Structure 10XXF62 · Hunterdon County, NJ

Hamden Rd. over S.branch Of Raritan Riv.

Carries Hamden Rd. over S.branch Of Raritan Riv., 0.3mi S Of Wellington Dr..

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT168 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

168 ft end to end, longest span 81 ft: about 2 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 through truss.

Built200521 years old
Length168.0 ft51.2 m
Daily traffic2,226counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyHunterdon
Location0.3mi S Of Wellington Dr.
CarriesHamden Rd.
CrossesS.branch Of Raritan Riv.
Coordinates40.61169, -74.90891

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length168.0 ft (51.2 m)
Max Span81.0 ft (24.7 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area481.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2005

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,226 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number10XXF62

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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