ARDEN RD
Carrying ARDEN RD over BOARDMAN CREEK
5.4 MI S OF INTERLAKEN, Seneca, New York
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
ARDEN RD in Seneca, New York sits above 6% of rated New York bridges on inventory load rating (20 t), while its 1973 build year is earlier than 35% of Seneca's recorded-year cohort (60 bridges).
ARDEN RD in Seneca, New York is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1973, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 5. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Fair result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure NY:000000002209480
INTERSTATE-ERA · STEEL · MULTI-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · TRACE-ADT · LIGHT-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- STEEL Steel
- MULTI-SPAN 3 spans
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- TRACE-ADT Trace ADT
- LIGHT-LOAD Light load
- CAT-FAIR Fair
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Structural health score
A composite of the deck, superstructure, and substructure NBI condition ratings plus the inventory load rating, benchmarked against the full national bridge corpus, distinct from the Good/Fair/Poor category above.
Bridge Snapshot: ARDEN RD
The ARDEN RD bridge in Seneca, New York carries ARDEN RD over BOARDMAN CREEK. It was built in 1973, making it 53 years old today. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 3 sections, stretching 12.5 meters (41 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 47 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of New York bridges. It is owned and maintained by Town/Township Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in fair condition (see the full component ratings below). All reported major components score above the Poor range.
How ARDEN RD compares
Age against the county: built in 1973, earlier than 21 of Seneca's 60 bridges with a recorded construction year (35%), against a county median build year of 1958. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across New York bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (17,641 of 17,642 rated).
ARDEN RD vs every rated New York bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
20 Top 94% higher than 6% of 17,641 bridges
rated New York bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Seneca inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 60 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 1973
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 3
- Structure Length
- 12.5 m (41 ft) 0
- Owner
- Town/Township Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 47 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000002209480
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether ARDEN RD is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare ARDEN RD against other structures in Seneca and across New York. New York bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for ARDEN RD?
ARDEN RD in Seneca, New York on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is ARDEN RD inspected?
ARDEN RD's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 47 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. ARDEN RD is currently shown as Fair condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for ARDEN RD?
ARDEN RD has an NBI inventory load rating of 19.6 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining ARDEN RD?
ARDEN RD is owned and maintained by Town/Township Highway Agency.
How old is ARDEN RD and does age affect safety?
ARDEN RD was built in 1973, making it 53 years old.
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