Estimated median household income in 2007: $58,941
| This zip code: | $58,941 | | New York: | $53,514 |
Nearest zip codes: 12203, 12211, 12206, 12208, 12110, 12209.
Housing units in zip code 12205 with a mortgage: 4,728 (311 second mortgage, 771 home equity loan, 51 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,545
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,414
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $517
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 6.4% | | Whole state: | 13.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 2.5% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 3.6 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 147
- 1995 to 1998: 260
- 1990 to 1994: 344
- 1980 to 1989: 1,093
- 1970 to 1979: 2,074
- 1960 to 1969: 2,137
- 1950 to 1959: 2,681
- 1940 to 1949: 1,248
- 1939 or earlier: 1,460
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Albany, NY (12205): |
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- no bedroom: 6
- 1 bedrooms: 173
- 2 bedrooms: 1,692
- 3 bedrooms: 4,210
- 4 bedrooms: 1,660
- 5 or more bedrooms: 272
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 81
- 1 bedrooms: 859
- 2 bedrooms: 1,435
- 3 bedrooms: 573
- 4 bedrooms: 56
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 12205 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 469
- 1 vehicle: 2,816
- 2 vehicles: 3,313
- 3 vehicles: 1,139
- 4 vehicles: 218
- 5 or more vehicles: 58
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 553
- 1 vehicle: 1,514
- 2 vehicles: 760
- 3 vehicles: 152
- 4 vehicles: 14
- 5 or more vehicles: 11
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 12205:
- Less than $100: 62
- $100 to $149: 6
- $150 to $199: 24
- $200 to $249: 41
- $250 to $299: 12
- $300 to $349: 32
- $350 to $399: 20
- $400 to $449: 91
- $450 to $499: 82
- $500 to $549: 129
- $550 to $599: 164
- $600 to $649: 379
- $650 to $699: 896
- $700 to $749: 521
- $750 to $799: 545
- $800 to $899: 696
- $900 to $999: 56
- $1,250 to $1,499: 169
- $1,500 to $1,999: 23
- No cash rent: 81
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $180,330.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $187,217
- Black or African American householders: $200,448
- Asian householders: $169,637
- Some other race householders: $203,891
- Two or more races householders: $229,808
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $189,392
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $185,406 (it was $102,300 in 2000)
| 12205: | $185,406 | | New York: | $311,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $136,500 - $230,000
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $190,904| Here: | $190,904 | | State: | $352,556 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $266,255| Here: | $266,255 | | State: | $476,263 |
In 2-unit structures: $194,075| Here: | $194,075 | | State: | $482,362 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $194,545| Here: | $194,545 | | State: | $552,553 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 8,114
- One, attached: 301
- Two: 1,212
- 3 or 4: 334
- 5 to 9: 195
- 10 to 19: 36
- 20 to 49: 65
- 50 or more: 838
- Mobile homes: 349

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 10,978 (83%)
- Carpooled: 1,287 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 468 (4%)
- Subway or elevated: 16 (0%)
- Railroad: 10 (0%)
- Taxi: 30 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 29 (0%)
- Walked: 203 (2%)
- Other means: 28 (0%)
- Worked at home: 204 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 466
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1837
- 10 to 14 minutes: 2760
- 15 to 19 minutes: 3109
- 20 to 24 minutes: 2354
- 25 to 29 minutes: 574
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1049
- 35 to 39 minutes: 107
- 40 to 44 minutes: 230
- 45 to 59 minutes: 228
- 60 to 89 minutes: 147
- 90 or more minutes: 188
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 85.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 26,135
- In family households: 21,803 (5,514 male householders, 1,698 female householders)
5,510 spouses, 7,381 children (6,920 natural, 253 adopted, 208 stepchildren), 368 grandchildren, 164 brothers or sisters, 159 parents, 371 other relatives, 638 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4,332 (1,492 male householders (1,139 living alone)), 2,272 female householders (2,087 living alone)), 568 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 161 (107 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,156 2-persons, 1,742 3-persons, 1,467 4-persons, 596 5-persons, 202 6-persons, 49 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,226 1-person, 489 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 8 4-persons.
