Structure MN9623N · Union County, NJ

Nj Tpk Sno Rwy over Rahway River

Carries Nj Tpk Sno Rwy over Rahway River, .4 Mi N Interchange 12.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT501 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

501 ft end to end, longest span 86 ft: about 7 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.

Built1970rebuilt 1996
Length501.0 ft152.7 m
Daily traffic56,785counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyUnion
Location.4 Mi N Interchange 12
CarriesNj Tpk Sno Rwy
CrossesRahway River
Coordinates40.59895, -74.23119

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length501.0 ft (152.7 m)
Max Span86.0 ft (26.2 m)
Deck Width82.7 ft (25.2 m)
Deck Area3848.0 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1970 (reconstructed 1996)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic56,785 (2023)
Truck Traffic24%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure NumberMN9623N

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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