Structure 1619151 · Passaic County, NJ

Nj 23 over Pompton River

Carries Nj 23 over Pompton River, 4.1 Mi North Of RTE 80.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT343 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

343 ft end to end, longest span 74 ft: about 5 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1935rebuilt 1986
Length342.8 ft104.5 m
Daily traffic53,150counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyPassaic
Location4.1 Mi North Of RTE 80
CarriesNj 23
CrossesPompton River
Coordinates40.95091, -74.27727

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length342.8 ft (104.5 m)
Max Span74.1 ft (22.6 m)
Deck Width109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Area3500.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1935 (reconstructed 1986)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic53,150 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number1619151

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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