Structure 900011 · Hudson County, NJ

Bergen Avenue over Hudson-bergen Light Rail

Carries Bergen Avenue over Hudson-bergen Light Rail, .82 Mi N Of Jfk Blvd(501).

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT54 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

54 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 girder bridge.

Built1920106 years old
Length54.1 ft16.5 m
Daily traffic11,120counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyHudson
Location.82 Mi N Of Jfk Blvd(501)
CarriesBergen Avenue
CrossesHudson-bergen Light Rail
Coordinates40.71307, -74.08148

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Max Span47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Deck Width55.4 ft (16.9 m)
Deck Area278.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1920

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,120 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number0900011

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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