Structure 124B054 · Middlesex County, NJ

Ridge Road over Heathcote Brook

Carries Ridge Road over Heathcote Brook, 0.95 Mi. W. Of U.s. 1.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT61 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

61 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.

Built199036 years old
Length61.0 ft18.6 m
Daily traffic6,573counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyMiddlesex
Location0.95 Mi. W. Of U.s. 1
CarriesRidge Road
CrossesHeathcote Brook
Coordinates40.37072, -74.61096

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Max Span57.1 ft (17.4 m)
Deck Width54.5 ft (16.6 m)
Deck Area308.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,573 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number124B054

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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