Structure 900014 · Hudson County, NJ

Kearny Avenue over Conrail & Njt(abandoned)

Carries Kearny Avenue over Conrail & Njt(abandoned), 0.04 Mi S Of Columbia AVE.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT193 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

193 ft end to end, longest span 96 ft: about 3 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 girder bridge.

Built1938rebuilt 1975
Length192.9 ft58.8 m
Daily traffic12,230counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyHudson
Location0.04 Mi S Of Columbia AVE
CarriesKearny Avenue
CrossesConrail & Njt(abandoned)
Coordinates40.77234, -74.14419

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length192.9 ft (58.8 m)
Max Span96.1 ft (29.3 m)
Deck Width65.6 ft (20 m)
Deck Area1,176 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1938 (reconstructed 1975)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,230 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number0900014

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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