Structure 1525001 · Ocean County, NJ

County Route 635 over Cooks Creek

Carries County Route 635 over Cooks Creek, 1.68 Mi N.of Nj 35.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT147 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

147 ft end to end, longest span 30 ft: about 2 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 slab bridge.

Built198145 years old
Length147.0 ft44.8 m
Daily traffic5,631counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyOcean
Location1.68 Mi N.of Nj 35
CarriesCounty Route 635
CrossesCooks Creek
Coordinates40.10057, -74.03723

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length147.0 ft (44.8 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Area819.8 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,631 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number1525001

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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