Structure 1600134 · Passaic County, NJ

French Hill Rd/640 over Singac Brook

Carries French Hill Rd/640 over Singac Brook, S Of Valley Road (cr 681).

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT26 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

26 ft end to end. 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.

Built1948rebuilt 2007
Length25.9 ft7.9 m
Daily traffic33,122counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyPassaic
LocationS Of Valley Road (cr 681)
CarriesFrench Hill Rd/640
CrossesSingac Brook
Coordinates40.91507, -74.24238

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Max Span21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Width87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Deck Area211.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1948 (reconstructed 2007)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic33,122 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number1600134

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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