Structure 1506006 · Ocean County, NJ

RT 528 over Barnegat Bay

Carries RT 528 over Barnegat Bay, 500 Ft W. Of Nj 35.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,173 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

1,173 ft end to end: about 3.3 football fields. 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 bascule bridge (drawn closed).

Built200620 years old
Length1172.9 ft357.5 m
Daily traffic6,792counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyOcean
Location500 Ft W. Of Nj 35
CarriesRT 528
CrossesBarnegat Bay
Coordinates40.04054, -74.05667

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Bascule
Total Length1172.9 ft (357.5 m)
Max Span109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Width48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Area5326.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,792 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number1506006

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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