Structure 20031A · Bergen County, NJ

Essex ST (cr 56 I) over Saddle River

Carries Essex ST (cr 56 I) over Saddle River, 0.10 Mi East Of CR 79.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT91 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

91 ft end to end, longest span 42 ft. 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.

Built1923103 years old
Length90.9 ft27.7 m
Daily traffic35,582counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyBergen
Location0.10 Mi East Of CR 79
CarriesEssex ST (cr 56 I)
CrossesSaddle River
Coordinates40.89511, -74.07861

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length90.9 ft (27.7 m)
Max Span42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Width41.7 ft (12.7 m)
Deck Area351.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1923

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic35,582 (2022)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number020031A

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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