Structure 1329170 · Monmouth County, NJ

Nj 18 Connector Ns over Route Nj 36 And Brook

Carries Nj 18 Connector Ns over Route Nj 36 And Brook, At Nj 36 Junction.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT688 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

688 ft end to end, longest span 222 ft: about 1.9 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.

Built199135 years old
Length688.0 ft209.7 m
Daily traffic4,815counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyMonmouth
LocationAt Nj 36 Junction
CarriesNj 18 Connector Ns
CrossesRoute Nj 36 And Brook
Coordinates40.28833, -74.07667

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length688.0 ft (209.7 m)
Max Span222.1 ft (67.7 m)
Deck Width31.8 ft (9.7 m)
Deck Area2034.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,815 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number1329170

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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