Structure 700N06 · Essex County, NJ

Central AVE CR 508 over City Subway

Carries Central AVE CR 508 over City Subway, 1.0 Mi SW I-280&NJ21 Jct.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT118 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

118 ft end to end, longest span 113 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 through truss.

Built1908118 years old
Length118.1 ft36 m
Daily traffic11,960counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyEssex
Location1.0 Mi SW I-280&NJ21 Jct
CarriesCentral AVE CR 508
CrossesCity Subway
Coordinates40.74644, -74.18541

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length118.1 ft (36 m)
Max Span112.9 ft (34.4 m)
Deck Width78.1 ft (23.8 m)
Deck Area856.8 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1908

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,960 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number0700N06

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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