Structure 1000022 · Hunterdon County, NJ

County Route 579 over Trib. 3rd Neshanic River

Carries County Route 579 over Trib. 3rd Neshanic River, 0.4 Mi N Of Toad Lane.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT45 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

45 ft end to end, longest span 18 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 deck arch.

Built1837rebuilt 2008
Length44.9 ft13.7 m
Daily traffic5,146counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyHunterdon
Location0.4 Mi N Of Toad Lane
CarriesCounty Route 579
CrossesTrib. 3rd Neshanic River
Coordinates40.44686, -74.87400

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Max Span18.0 ft (5.5 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area142.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1837 (reconstructed 2008)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,146 (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 Number1000022

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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