Structure 360641N · Ocean County, NJ

Gsp NB over Nj Route 72

Carries Gsp NB over Nj Route 72, 1.5 Mi NW Of Rt9&72 Jct.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT185 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

185 ft end to end, longest span 61 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.

Built1954rebuilt 2013
Length185.0 ft56.4 m
Daily traffic22,569counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyOcean
Location1.5 Mi NW Of Rt9&72 Jct
CarriesGsp NB
CrossesNj Route 72
Coordinates39.71550, -74.27830

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length185.0 ft (56.4 m)
Max Span61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Deck Width75.5 ft (23 m)
Deck Area1297.2 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1954 (reconstructed 2013)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic22,569 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number360641N

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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