Black Creek Road over Erie Canal Cut
Onondaga County, New York · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled
- Black Creek Road over Erie Canal Cut in Onondaga County, New York, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of ).
- Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
- It was built in 1908 and reconstructed in 2000, making it 117 years old at the 2025 inventory.
- It carries about 227 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
- Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
- It is one of 47 of the 475 inventoried bridges in Onondaga County rated poor (9.9%); 47 (9.9%) are rated poor.
- Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is posted for load (NBI item 41).
- It was rated fair in the 2024 inventory and is now poor (superstructure 5 to 4, substructure 6 to 5).
- Its most recent inspection on record is dated October 2024, on a 12-month routine inspection cycle.
- It has fracture-critical members (NBI item 92A): steel tension members without a redundant load path, which get their own scheduled inspections.
- A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.
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Component ratings
| Component | Rating (2024) | Rating (2025) | FHWA scale meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deck | 5 | 5 | Fair condition |
| Superstructure | 5 | 4 | Poor condition |
| Substructure | 6 | 5 | Fair condition |
Bridge details
| Structure | Steel through truss |
| Length | about 256 ft |
| Location | 3.4 Mi W Jct 11 + Barge C |
| NBI structure number | 000000004433030 |
| Condition class | Poor |
| Traffic status (item 41) | Posted for load |
| Last inspection (item 90) | October 2024 |
| Inspection interval (item 91) | 12 months |
| Scour (item 113) | 8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing |
| Fracture critical (item 92A) | Yes |
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the New York department of transportation.
Busiest bridges in Onondaga County
| Bridge | Built | Vehicles/day | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rte I81 over East Washington St East | 1968 | 114,111 | Poor |
| Rte I690 over Lodi Street | 1968 | 91,568 | Poor |
| Rte I690 over Beech Street | 2018 | 91,568 | Fair |
| Rte I690 over Teall Avenue | 2018 | 91,568 | Good |
| Rte I690 over N Mcbride Street | 1968 | 89,626 | Fair |
| Rte I690 over Hiawatha Boulevard | 1958 | 78,540 | Fair |
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