Structure 206181 · Bergen County, NJ

Nj 4 over Flat Rock Brook

Carries Nj 4 over Flat Rock Brook, 0.5 Mi East Of Nj RT 93.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
25 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

25 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1931rebuilt 2013
Length24.9 ft7.6 m
Daily traffic84,845counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyBergen
Location0.5 Mi East Of Nj RT 93
CarriesNj 4
CrossesFlat Rock Brook
Coordinates40.87438, -73.97376

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Max Span21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Width99.1 ft (30.2 m)
Deck Area229.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1931 (reconstructed 2013)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic84,845 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number0206181

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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