Structure 1122153 · Mercer County, NJ

US 130 over Back Brook

Carries US 130 over Back Brook, 1.4 Mi South Of I-195.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
23 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

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 slab bridge.

Built1928rebuilt 2005
Length23.0 ft7 m
Daily traffic35,596counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyMercer
Location1.4 Mi South Of I-195
CarriesUS 130
CrossesBack Brook
Coordinates40.18906, -74.65244

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length23.0 ft (7 m)
Max Span21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Width106.0 ft (32.3 m)
Deck Area226.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1928 (reconstructed 2005)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic35,596 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number1122153

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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