Bridge Inspections Complete, Bridges Deemed Safe

I wonder if this is any of the spalling they are talking about? It’s like this on almost every concrete pier. The spalling on the decking is excessive even though it is scheduled for re decking in two years. I think it should have been re decked many years before it got this bad. South bridge pics are here and here.

The North bridge is tougher to take pictures of unless you either walk the bridge underneath or get in a boat. Pics of that bridge are here.

WBEN 930 : Bridge Inspections Complete, Bridges Deemed Safe

Buffalo, NY (WBEN) – In the wake of the August collapse of a Minnesota bridge, a report on similar bridges in New York are out.

While inspections of the state’s 49 deck truss bridges all show the bridges are safe for travel, concerns were raised on half of the structures found locally. The state’s task force reports the Ward Drive Bridge over Big Gulf Creek and two of the four Grand Island Bridges checked in without any problems.

Three others were “yellow flagged.” The Northbound south Grand Island Bridge was flagged for spalling, and the Southbound north Grand Island Bridge received yellow flags for stringer cracks. The 219 bridge over Cattaraugus Creek was flagged for a frozen expansion bearing.

All of the spans are safe for travel according to the state.

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