Structure 1816154 · Somerset County, NJ

I-78 Eastbound over North Branch Raritan Riv

Carries I-78 Eastbound over North Branch Raritan Riv, 2 Mi West Of I-287.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT113 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

113 ft end to end, longest span 53 ft. 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.

Built196561 years old
Length112.9 ft34.4 m
Daily traffic56,582counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountySomerset
Location2 Mi West Of I-287
CarriesI-78 Eastbound
CrossesNorth Branch Raritan Riv
Coordinates40.64263, -74.68411

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length112.9 ft (34.4 m)
Max Span53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Deck Width56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Deck Area588.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic56,582 (2023)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number1816154

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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