VALLEY VIEW ROAD
Carrying VALLEY VIEW ROAD over WEST RIVER
3.0 MI SW OF RUSHVILLE, Yates, New York
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
VALLEY VIEW ROAD in Yates, New York sits above 90% of rated New York bridges on inventory load rating (62 t), while its 2017 build year is earlier than 2% of Yates's recorded-year cohort (55 bridges).
VALLEY VIEW ROAD in Yates, New York is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 2017, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 6. 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:000000003219290
POST-2000 · TIMBER · SINGLE-SPAN · SUB-LED · TRACE-ADT · HEAVY-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- POST-2000 2000+
- TIMBER Wood or timber
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- SUB-LED Substructure-led
- TRACE-ADT Trace ADT
- HEAVY-LOAD Heavy 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: VALLEY VIEW ROAD
The VALLEY VIEW ROAD bridge in Yates, New York carries VALLEY VIEW ROAD over WEST RIVER. It was built in 2017, making it 9 years old today. The structure is built primarily of wood or timber and spans 1 section, stretching 8.8 meters (29 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 45 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of New York bridges. It is owned and maintained by County 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 VALLEY VIEW ROAD compares
Age against the county: built in 2017, earlier than 1 of Yates's 55 bridges with a recorded construction year (2%), against a county median build year of 1991. 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).
VALLEY VIEW ROAD vs every rated New York bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
62 Top 10% higher than 90% 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.
Reported 0–9 component ratings from the FHWA NBI. The highlighted component is the lowest reported input to this record’s current condition category; it is not a closure or live crossing-safety decision.
Yates inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 55 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
- 2017
- Material
- Wood or Timber
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 8.8 m (29 ft)
- Deck Width
- 7.9 m (26 ft)
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 45 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000003219290
Condition Analysis
- • At 9/9, the deck (driving surface) is in good shape and shows no significant wear.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) rates good at 9/9, with no significant deterioration on file.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) is in fair condition (6/9), with minor deterioration that may require routine maintenance.
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 VALLEY VIEW ROAD 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 VALLEY VIEW ROAD against other structures in Yates 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 VALLEY VIEW ROAD?
VALLEY VIEW ROAD in Yates, New York has a deck rating of 9/9, superstructure rating of 9/9, and substructure rating of 6/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is VALLEY VIEW ROAD inspected?
VALLEY VIEW ROAD'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 45 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. VALLEY VIEW ROAD 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 VALLEY VIEW ROAD?
VALLEY VIEW ROAD has an NBI inventory load rating of 61.7 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining VALLEY VIEW ROAD?
VALLEY VIEW ROAD is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is VALLEY VIEW ROAD and does age affect safety?
VALLEY VIEW ROAD was built in 2017, making it 9 years old.
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