Structure 115150 · Atlantic County, NJ

Nj 87 over Absec. Inl.&rampj&n.ve

Carries Nj 87 over Absec. Inl.&rampj&n.ve, 1.07 Mile North Of US 30.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,148 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

2,148 ft end to end, longest span 199 ft: about 6.0 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.

Built197254 years old
Length2148.0 ft654.7 m
Daily traffic21,290counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyAtlantic
Location1.07 Mile North Of US 30
CarriesNj 87
CrossesAbsec. Inl.&rampj&n.ve
Coordinates39.38350, -74.42490

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length2148.0 ft (654.7 m)
Max Span199.1 ft (60.7 m)
Deck Width65.6 ft (20 m)
Deck Area13,094 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21,290 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number0115150

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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