Structure M086590 · Middlesex County, NJ

Old Post Road over Nj Turnpike

Carries Old Post Road over Nj Turnpike, 1.5 S Of Int. 10.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT349 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

349 ft end to end, longest span 85 ft: about 5 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.

Built1951rebuilt 1974
Length349.1 ft106.4 m
Daily traffic10,327counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyMiddlesex
Location1.5 S Of Int. 10
CarriesOld Post Road
CrossesNj Turnpike
Coordinates40.51432, -74.36756

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length349.1 ft (106.4 m)
Max Span85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Deck Width38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Area1234.2 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1951 (reconstructed 1974)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,327 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge12

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberM086590

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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