Project

PIN 201897

RT 28 / SOUTH INLET RAQUETTE LAKE (BIN 1020280) T / ARIETTA

Statewide Transportation Improvement Program programmed, not awarded

THIS PROJECT WILL REPLACE THE STATE ROUTE 28 BRIDGE (BIN 1020280) OVER THE SOUTH INLET OF RAQUETTE LAKE IN THE TOWN OF ARIETTA, HAMILTON COUNTY. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS GEOMETRIC, SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL DEFICIENCIES SUCH AS STOPPING SIGHT DISTANCE. THE ADDITION OF A MULTI-USE TRAIL AND BRIDGE JUST SOUTH OF THE NEW BRIDGE WILL PROVIDE ACCESS FOR RECREATIONAL USE.

Programmed
FFY 2026: $2kTotal $2k in the listed years
Federal share
$1k
Agency
NYSDOT
Planning organization
RURAL
County
Hamilton
Fund types
BFP MAIN, SDF
Source: Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), updated Jun 23, 2026. Our copy checked Oct 31, 2026. FFY is the federal fiscal year column in the dataset.

Capital Program

  • This project will replace the State Route 28 bridge over the South Inlet of Raquette Lake in the Town of Arietta, Hamilton County. Route 28 is one of the primary corridors in the Adirondack Park and provides the only link for tourists in the western Adirondack Park. Tourist attactions serviced by Route 28 include the Water Safari (Old Forge), W.W. Durant Cruises (Raquette Lake), the Great Camp Sagamore, the Blue Mountain Lake Museum, many trails, campgrounds, and other tourist attractions. The project will address geometric, safety and operational deficiencies such as stopping sight distance. The addition of a multi-use trail and bridge just south of the new bridge will provide access for recreational use.
    BRIDGE REHABILITATION OR REPLACEMENT · Let by NYSDOT · Planned construction completion Jun 30, 2026
Source: NYSDOT Capital Program projects. Our copy checked Oct 31, 2026.

Structures named in the project title or its contracts

BINCarries / crossesCountyOwnerBuiltCondition
1020280
Bridge
NY28
over S INLET RAQUETTE
HamiltonNYSDOT2022Good

Contracts in the record-plan index with this PIN 1

  • D264867Awarded Apr 20, 20232 structures
    BRIDGE REPLACEMENT -Rte 28 over South Inlet raquette Lake in the Towns of Arietta, Indian Lake & Long Lake
    Arietta (town), Indian Lake (town), Long Lake (town) · Hamilton · PIN 2018.97 · 202 sheets indexed
Source: NYSDOT Highway Record Plans, updated Jun 26, 2026. Our copy checked Oct 31, 2026.