Structure M104720 · Essex County, NJ

Port Street over Nj.tpk.rwys Ramps &r.r

Carries Port Street over Nj.tpk.rwys Ramps &r.r, 1.18 Mi N Bound Creek.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT866 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

866 ft end to end, longest span 96 ft: about 2.4 football fields. 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 1970
Length866.1 ft264 m
Daily traffic24,269counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyEssex
Location1.18 Mi N Bound Creek
CarriesPort Street
CrossesNj.tpk.rwys Ramps &r.r
Coordinates40.70509, -74.15327

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length866.1 ft (264 m)
Max Span96.1 ft (29.3 m)
Deck Width84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Deck Area6758.4 sq m
Main Spans13
Year Built1950 (reconstructed 1970)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,269 (2023)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge22

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberM104720

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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