Structure 100E228 · Hunterdon County, NJ

Rainbow Hill Road over Neshanic River

Carries Rainbow Hill Road over Neshanic River, 0.4 Mi North Of CR 602.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT153 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

153 ft end to end, longest span 75 ft: about 2 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.

Built1900rebuilt 1995
Length152.9 ft46.6 m
Daily traffic191counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyHunterdon
Location0.4 Mi North Of CR 602
CarriesRainbow Hill Road
CrossesNeshanic River
Coordinates40.47011, -74.77867

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length152.9 ft (46.6 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Area200.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1900 (reconstructed 1995)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic191 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number100E228

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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