Structure 215150 · Bergen County, NJ

Route Nj 17 over Route Nj 4

Carries Route Nj 17 over Route Nj 4, Intersection RT 4.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT204 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

204 ft end to end, longest span 112 ft: about 3 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199927 years old
Length204.1 ft62.2 m
Daily traffic121,900counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyBergen
LocationIntersection RT 4
CarriesRoute Nj 17
CrossesRoute Nj 4
Coordinates40.92050, -74.07212

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length204.1 ft (62.2 m)
Max Span111.9 ft (34.1 m)
Deck Width122.0 ft (37.2 m)
Deck Area2313.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1999

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic121,900 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge8
Lanes Under Bridge9

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number0215150

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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