Structure 2002150 · Union County, NJ

US 1+9 over Elizabeth Rv & Local Sts

Carries US 1+9 over Elizabeth Rv & Local Sts, 1.52 Mi North Of RT I-278.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,880 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,880 ft end to end, longest span 185 ft: about 5.2 football fields. 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.

Built200620 years old
Length1879.9 ft573 m
Daily traffic56,065counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyUnion
Location1.52 Mi North Of RT I-278
CarriesUS 1+9
CrossesElizabeth Rv & Local Sts
Coordinates40.65595, -74.20868

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1879.9 ft (573 m)
Max Span185.0 ft (56.4 m)
Deck Width107.6 ft (32.8 m)
Deck Area18794.4 sq m
Main Spans16
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic56,065 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number2002150

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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