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NYSDOT Profile Sheet: Route 248 over Bennetts Creek
Rexville, New York

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Identification:

• Location: 1/2 mile South of Rexville, Steuben County, New York
• Feature Carried: NY State Route 248; Feature Crossed: Bennetts Creek
• Bridge Identification Number 6/4 1043150

Stakeholders:

• Owner: New York State Department of Transportation
• Constructor: NYS Region 6 Bridge Maintenance w/ Residency 6-4 & Steuben County
• Superstructure Manufacturer: Hardcore Composites, New Castle, Delaware
• Designer: Century Engineers International, Inc. and Wagh Engineers, PC

Construction:

• Project Type: Major rehabilitation and superstructure replacement
• Groundbreaking: March 15, 1998
• Superstructure placement: August 26, 1998
• Load Testing: October 8, 1998
• Ribbon Cutting: October 16, 1998

Site Data:

• Highway Type: Rural collector
• Traffic Volume: 283 vehicles per day, 17% trucks
• Land use: Agricultural

Structure Data:

• Single span on reconstructed concrete abutments
• Bridge length: 25' (23' brg to brg) Width out to out: 33'
• Skew: 30 degrees
• Superstructure Type: 24" deep slab
• Materials: E-glass reinforced vinyl ester composite
• Railing: Double box beam mounted on FRP encased concrete parapet Bearings: 3/4" Neoprene pads; 1" stainless steel anchor bolts
• Bridge Joints: Pourable silicone sealant
• Wearing Surface: 3/8" epoxy/basalt polymer concrete

Design Criteria:

• Live Load: HS25
• Deflection Limit: L/800
• Analysis Method: Finite Element Model

Performance:

• Load Ratings: Inventory: HS118 (212 tons) Operating: HS158 (284 tons)
• Load Testing: The structure proved to be stiffer and under less strain than predicted.
• Testing: NYSDOT Engineering Research and Development Bureau
• Cost: Total Project: $395,000, Superstructure design & fabrication: $115,560 ($140/sf)

Local Contact:

• Jerome S. O'Connor, PE
  NYSDOT Region 6 Bridge Management Engineer
  Telephone: (607) 324-8456
  E-Mail: joconnor@gw.dot.state.ny.us