Structure 1513154 · Ocean County, NJ

Nj 72 over East Thorofare

Carries Nj 72 over East Thorofare, 0.6 Mi West Of County 607.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT485 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

485 ft end to end: about 7 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.

Built1958rebuilt 2017
Length484.9 ft147.8 m
Daily traffic23,414counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyOcean
Location0.6 Mi West Of County 607
CarriesNj 72
CrossesEast Thorofare
Coordinates39.65432, -74.18621

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length484.9 ft (147.8 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width70.5 ft (21.5 m)
Deck Area3177.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1958 (reconstructed 2017)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,414 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number1513154

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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