Structure 1249161 · Middlesex County, NJ

Schalks Crossingrd over Amtrak-devil Brook

Carries Schalks Crossingrd over Amtrak-devil Brook, 0.45 Miles North Of Cr614.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT380 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

380 ft end to end, longest span 102 ft: about 5 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 girder bridge.

Built194878 years old
Length379.9 ft115.8 m
Daily traffic10,861counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyMiddlesex
Location0.45 Miles North Of Cr614
CarriesSchalks Crossingrd
CrossesAmtrak-devil Brook
Coordinates40.34275, -74.58953

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length379.9 ft (115.8 m)
Max Span102.0 ft (31.1 m)
Deck Width28.2 ft (8.6 m)
Deck Area995.9 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1948

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,861 (2022)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerUnknown
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number1249161

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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