Structure 18F0811 · Somerset County, NJ

Spring Street over Ross Brook

Carries Spring Street over Ross Brook, 0.06 Mi East Of Grove ST.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
23 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

23 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built193195 years old
Length23.0 ft7 m
Daily traffic3,289counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountySomerset
Location0.06 Mi East Of Grove ST
CarriesSpring Street
CrossesRoss Brook
Coordinates40.57470, -74.60648

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length23.0 ft (7 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width49.5 ft (15.1 m)
Deck Area105.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1931

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,289 (2023)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number18F0811

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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