Structure M074390 · Middlesex County, NJ

Nj Tpk Nsi Sni Rdw over Cranbury-south River RD

Carries Nj Tpk Nsi Sni Rdw over Cranbury-south River RD, .41 Mi N Interchange 8 A.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT198 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

198 ft end to end, longest span 84 ft: about 3 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.

Built1950rebuilt 1990
Length198.2 ft60.4 m
Daily traffic109,530counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyMiddlesex
Location.41 Mi N Interchange 8 A
CarriesNj Tpk Nsi Sni Rdw
CrossesCranbury-south River RD
Coordinates40.35799, -74.46992

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length198.2 ft (60.4 m)
Max Span84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Deck Width128.0 ft (39 m)
Deck Area2355.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1950 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic109,530 (2023)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberM074390

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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