Structure 2004018 · Union County, NJ

Trenton Avenue over Elizabeth River

Carries Trenton Avenue over Elizabeth River, 0.3 Miles S Of 3rd AVE.

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
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT151 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

151 ft end to end, longest span 83 ft: about 2 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1951rebuilt 1981
Length150.9 ft46 m
Daily traffic16,458counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyUnion
Location0.3 Miles S Of 3rd AVE
CarriesTrenton Avenue
CrossesElizabeth River
Coordinates40.64733, -74.20503

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length150.9 ft (46 m)
Max Span83.0 ft (25.3 m)
Deck Width62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Deck Area869.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1951 (reconstructed 1981)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,458 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number2004018

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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