Structure 1900X08 · Sussex County, NJ

CR 565 over Wallkill River By-pass

Carries CR 565 over Wallkill River By-pass, 0.57 Mi North Of Nj 23.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT58 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

58 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.

Built1948rebuilt 2017
Length58.1 ft17.7 m
Daily traffic8,008counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountySussex
Location0.57 Mi North Of Nj 23
CarriesCR 565
CrossesWallkill River By-pass
Coordinates41.19371, -74.57714

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Max Span54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Deck Width31.2 ft (9.5 m)
Deck Area168.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1948 (reconstructed 2017)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,008 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number1900X08

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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