Structure 2M4216 · Bergen County, NJ

Patriots Way over Ramapo River

Carries Patriots Way over Ramapo River, 1 Mi. West Of US 202.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT262 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

262 ft end to end, longest span 130 ft: about 4 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 through truss.

Built199630 years old
Length262.1 ft79.9 m
Daily traffic156counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyBergen
Location1 Mi. West Of US 202
CarriesPatriots Way
CrossesRamapo River
Coordinates41.04815, -74.22880

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length262.1 ft (79.9 m)
Max Span129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area878.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic156 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number02M4216

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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