Structure 361487T · Essex County, NJ

Gsp&service Roads over Erie-lackawanna Rr Abnd

Carries Gsp&service Roads over Erie-lackawanna Rr Abnd, 2 M S Of Essex Toll Plaza.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT70 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

70 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.

Built1954rebuilt 1984
Length69.9 ft21.3 m
Daily traffic170,374counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyEssex
Location2 M S Of Essex Toll Plaza
CarriesGsp&service Roads
CrossesErie-lackawanna Rr Abnd
Coordinates40.78047, -74.20123

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width174.9 ft (53.3 m)
Deck Area1135.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1954 (reconstructed 1984)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic170,374 (2023)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge11

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number361487T

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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