Structure 123B144 · Middlesex County, NJ

Riva Avenue over Beaverdam Brook

Carries Riva Avenue over Beaverdam Brook, 0.60 M. East Of CR 694.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
22 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

22 ft end to end, longest span 11 ft. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built196264 years old
Length22.0 ft6.7 m
Daily traffic3,779counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyMiddlesex
Location0.60 M. East Of CR 694
CarriesRiva Avenue
CrossesBeaverdam Brook
Coordinates40.42980, -74.66871

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Max Span11.2 ft (3.4 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area65.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1962

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,779 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number123B144

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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