Structure 2011039 · Union County, NJ

South St-cr 647 over Central Br. Salt Brook

Carries South St-cr 647 over Central Br. Salt Brook, 1.5 Mi South Of I-78.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT38 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

38 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 slab bridge.

Built1928rebuilt 1984
Length38.1 ft11.6 m
Daily traffic14,528counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyUnion
Location1.5 Mi South Of I-78
CarriesSouth St-cr 647
CrossesCentral Br. Salt Brook
Coordinates40.69930, -74.40185

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width64.6 ft (19.7 m)
Deck Area228.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1928 (reconstructed 1984)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,528 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number2011039

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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