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28-04-2025
- General
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Lower Hudson Valley's poor condition bridges: Take a look at some of the worst rated
Just over 10% of New York's locally owned bridges were rated in poor condition in 2024, according to data from the Federal Highway Administration's National Bridge Inventory. Federal highway officials rate a bridge's ability to carry vehicles using a zero-to-nine scale — nine is perfect, zero is disastrous. A bridge rated in poor condition means at least one of its three major components — deck, superstructure and substructure — has received a score below four, according to a report released by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli in July 2024. A bridge in "poor condition" doesn't mean it's unsafe to drive on — if it was, it would be closed to traffic. But bridges labeled in poor condition may be posted with certain capacity restrictions like load or speed limits. The scores are reevaluated at least every two years by the New York State Department of Transportation. Here's a look at some of Rockland, Westchester and Putnam counties' worst-rated bridges. The following bridges have all been rated in poor condition as of 2024, but one or more of their major components have received a rating of four or below: Sparkill Creek: A state-owned bridge built in 1955 and located on Route 340 in Orangeburg. The bridge's lowest major component rating is a three. Tributary to Pascack Brook: A county-owned bridge built in 1975 and located on Lawrence Street in Spring Valley. The bridge's deck and substructure received a score of four. Doodletown Brook: A state-owned bridge built in 1929 and located on Route 9W in Stony Point. The bridge's deck received a score of four. Minisceongo Creek: A county-owned bridge built in 1925 and located on Gagan Road in Haverstraw. The bridge's superstructure received a score of four. Route 17: A state-owned bridge built in 1967 and located on Route 17 in Sloatsburg. The bridge's substructure received a score of four. CSX Transportation/River Line: A county-owned bridge built in 1989 and located on Snake Hill Road in West Nyack. The bridge's deck received a score of four. CSX Transportation/River Line: A county-owned bridge built in 1992 and located on Mountain View Avenue in Orangeburg. The bridge's superstructure received a score of four. Ramapo River: A county-owned bridge built in 1992 and located on Washington Avenue in Sloatsburg. The bridge's superstructure received a score of four. Hundreds of NY bridges are in bad shape: Why it's so tough to get them fixed The following bridges have all been rated in poor condition as of 2024, but one or more of their major components have received a rating of four or below: Annsville Creek: A county-owned bridge built in 1927 and located on Highland Avenue in Peekskill. The bridge's substructure received a score of two. Saw Mill River: A state-owned bridge built in 1927 and located on Saw Mill River Parkway in Dobbs Ferry. The bridge's substructure received a score of two. Croton River: A county-owned bridge built in 1930 and located on Quaker Bridge Road in Croton-on-Hudson. The bridge's deck and superstructure received a score of four. Route 907K Ramp to Saw Mill River Parkway: A state-owned bridge built in 1940 and located at the junction between the Saw Mill River Parkway and the Cross County Parkway, also known as Route 907K, in Yonkers. The bridge's deck and superstructure received a score of four. Route 119: A state-owned bridge built in 1934 and located on Route 119 in Elmsford. The bridge's deck and superstructure received a score of four. I-87 Northbound: A state-owned bridge built in 1970 and located on Route I-87 in Yonkers. The bridge's superstructure and substructure received a score of four. Metro-North Railroad Harlem Line: A state-owned bridge built in 1927 and located on the Metro-North Railroad Harlem Line in Hawthorne. The bridge's deck and superstructure received a score of four. Taconic State Parkway: A state-owned bridge built in 1968 and located on the Taconic State Parkway, or Route 987G, in Millwood. The bridge's superstructure and substructure received a score of four. NY infrastructure: Can washing bridges help delay expensive repair projects? Here's what we found out The following bridges have all been rated in poor condition as of 2024, but one or more of their major components have received a rating of four or below: Canopus Creek: A county-owned bridge built in 1935 and located on Sprout Brook Road in Philipstown. The bridge's deck, superstructure and substructure received a score of four. East Branch Croton River: A county-owned bridge built in 1978 and located on Doansburg Road in Southeast. The bridge's superstructure and substructure received a score of four. Peekskill Hollow Creek: A county-owned bridge built in 1964 and located on Oscawana Lake Road in Putnam Valley. The bridge's deck and superstructure received a score of four. Ludingtonville Road: A state-owned bridge built in 1969 and located on Ludingtonville Road in Kent. The bridge's substructure received a score of four. Metro-North Railroad Beacon Line: A state-owned bridge built in 1968 and located on the Metro-North Railroad Beacon Line in Southeast. The bridge's superstructure received a score of four. Metro-North Railroad Maybrook Trailway: A state-owned bridge built in 1968 and located on the Metro-North Railroad Maybrook Trailway in Southeast. The bridge's superstructure received a score of four. Haviland Hollow Brook: A county-owned bridge built in 1938 and located on Brimstone Hill Road in Putnam Lake. The bridge's substructure received a score of four. Peekskill Hollow Creek: A county-owned bridge built in 1940 and located on Peekskill Hollow Road in Adams Corners. The bridge's superstructure received a score of four. Peekskill Hollow Creek: A county-owned bridge built in 1959 and located on Peekskill Hollow Road in Lake Peekskill. The bridge's superstructure received a score of four. Emily Barnes reports on consumer-related issues for the USA TODAY Network's New York Connect Team, focusing on scam and recall-related topics. Follow her on X and Instagram @byemilybarnes. Get in touch at ebarnes@ This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Lower Hudson Valley's poor condition bridges: Here's some of the worst
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Automotive
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Ohio among top 10 states with best highway systems in country, report says
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio's highway system is among the top 10 best in the country, a recent report found. The Reason Foundation, a libertarian think tank, ranks all 50 state highway systems annually. Rankings are based on a slew of metrics relating to highway systems' conditions and cost effectiveness, including pavement conditions, traffic fatalities and administrative costs. The data included in this year's report is sourced from 2022, and collected from entities such as state highway agencies, the National Bridge Inventory and American Community Survey. 'States with high rankings typically have better-than-average system conditions (good for road users) along with relatively low per-mile expenditures (also good for taxpayers),' the report reads. List: 2025 Lenten fish fries for Columbus and central Ohio In the Reason Foundation's 28th annual report released this month, Ohio's highway system ranked as the 10th best in the United States. The Buckeye State jumped seven spots from its ranking of No. 17 in the organization's previous report. When it comes to what specific categories Ohio did well in, the Buckeye State ranked among the top 10 for the condition of pavement on major rural roads, the fatality rate on rural roads, and the costs associated with building or expanding bridges. However, Ohio did rank lower in some categories, including the fatality rate on minor arterial and local roads (No. 31). 'In terms of improving in the road condition and performance categories, Ohio should focus on improving its urban pavement condition – both arterial and Interstate. The state ranks in the bottom 20 in both categories,' said Baruch Feigenbaum, the lead author of the report. Ohio ranked better than its neighboring states, including Kentucky (No. 11), Indiana (No. 20), Michigan (No. 23), West Virginia (No. 33) and Pennsylvania (No. 37). How dismantling the Department of Education will affect Ohio schools North Carolina was the state with the best highway system in the country according to the report, followed by South Carolina, North Dakota, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, Minnesota, Utah and Missouri. The lowest-ranked highway systems were those in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Washington, Louisiana, New York, Vermont, Colorado, Rhode Island and Delaware. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
