Structure 1136176 · Mercer County, NJ

I-295 NB over Watsons Crk Nj Trnst D&r

Carries I-295 NB over Watsons Crk Nj Trnst D&r, 0.54 Mi S I195 & I295 Jct.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT973 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

973 ft end to end, longest span 180 ft: about 2.7 football fields. 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.

Built199432 years old
Length973.1 ft296.6 m
Daily traffic40,016counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyMercer
Location0.54 Mi S I195 & I295 Jct
CarriesI-295 NB
CrossesWatsons Crk Nj Trnst D&r
Coordinates40.17724, -74.72205

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length973.1 ft (296.6 m)
Max Span180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Deck Width80.4 ft (24.5 m)
Deck Area7266.7 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1994

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic40,016 (2024)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number1136176

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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