Structure 235150 · Bergen County, NJ

I-287 over Ramapo River

Carries I-287 over Ramapo River, 0.53 Mi S Of Junc. RT 202.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT343 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

343 ft end to end, longest span 90 ft: about 5 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.

Built199234 years old
Length342.8 ft104.5 m
Daily traffic106,403counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyBergen
Location0.53 Mi S Of Junc. RT 202
CarriesI-287
CrossesRamapo River
Coordinates41.02876, -74.24881

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length342.8 ft (104.5 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width144.0 ft (43.9 m)
Deck Area4587.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1992

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic106,403 (2023)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number0235150

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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