Structure 3C0420 · Burlington County, NJ

CR 537 over Mason Creek

Carries CR 537 over Mason Creek, 0.74 Mi E Of Co RT 635.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT84 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

84 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.

Built194185 years old
Length84.0 ft25.6 m
Daily traffic16,991counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyBurlington
Location0.74 Mi E Of Co RT 635
CarriesCR 537
CrossesMason Creek
Coordinates39.97998, -74.85675

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Max Span50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Deck Width45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Area358.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1941

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,991 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number03C0420

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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