Structure W11272B · Bergen County, NJ

Nj Tpk Int.16w ST over Berrys Creek Canal

Carries Nj Tpk Int.16w ST over Berrys Creek Canal, Interchange 16 W.

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 FT462 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

462 ft end to end, longest span 172 ft: about 6 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.

Built197155 years old
Length461.9 ft140.8 m
Daily traffic22,596counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyBergen
LocationInterchange 16 W
CarriesNj Tpk Int.16w ST
CrossesBerrys Creek Canal
Coordinates40.79901, -74.07614

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length461.9 ft (140.8 m)
Max Span171.9 ft (52.4 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area1281.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic22,596 (2023)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure NumberW11272B

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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