3,905 married couples with children.
1,181 single-parent households (301 men, 880 women).
91.4% of residents of 12205 zip code speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% very well, 20% well, 9% not well, 3% not at all).
4.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% very well, 24% well, 12% not well, 1% not at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% very well, 35% well, 13% not well, 3% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (59% very well, 41% well).
Foreign born population: 1,531 (5.8%)
(67.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 5.8% | | Whole state: | 20.4% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Italy (13%)
- Germany (8%)
- Philippines (7%)
- India (6%)
- Korea (6%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
- Canada (6%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 298
- 1990 to 1994: 212
- 1985 to 1989: 77
- 1980 to 1984: 85
- 1975 to 1979: 130
- 1970 to 1974: 105
- 1970 to 1974: 73
- 1965 to 1969: 551
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White population: 24,068
Black population: 1,081
American Indian population: 45
Asian population: 689
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 5
Some other race population: 128
Two or more races population: 321

First ancestries reported:
|  Irish: 5203 |
|  Italian: 4991 |
|  German: 2978 |
|  Other groups: 2358 |
|  Polish: 1351 |
|  English: 1280 |
|  French (except Basque): 945 |
|  United States or American: 811 |
|  French Canadian: 472 |
|  Dutch: 437 |
|  Russian: 294 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 250 |
|  Scottish: 223 |
|  Greek: 153 |
|  Arab:: 132 |
|  Ukrainian: 110 |
|  Welsh: 100 |
|  Swedish: 91 |
|  Lithuanian: 79 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 75 |
|  Danish: 70 |
|  Norwegian: 70 |
|  Yugoslavian: 63 |
|  British: 54 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 53 |
|  Hungarian: 49 |
|  Czech: 48 |
|  African: 47 |
|  Jamaican: 45 |
|  Lebanese: 42 |
|  Egyptian: 42 |
|  Austrian: 35 |
|  Armenian: 33 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 29 |
|  Syrian: 26 |
|  Canadian: 25 |
|  Albanian: 24 |
|  Portuguese: 22 |
|  Other Arab: 22 |
|  Slovak: 19 |
|  Finnish: 19 |
|  Latvian: 18 |
|  Croatian: 15 |
|  European: 13 |
|  British West Indian: 12 |
|  Northern European: 11 |
|  Eastern European: 11 |
|  Haitian: 10 |
|  Belgian: 8 |
|  Guyanese: 8 |
|  Swiss: 8 |
|  U.S. Virgin Islander: 8 |
|  Cape Verdean: 6 |
|  Israeli: 5 |

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 12205 not listed on the city page:- VEEDER ES (Students: 488; Location: 25 VEEDER DR, ALBANY, NY; Grades: KG - 04)
- SADDLEWOOD ES (Students: 400; Location: 100 LORALEE DR, ALBANY, NY; Grades: KG - 04)
- FOREST PARK ES (Students: 354; Location: 100 FOREST DR, ALBANY, NY; Grades: KG - 04)
- ROESSLEVILLE SCHOOL (Students: 294; Location: 100 CALIFORNIA AVE, ALBANY, NY; Grades: KG - 04)
Median worth of mobile homes: $0
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (72%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 22181
- Northeast: 1294
- Midwest: 321
- South: 615
- West: 207
68% of the 12205 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in New York.
Population in 1990: 26,008. Population change in the 1990s: +329 (+1.3%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 183
| Here: | 7.0% | | New York: | 14.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 64
| Here: | 4.6% | | New York: | 13.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 247
| Here: | 26.0% | | New York: | 38.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (ALBANY, NY):
- MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC (325 WASHINGTON AVENUE EXTE; small business): $14,242,424 in 55 contracts from 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Physical Properties Testing and Inspection, Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment, Electrical and Electronic Properties Measuring and Testing Instruments, Miscellaneous Items, and more by Air Force, Army, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, NASA, and others Signed by year: 2000: $473,580; 2001: $923,085; 2002: $2,849,287; 2003: $1,186,937; 2004: $5,986,464; 2005: $2,501,172; 2006: $178,514.
