Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Movable - Bascule [16]
Approach Span(s): Steel [3] Girder and floorbeam system [03]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Integral Concrete (separate non-modified layer of concrete added to structural deck) [2]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 32.6 m = 107.0 ft
Main Spans: 3 at 17 m = 55.8 ft
Approach Spans: 2
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 10.7 m = 35.1 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 14.1 m = 46.3 ft for a 10.7 m = 35.1 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 1.2 m = 3.9 ft
Location
New York [51000]: Kings County [047], New York [36]
Owned by City or Municipal Highway Agency [04], DOT District: 0
OVER GOWANUS CANAL
Condition
Deck: Fair [5]
Superstructure: Fair [5]
Substructure: Fair [5]
Loading
Design:
Operating: 33.7 metric ton = 37.1 tons ()
Inventory: 15.2 metric ton = 16.7 tons ()
Appraisal
Structural: Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4]
Deck Geometry: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Road Alignment: Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Waterway: Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Inspections
Date: October 2020 [1020] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Bridge deck replacement with only incidental widening. [37]
Bridge Detour: 0.3 km = 0.2 mi
Traffic
ADT: 4556 (2016) and Trucks: 4%
Future ADT: 5534 (In 2039
)