Structure 361494A · Essex County, NJ

Jfk Drive SB over Second River

Carries Jfk Drive SB over Second River, 2.25 Mi N Of Gsp&i280 Jc.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT96 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 7/9

96 ft end to end. 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 girder bridge.

Built195472 years old
Length96.1 ft29.3 m
Daily traffic11,786counted 2024
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyEssex
Location2.25 Mi N Of Gsp&i280 Jc
CarriesJfk Drive SB
CrossesSecond River
Coordinates40.78987, -74.19522

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length96.1 ft (29.3 m)
Max Span94.2 ft (28.7 m)
Deck Width46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Area419.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1954

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,786 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number361494A

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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