Biggest contracts:
$2,525,060 with Air Force for Physical Properties Testing and Inspection. Signed on 2004-07-16. Completion date: 2004-10-16.
$1,336,819, same as above. Signed on 2004-09-24. Completion date: 2004-12-22.
$1,117,100, same as above. Signed on 2002-12-27. Completion date: 2003-03-28.
$985,732, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-11. Completion date: 2004-05-14.
- ADIRONDACK ELECTRONICS INC (1991 CENTRAL AVE; small business): $12,920,846 in 807 contracts from 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Wallboard, Building Paper, and Thermal Insulation Materials, Power and Hand Pumps, Valves, Nonpowered, Relays and Solenoids, and more by Navy, Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year: 2000: $292,939; 2001: $841,928; 2002: $913,088; 2003: $2,699,047; 2004: $2,467,833; 2005: $3,295,868; 2006: $2,295,448.
Biggest contracts:
$370,500 with Navy for Wallboard, Building Paper, and Thermal Insulation Materials. Signed on 2003-04-30. Completion date: 2003-05-30.
$275,870 with Navy for Power and Hand Pumps. Signed on 2003-12-18. Completion date: 2004-08-04.
$205,800 with Navy for Valves, Nonpowered. Signed on 2004-11-04. Completion date: 2005-04-04.
$200,000 with Navy for Relays and Solenoids. Signed on 2004-12-23. Completion date: 2005-03-24.
- MOHAWK INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY I (1037 WATERVLIET-SHAKER ROA; small business): $12,892,164 in 87 contracts from 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Other Defense -- Management and Support (R&D), Physical Sciences -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Aeronautics and Space Technology -- Advanced Development (R&D), Defense Aircraft -- Management and Support (R&D), and more by Army, NASA, Air Force Signed by year: 2000: $1,989,341; 2001: $2,230,345; 2002: $2,436,943; 2003: $2,410,068; 2004: $1,904,244; 2005: $795,438; 2006: $404,286.
Biggest contracts:
$623,084 with Army for Other Defense -- Management and Support (R&D). Signed on 2004-03-19. Completion date: 2004-10-06.
$496,000 with NASA for Physical Sciences -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2001-01-15. Completion date: 2002-01-15.
$452,800 with Army for Other Defense -- Management and Support (R&D). Signed on 2003-10-31. Completion date: 2005-10-31.
$450,000 with NASA for Aeronautics and Space Technology -- Advanced Development (R&D). Signed on 2002-05-15. Completion date: 2003-10-15.
- CCJN & COMPANY, ARCHITECTS AND (251 NEW KARNER ROAD; small business): $7,243,626 in 86 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Production Buildings, Demolition of Structures or Facilities (Other than Buildings), and more by Public Buildings Service, Army Signed by year: 2000: $47,000; 2001: $287,000; 2002: $186,024; 2003: $1,378,137; 2004: $1,442,478; 2005: $1,629,749; 2006: $2,273,238.
Biggest contracts:
$1,381,469 with Public Buildings Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2006-05-19. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$725,401, same as above. Signed on 2005-02-02. Completion date: 2005-06-20.
$437,605 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2004-05-10. Completion date: 2005-01-10.
$428,380 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Production Buildings. Signed on 2006-05-25. Completion date: 2006-09-22.
- WORLD-WISE SERVICES LTD (125 WOLFE RD STE 503-7; small business): $2,634,559 in 8 contracts from 2004 to 2005
Contracts for Laboratory Equipment and Supplies, Safety and Rescue Equipment, Clothing, Special Purpose, Miscellaneous Items, and more by Navy, Air Force, Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $1,486,216; 2005: $1,148,343; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$1,099,695 with Navy for Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. Signed on 2005-04-29. Completion date: 2005-06-08.
$902,961, same as above. Signed on 2004-09-27. Completion date: 2004-10-29.
$282,497 with Navy for Safety and Rescue Equipment. Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2004-12-15.
