Structure W106680 · Essex County, NJ

Nj Tpk Snw&nsw Rwy over Foundry Street

Carries Nj Tpk Snw&nsw Rwy over Foundry Street, 1 Mi S Passaic Riv.& Tpk.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT210 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

210 ft end to end, longest span 73 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.

Built197155 years old
Length210.0 ft64 m
Daily traffic121,805counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyEssex
Location1 Mi S Passaic Riv.& Tpk
CarriesNj Tpk Snw&nsw Rwy
CrossesFoundry Street
Coordinates40.72671, -74.13163

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length210.0 ft (64 m)
Max Span73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Deck Width147.0 ft (44.8 m)
Deck Area2867.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic121,805 (2023)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge7
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberW106680

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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