Structure E106680 · Essex County, NJ

Nj Turnpike over Foundry Street

Carries Nj Turnpike over Foundry Street, 0.5 Mi South Of Exit 15w.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT211 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

211 ft end to end, longest span 72 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 2022
Length211.0 ft64.3 m
Daily traffic116,702counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyEssex
Location0.5 Mi South Of Exit 15w
CarriesNj Turnpike
CrossesFoundry Street
Coordinates40.72647, -74.13069

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length211.0 ft (64.3 m)
Max Span71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Width144.0 ft (43.9 m)
Deck Area2822.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1950 (reconstructed 2022)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic116,702 (2024)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge8
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberE106680

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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