Structure 832151 · Gloucester County, NJ

Clements Bridge RD over Nj 55

Carries Clements Bridge RD over Nj 55, 1.39 Mi South Jct 42 & 55.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT379 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

379 ft end to end, longest span 140 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198541 years old
Length378.9 ft115.5 m
Daily traffic20,952counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyGloucester
Location1.39 Mi South Jct 42 & 55
CarriesClements Bridge RD
CrossesNj 55
Coordinates39.83161, -75.10455

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length378.9 ft (115.5 m)
Max Span140.1 ft (42.7 m)
Deck Width86.0 ft (26.2 m)
Deck Area3026.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1985

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,952 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number0832151

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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