Structure 1900X01 · Sussex County, NJ

Roy Road over Papakating Creek

Carries Roy Road over Papakating Creek, 0.5 Mi SE Of CR 565.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT45 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

45 ft end to end, longest span 22 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built193987 years old
Length44.9 ft13.7 m
Daily traffic208counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountySussex
Location0.5 Mi SE Of CR 565
CarriesRoy Road
CrossesPapakating Creek
Coordinates41.16997, -74.65672

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Deck Area102.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1939

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic208 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number1900X01

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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