Structure 1104416 · Mercer County, NJ

Carlton Avenue over West Br. Shabakunk Crk

Carries Carlton Avenue over West Br. Shabakunk Crk, 0.6 Mile West Of Rt. 31.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
23 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

23 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built201313 years old
Length23.0 ft7 m
Daily traffic4,040counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyMercer
Location0.6 Mile West Of Rt. 31
CarriesCarlton Avenue
CrossesWest Br. Shabakunk Crk
Coordinates40.26903, -74.79395

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length23.0 ft (7 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Deck Area73.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2013

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,040 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number1104416

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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