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How safe are the bridges in your area?
Comments 0 | Recommend 0CBS 6 analyzed New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) records pertaining to bridges in Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, and Washington Counties.
Based on the October 2009 data, there are 21 bridges in those ten counties which have a condition rating as bad or worse than the now-closed Champlain Bridge. They are:
ALBANY COUNTY
Bethlehem: CR 53 over CSX Tracks
Bethlehem: CR 55 over Vloman Kill
Cohoes: Bridge Ave. over Mohawk River
COLUMBIA COUNTY
Ancram: Hall Hill Rd. over Roeliff Jansen Kill
FULTON COUNTY
Johnstown: N. Perry St. over Cayadutta Creek
GREENE COUNTY
Durham: Smith Rd. over Durham Creek
Jewett: Mill Hollow Rd. over East Kill
Lexington: Spruceton Rd. over West Kill
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Canajoharie: Incinerator Rd. over Canajoharie Creek
RENSSELAER COUNTY
Berlin: S.E. Hollow Rd. over S.E. Hollow Brook
Hoosick: Caretakers Rd. over Walloomsac River
Rensselaer: Second Ave. over Mill Creek
Troy: Spring Ave. over Poesten Kill
SARATOGA COUNTY
Edinburg: CR 98 over Sacandaga Reservoir (Batchellerville Bridge)
Mechanicville: Frances St. over Anthony Kill
Mechanicville: N. Main St. over Anthony Kill
Saratoga: 9P over Saratoga Lake
SCHENECTADY COUNTY
Niskayuna: Vischer Ferry Rd. over Backchannel Mohawk
SCHOHARIE COUNTY
Cobleskill: Shady Tree Ln. over Cobleskill Creek
Richmondville: County Road 23A over Cobleskill Creek
Seward: County Road 63 over West Creek
The analysis found that more than 13 percent of all bridges in the Capital Region are "structurally deficient," as defined by a rating of 5.0 or lower on a 7.0-scale.
To see a complete list of bridges broken down by county -- including those in Essex, Herkimer, Ulster, and Warren -- click on the links below.
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