Structure 1510156 · Ocean County, NJ

RT Nj 70 over N Br Metedeconk River

Carries RT Nj 70 over N Br Metedeconk River, 0.2 Mi SW Of Route 88 Jct.

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 overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT48 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

48 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1937rebuilt 2011
Length47.9 ft14.6 m
Daily traffic33,880counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyOcean
Location0.2 Mi SW Of Route 88 Jct
CarriesRT Nj 70
CrossesN Br Metedeconk River
Coordinates40.06599, -74.13308

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Max Span44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Deck Width101.4 ft (30.9 m)
Deck Area451.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1937 (reconstructed 2011)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic33,880 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number1510156

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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