Structure 722157 · Essex County, NJ

Route US 46 EB over Passaic River

Carries Route US 46 EB over Passaic River, 0.5 Mi West Of RT Nj 23.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT294 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

294 ft end to end, longest span 99 ft: about 4 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.

Built20206 years old
Length294.0 ft89.6 m
Daily traffic30,700counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyEssex
Location0.5 Mi West Of RT Nj 23
CarriesRoute US 46 EB
CrossesPassaic River
Coordinates40.89220, -74.26608

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length294.0 ft (89.6 m)
Max Span99.1 ft (30.2 m)
Deck Width62.3 ft (19 m)
Deck Area1702.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2020

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic30,700 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number0722157

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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