$199,592 with Navy for Clothing, Special Purpose. Signed on 2004-09-21. Completion date: 2004-10-29.
- FOSTER-MILLER TECHNOLOGIES, IN (431 NEW KARNER ROAD; small business): $2,339,414 in 15 contracts from 2001 to 2005
Contracts for Defense Ships -- Engineering Development (R&D), Other Defense -- Operational Systems Development (R&D), Other Defense -- Management and Support (R&D), Aeronautics and Space Technology -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), and more by Navy, NASA Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $234,000; 2002: $700,674; 2003: $992,553; 2004: $70,000; 2005: $342,187; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$712,553 with Navy for Defense Ships -- Engineering Development (R&D). Signed on 2003-08-28. Completion date: 2007-02-28.
$342,187 with Navy for Other Defense -- Operational Systems Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-06-28. Completion date: 2006-07-15.
$240,675 with Navy for Other Defense -- Management and Support (R&D). Signed on 2002-11-04. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$225,000 with NASA for Aeronautics and Space Technology -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2003-04-15. Completion date: 2004-04-15.
- PRECISION MAGNETIC BEARING SYS (25 WALKER WAY STE 2A; small business): $1,465,906 in 12 contracts from 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D), Other Defense -- Operational Systems Development (R&D), Other Defense -- Management and Support (R&D) by Army, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $68,651; 2002: $48,927; 2003: $641,219; 2004: $313,045; 2005: $273,137; 2006: $120,927.
Biggest contracts:
$571,258 with Army for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2003-03-25. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
$158,625, same as above. Signed on 2004-01-27. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
$123,137 with Navy for Other Defense -- Operational Systems Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-02-16. Completion date: 2005-12-01.
$120,927 with Army for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2006-07-10. Completion date: 2007-07-10.
- FOSTER-MILLER INC (431 NEW KARNER RD; small business): $669,982 in 3 contracts from 2003 to 2004
$575,000 with Navy for Defense Ships -- Basic Research (R&D). Taking place in MA. Signed on 2003-11-25. Completion date: 2005-11-25.
$70,000 with Navy for Defense Electronics and Communication Equipment -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2003-10-22. Completion date: 2004-04-22.
$24,982 with Navy for Defense Ships -- Basic Research (R&D). Taking place in MA. Signed on 2004-03-01. Completion date: 2005-11-25.
- MTI MICROFUEL CELLS INC (431 NEW KARNER RD; small business): $547,831 in 3 contracts from 2004 to 2006
$249,831 with Army for Engineering -- Engineering Development (R&D). Signed on 2004-09-23. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$200,000 with Army for Fuel Cell Power Units, Components,and Accessories. Signed on 2004-04-01. Completion date: 2004-04-30.
$98,000 with Air Force for Miscellaneous Communication Equipment. Signed on 2006-03-03. Completion date: 2006-10-31.
- ERM NORTHEAST INC (421 NEW KARNER RD): $99,779 in 2 contracts in 2000
$65,982 with Army for Other Buildings. Signed on 2000-02-07. Completion date: 2000-10-31.
$33,797, same as above. Signed on 2000-01-26. Completion date: 2000-02-08.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 100-249 employees: 7 establishments, 50-99 employees: 4 establishments, 20-49 employees: 3 establishments, 10-19 employees: 4 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 4, 50-99: 10, 20-49: 12, 10-19: 10, 5-9: 9, 1-4: 9)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (250-499: 1, 100-249: 2, 50-99: 2, 20-49: 5, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 6)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (500-999: 1, 100-249: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 9)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (500-999: 1, 50-99: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (250-499: 1, 50-99: 2, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 9, 1-4: 15)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 10, 10-19: 7, 5-9: 10, 1-4: 20)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 119 people in nursing homes
- 53 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 10 people in religious group quarters
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) statistics
Number of bridges: 14
Total length: 268 meters
Total costs: 9,641,000 $
Total average daily traffic: 79,443
Total average daily truck traffic: 117
Total future (year 2018) average daily traffic: 131,305
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