Structure 751160 · Essex County, NJ

Doremus Avenue over Lhv Ml Conrail

Carries Doremus Avenue over Lhv Ml Conrail, 0.39 Mi N Of I-78.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,319 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

1,319 ft end to end, longest span 187 ft: about 3.7 football fields. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200125 years old
Length1318.9 ft402 m
Daily traffic10,251counted 2024
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyEssex
Location0.39 Mi N Of I-78
CarriesDoremus Avenue
CrossesLhv Ml Conrail
Coordinates40.70500, -74.13500

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1318.9 ft (402 m)
Max Span187.0 ft (57 m)
Deck Width74.8 ft (22.8 m)
Deck Area9165.6 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built2001

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,251 (2024)
Truck Traffic50%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerUnknown
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number0751160

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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