Structure M09913A · Union County, NJ

Nj Tpk Int.13 Tsi over Nj Tpk Nso Rwy

Carries Nj Tpk Int.13 Tsi over Nj Tpk Nso Rwy, .6 Mi S Elizabeth River.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT885 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

885 ft end to end, longest span 125 ft: about 2.5 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.

Built197056 years old
Length884.8 ft269.7 m
Daily traffic5,500counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyUnion
Location.6 Mi S Elizabeth River
CarriesNj Tpk Int.13 Tsi
CrossesNj Tpk Nso Rwy
Coordinates40.63587, -74.20961

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length884.8 ft (269.7 m)
Max Span125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area2454.3 sq m
Main Spans12
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,500 (2023)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberM09913A

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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