Structure 18G0404 · Somerset County, NJ

Blackwellsmills RD over Millstone River

Carries Blackwellsmills RD over Millstone River, At River RD Intersection.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT109 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9

109 ft end to end, longest span 53 ft. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199432 years old
Length108.9 ft33.2 m
Daily traffic4,542counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountySomerset
LocationAt River RD Intersection
CarriesBlackwellsmills RD
CrossesMillstone River
Coordinates40.47472, -74.57617

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length108.9 ft (33.2 m)
Max Span53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Deck Width38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Area385.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1994

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,542 (2023)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number18G0404

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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