Structure 18H0901 · Somerset County, NJ

Gilbride Road over East Br Middle Brook

Carries Gilbride Road over East Br Middle Brook, 0.4 Mi East Of RT 525 Jct.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT82 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

82 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.

Built198739 years old
Length82.0 ft25 m
Daily traffic1,694counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountySomerset
Location0.4 Mi East Of RT 525 Jct
CarriesGilbride Road
CrossesEast Br Middle Brook
Coordinates40.59061, -74.55549

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length82.0 ft (25 m)
Max Span76.1 ft (23.2 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area260 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1987

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,694 (2023)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number18H0901

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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