Structure 1100034 · Mercer County, NJ

Ward Street over Peddie Lake

Carries Ward Street over Peddie Lake, Next To Peddie School.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT255 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

255 ft end to end, longest span 126 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 through truss.

Built1896rebuilt 2002
Length254.9 ft77.7 m
Daily traffic3,115counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyMercer
LocationNext To Peddie School
CarriesWard Street
CrossesPeddie Lake
Coordinates40.26686, -74.52165

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length254.9 ft (77.7 m)
Max Span126.0 ft (38.4 m)
Deck Width22.6 ft (6.9 m)
Deck Area536.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1896 (reconstructed 2002)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,115 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number1100034

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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