Structure 1507001 · Ocean County, NJ

RT 527 over Toms River

Carries RT 527 over Toms River, 0.17 Mi N Of G.s.parkway.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT73 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

73 ft end to end. 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 deck arch.

Built1913rebuilt 1975
Length73.2 ft22.3 m
Daily traffic17,033counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyOcean
Location0.17 Mi N Of G.s.parkway
CarriesRT 527
CrossesToms River
Coordinates39.95701, -74.20952

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width48.2 ft (14.7 m)
Deck Area327.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1913 (reconstructed 1975)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,033 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number1507001

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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