Structure 1813150 · Somerset County, NJ

I-287 NB over RT 22 Eastbound

Carries I-287 NB over RT 22 Eastbound, .8mi North Of Route 28.

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 FT175 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

175 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1960rebuilt 1996
Length174.9 ft53.3 m
Daily traffic104,530counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountySomerset
Location.8mi North Of Route 28
CarriesI-287 NB
CrossesRT 22 Eastbound
Coordinates40.57500, -74.56677

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length174.9 ft (53.3 m)
Max Span81.0 ft (24.7 m)
Deck Width78.1 ft (23.8 m)
Deck Area1268.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 1996)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic104,530 (2023)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number1813150

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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