Structure 214152 · Bergen County, NJ

Essex St. (cr 56) over Nj 17

Carries Essex St. (cr 56) over Nj 17, 0.3 Mi North Of I-80.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT282 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

282 ft end to end, longest span 136 ft: about 4 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200818 years old
Length282.2 ft86 m
Daily traffic35,829counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyBergen
Location0.3 Mi North Of I-80
CarriesEssex St. (cr 56)
CrossesNj 17
Coordinates40.89069, -74.07098

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length282.2 ft (86 m)
Max Span136.2 ft (41.5 m)
Deck Width90.6 ft (27.6 m)
Deck Area2373.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2008

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic35,829 (2022)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number0214152

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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