Structure 1400541 · Morris County, NJ

Basking Ridge Road over Passaic River

Carries Basking Ridge Road over Passaic River, 0.60 Mi West Of CR 605.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT92 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

92 ft end to end. Lengths and the car on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a deck arch.

Built192898 years old
Length91.9 ft28 m
Daily traffic6,421counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyMorris
Location0.60 Mi West Of CR 605
CarriesBasking Ridge Road
CrossesPassaic River
Coordinates40.68125, -74.52865

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length91.9 ft (28 m)
Max Span91.9 ft (28 m)
Deck Width50.2 ft (15.3 m)
Deck Area428.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1928

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,421 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number1400541

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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