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Overview: Suspension bridge over Rondout Creek on Wurts Street in Kingston
Location: Ulster County, New York
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1921; originally carried US 9W; rehabilitated 1974 and 2019
Builders: - Daniel E. Moran (Engineer)
- David B. Steinman of New York, New York (Staff Engineer)
- Holton D. Robinson of Massena, New York (Engineering Firm)
- John A. Roebling's Sons Co. of Roebling, New Jersey (Cable Design/Fabrication)
- William Yates (Engineer)
Design: Wire suspension
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 704.8 ft.
Total length: 1,061.7 ft.
Deck width: 23.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.2 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.91556, -73.98361 (decimal degrees)
41°54'56" N, 73°59'01" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/584286/4640900 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Kingston East
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 4,868
Inventory numbers: NY 1007350 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 27009 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2017): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 2 (out of 100)
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