Structure 1300U22 · Monmouth County, NJ

Meirs Road over Miry Run

Carries Meirs Road over Miry Run, 2 Miles North RT 537.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
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 FT30 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

30 ft end to end, longest span 15 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.

Built1900rebuilt 2005
Length29.9 ft9.1 m
Daily traffic809counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyMonmouth
Location2 Miles North RT 537
CarriesMeirs Road
CrossesMiry Run
Coordinates40.14094, -74.51259

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Max Span15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Width20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Area55.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1900 (reconstructed 2005)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic809 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number1300U22

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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