Structure 722158 · Essex County, NJ

Route US 46 WB over Passaic River

Carries Route US 46 WB over Passaic River, 0.53 Mi West Of RT Nj 23.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT249 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9

249 ft end to end, longest span 83 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.

Built195175 years old
Length249.0 ft75.9 m
Daily traffic30,700counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyEssex
Location0.53 Mi West Of RT Nj 23
CarriesRoute US 46 WB
CrossesPassaic River
Coordinates40.89247, -74.26621

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length249.0 ft (75.9 m)
Max Span83.0 ft (25.3 m)
Deck Width51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Deck Area1199.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1951

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 Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number0722158

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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