Structure 823157 · Gloucester County, NJ

I-295 NB over Big Timber Creek

Carries I-295 NB over Big Timber Creek, 0.9 Mi South Of Nj 42 Jct.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT254 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

254 ft end to end, longest span 68 ft: about 4 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 2023
Length253.9 ft77.4 m
Daily traffic49,000counted 2024
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyGloucester
Location0.9 Mi South Of Nj 42 Jct
CarriesI-295 NB
CrossesBig Timber Creek
Coordinates39.86113, -75.11588

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length253.9 ft (77.4 m)
Max Span67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Deck Width77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Deck Area1818.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 2023)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic49,000 (2024)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number0823157

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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