ARMITAGE ROAD
Carrying ARMITAGE ROAD over ERIE CANAL
2.3 MI NW JCT SH 89 & CNL, Seneca, New York
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
ARMITAGE ROAD in Seneca, New York sits above 1% of rated New York bridges on inventory load rating (5 t), while its 1914 build year is earlier than 97% of Seneca's recorded-year cohort (60 bridges).
ARMITAGE ROAD in Seneca, New York is rated Poor in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1914, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 4. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Poor 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:000000004435010
PRE-1950 · STEEL · SINGLE-SPAN · SUB-LED · LOCAL-ADT · LIGHT-LOAD · CAT-POOR
- PRE-1950 Pre-1950
- STEEL Steel
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- SUB-LED Substructure-led
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- LIGHT-LOAD Light load
- CAT-POOR Poor
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: ARMITAGE ROAD
The ARMITAGE ROAD bridge in Seneca, New York carries ARMITAGE ROAD over ERIE CANAL. It was built in 1914, making it 112 years old today. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 1 section, stretching 93.9 meters (308 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 275 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of New York bridges. It is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in poor condition (see the full component ratings below). Because at least one major component scores 4 or lower, this bridge falls in FHWA's Poor condition category. That category is not a closure order.
How ARMITAGE ROAD compares
Age against the county: built in 1914, earlier than 58 of Seneca's 60 bridges with a recorded construction year (97%), against a county median build year of 1958. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across New York bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (17,641 of 17,642 rated).
ARMITAGE ROAD vs every rated New York bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
5 Top 99% higher than 1% 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.
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
- 1914
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 93.9 m (308 ft)
- Deck Width
- 5.3 m (17 ft)
- Owner
- State Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 275 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000004435010
Condition Analysis
- • At 5/9, the deck (driving surface) shows fair condition, with minor wear flagged for upkeep.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) rates fair at 5/9, minor deterioration that routine maintenance should address.
- • At 4/9, the substructure (piers and abutments) is in poor shape, with advanced wear on file for this vintage.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
ARMITAGE ROAD is in the federal Poor condition category. That is a component-based result, not a closure order.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Understand what Poor condition does and does not mean before drawing conclusions. Poor condition explained
- Compare ARMITAGE ROAD 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 ARMITAGE ROAD?
ARMITAGE ROAD in Seneca, New York has a deck rating of 5/9, superstructure rating of 5/9, and substructure rating of 4/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is ARMITAGE ROAD inspected?
ARMITAGE 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 275 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. ARMITAGE ROAD is currently shown as Poor condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for ARMITAGE ROAD?
ARMITAGE ROAD has an NBI inventory load rating of 5.4 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining ARMITAGE ROAD?
ARMITAGE ROAD is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
How old is ARMITAGE ROAD and does age affect safety?
ARMITAGE ROAD was built in 1914, making it 112 years old.
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