Structure 1517159 · Ocean County, NJ

I-195 Westbound over S Brnch Metedeconk River

Carries I-195 Westbound over S Brnch Metedeconk River, 0.83 Mi East Of Exit 21.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT68 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

68 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.

Built197749 years old
Length67.9 ft20.7 m
Daily traffic18,943counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyOcean
Location0.83 Mi East Of Exit 21
CarriesI-195 Westbound
CrossesS Brnch Metedeconk River
Coordinates40.15586, -74.33072

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Max Span64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Deck Width48.6 ft (14.8 m)
Deck Area306.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1977

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,943 (2024)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number1517159

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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