Structure 361442T · Essex County, NJ

Garden State PKWY over Lyons Avenue (cr 602)

Carries Garden State PKWY over Lyons Avenue (cr 602), 1.3 Miles North Of I-78.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT93 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

93 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built195373 years old
Length92.8 ft28.3 m
Daily traffic181,459counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyEssex
Location1.3 Miles North Of I-78
CarriesGarden State PKWY
CrossesLyons Avenue (cr 602)
Coordinates40.72129, -74.23228

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length92.8 ft (28.3 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width136.2 ft (41.5 m)
Deck Area1174.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1953

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic181,459 (2023)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge10
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number361442T

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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