Structure 700N04 · Essex County, NJ

Sussex Avenue over City Subway

Carries Sussex Avenue over City Subway, 1.0 Mi W I-280&NJ21 Jct.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

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

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.

Built192997 years old
Length47.9 ft14.6 m
Daily traffic3,420counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyEssex
Location1.0 Mi W I-280&NJ21 Jct
CarriesSussex Avenue
CrossesCity Subway
Coordinates40.74908, -74.18632

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Max Span41.0 ft (12.5 m)
Deck Width66.3 ft (20.2 m)
Deck Area294.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1929

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,420 (2024)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number0700N04

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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