Structure 1900P21 · Sussex County, NJ

County Route 645 over Little Flat Brook

Carries County Route 645 over Little Flat Brook, 0.2 Mi NW Of US 206.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT35 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

35 ft end to end. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1936rebuilt 1981
Length35.1 ft10.7 m
Daily traffic586counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountySussex
Location0.2 Mi NW Of US 206
CarriesCounty Route 645
CrossesLittle Flat Brook
Coordinates41.23932, -74.80371

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Max Span30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Width24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Area81.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1936 (reconstructed 1981)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic586 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
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 Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number1900P21

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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