Structure 2006152 · Union County, NJ

Nj 27 over Rahway River

Carries Nj 27 over Rahway River, 2 Mi North Of 35 & 27 Jct.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT93 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

93 ft end to end, longest span 43 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 deck arch.

Built1914112 years old
Length92.8 ft28.3 m
Daily traffic25,190counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyUnion
Location2 Mi North Of 35 & 27 Jct
CarriesNj 27
CrossesRahway River
Coordinates40.61894, -74.28245

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length92.8 ft (28.3 m)
Max Span43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Width82.0 ft (25 m)
Deck Area707.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1914

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25,190 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number2006152

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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