Structure 2004164 · Union County, NJ

US Route 22 over Liberty Road & Conrail

Carries US Route 22 over Liberty Road & Conrail, 1.95 Mi East Of Parkway.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT274 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

274 ft end to end, longest span 129 ft: about 4 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.

Built201313 years old
Length274.0 ft83.5 m
Daily traffic59,099counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyUnion
Location1.95 Mi East Of Parkway
CarriesUS Route 22
CrossesLiberty Road & Conrail
Coordinates40.69917, -74.23167

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length274.0 ft (83.5 m)
Max Span128.9 ft (39.3 m)
Deck Width96.5 ft (29.4 m)
Deck Area2454.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2013

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic59,099 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number2004164

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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