Structure 1V0001 · Atlantic County, NJ

Dorset Ave. CR 629 over Inside Thorofare

Carries Dorset Ave. CR 629 over Inside Thorofare, .05 Mi W Of Ventnor AVE.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT220 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

220 ft end to end: about 3 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 bascule bridge (drawn closed).

Built192997 years old
Length220.1 ft67.1 m
Daily traffic13,485counted 2023
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyAtlantic
Location.05 Mi W Of Ventnor AVE
CarriesDorset Ave. CR 629
CrossesInside Thorofare
Coordinates39.34185, -74.47852

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Bascule
Total Length220.1 ft (67.1 m)
Max Span79.1 ft (24.1 m)
Deck Width51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Deck Area1060.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1929

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,485 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number01V0001

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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