Structure 700H01 · Essex County, NJ

Clay Street over Passaic River

Carries Clay Street over Passaic River, 0.2 Mi NE I-280&NJ21 Jct.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT328 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

328 ft end to end, longest span 118 ft: about 5 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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 swing bridge (drawn closed).

Built1908rebuilt 1976
Length328.1 ft100 m
Daily traffic21,920counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyEssex
Location0.2 Mi NE I-280&NJ21 Jct
CarriesClay Street
CrossesPassaic River
Coordinates40.75109, -74.16582

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Swing
Total Length328.1 ft (100 m)
Max Span118.1 ft (36 m)
Deck Width39.4 ft (12 m)
Deck Area1,200 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1908 (reconstructed 1976)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21,920 (2024)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number0700H01

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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