Structure 1515150 · Ocean County, NJ

Nj RT 88 over Beaver Dam Creek

Carries Nj RT 88 over Beaver Dam Creek, 1.39 Mi West Of RT 35.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT29 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

29 ft end to end. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1923103 years old
Length28.9 ft8.8 m
Daily traffic20,806counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyOcean
Location1.39 Mi West Of RT 35
CarriesNj RT 88
CrossesBeaver Dam Creek
Coordinates40.07853, -74.09175

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area91.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1923

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,806 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number1515150

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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