Structure 1409001 · Morris County, NJ

Rutgers Street over Rockaway River

Carries Rutgers Street over Rockaway River, 0.4mi NW Of Nj15&us46 Jct.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT85 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 8/9 · sets the rating

85 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.

Built20215 years old
Length85.0 ft25.9 m
Daily traffic106counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyMorris
Location0.4mi NW Of Nj15&us46 Jct
CarriesRutgers Street
CrossesRockaway River
Coordinates40.88936, -74.56986

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Max Span82.0 ft (25 m)
Deck Width37.4 ft (11.4 m)
Deck Area295.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2021

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic106 (2023)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number1409001

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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