Structure M10518S · Essex County, NJ

Nj Tpk Nso&nt Rdwy over Crrnj Lvrr &nj.tpk.ramps

Carries Nj Tpk Nso&nt Rdwy over Crrnj Lvrr &nj.tpk.ramps, 1.64 Mi N Bound Creek.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,890 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

1,890 ft end to end, longest span 167 ft: about 5.3 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.

Built1968rebuilt 1994
Length1890.1 ft576.1 m
Daily traffic77,877counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyEssex
Location1.64 Mi N Bound Creek
CarriesNj Tpk Nso&nt Rdwy
CrossesCrrnj Lvrr &nj.tpk.ramps
Coordinates40.71167, -74.14667

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1890.1 ft (576.1 m)
Max Span167.0 ft (50.9 m)
Deck Width116.1 ft (35.4 m)
Deck Area20393.9 sq m
Main Spans16
Year Built1968 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic77,877 (2023)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge9

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberM10518S

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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