Structure 700005 · Essex County, NJ

Passaic Avenue over Deepavaal Brook

Carries Passaic Avenue over Deepavaal Brook, 0.25 Mi S Of US 46.

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
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT59 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

59 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199531 years old
Length59.1 ft18 m
Daily traffic25,556counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyEssex
Location0.25 Mi S Of US 46
CarriesPassaic Avenue
CrossesDeepavaal Brook
Coordinates40.88644, -74.27243

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length59.1 ft (18 m)
Max Span55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Deck Width78.1 ft (23.8 m)
Deck Area428.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1995

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25,556 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number0700005

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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