Structure W107870 · Essex County, NJ

Njtpk Snw&nsw Rwy over Passaic Riv Pcrr Crr Con

Carries Njtpk Snw&nsw Rwy over Passaic Riv Pcrr Crr Con, .8 Mi S I-280 & Nj Tpk.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
7,294 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9 · sets the rating

7,294 ft end to end, longest span 375 ft: about 20 football fields, or 1.4 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 girder bridge.

Built197056 years old
Length7294.0 ft2223.2 m
Daily traffic134,566counted 2021
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyEssex
Location.8 Mi S I-280 & Nj Tpk
CarriesNjtpk Snw&nsw Rwy
CrossesPassaic Riv Pcrr Crr Con
Coordinates40.74167, -74.12333

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length7294.0 ft (2223.2 m)
Max Span375.0 ft (114.3 m)
Deck Width107.9 ft (32.9 m)
Deck Area73143.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic134,566 (2021)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge16

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberW107870

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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