Structure 1324152 · Monmouth County, NJ

Five Points Road over Nj RT 18

Carries Five Points Road over Nj RT 18, 0.65 Mi S Of Co 537 Jct.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT198 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

198 ft end to end, longest span 97 ft: 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197353 years old
Length198.2 ft60.4 m
Daily traffic853counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyMonmouth
Location0.65 Mi S Of Co 537 Jct
CarriesFive Points Road
CrossesNj RT 18
Coordinates40.26853, -74.21276

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length198.2 ft (60.4 m)
Max Span97.1 ft (29.6 m)
Deck Width41.7 ft (12.7 m)
Deck Area767.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic853 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number1324152

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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