Structure 1000109 · Hunterdon County, NJ

Herman Thau Road over Beaver Brook

Carries Herman Thau Road over Beaver Brook, 0.16 Mi W. Beaver Bk RD.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
21 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

21 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 deck arch.

Built199432 years old
Length21.0 ft6.4 m
Daily traffic275counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyHunterdon
Location0.16 Mi W. Beaver Bk RD
CarriesHerman Thau Road
CrossesBeaver Brook
Coordinates40.66759, -74.86523

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Max Span21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Width28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Area55.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1994

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic275 (2023)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number1000109

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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