Structure 217157 · Bergen County, NJ

Franklin Tpk Cr507 over Nj 17

Carries Franklin Tpk Cr507 over Nj 17, 2.71 Mi South Of US 202.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT184 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

184 ft end to end, longest span 96 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.

Built195670 years old
Length184.1 ft56.1 m
Daily traffic19,892counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyBergen
Location2.71 Mi South Of US 202
CarriesFranklin Tpk Cr507
CrossesNj 17
Coordinates41.06924, -74.13680

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length184.1 ft (56.1 m)
Max Span96.1 ft (29.3 m)
Deck Width65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Area1110.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1956

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,892 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number0217157

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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