Structure 254160 · Bergen County, NJ

Prospect Street over Nys&w Railroad Main Line

Carries Prospect Street over Nys&w Railroad Main Line, 1.1 Mile North Of RT I-80.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT62 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

62 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 deck arch.

Built1906rebuilt 1995
Length62.0 ft18.9 m
Daily traffic11,643counted 2024
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyBergen
Location1.1 Mile North Of RT I-80
CarriesProspect Street
CrossesNys&w Railroad Main Line
Coordinates40.88987, -74.05489

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Max Span58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Width55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Deck Area317.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1906 (reconstructed 1995)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,643 (2024)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerUnknown
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number0254160

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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