Structure 1900S20 · Sussex County, NJ

West End Drive over Paulins Kill

Carries West End Drive over Paulins Kill, 0.1 Mi NW Of CR 614.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT158 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

158 ft end to end, longest span 75 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.

Built199036 years old
Length158.1 ft48.2 m
Daily traffic2,473counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountySussex
Location0.1 Mi NW Of CR 614
CarriesWest End Drive
CrossesPaulins Kill
Coordinates41.05217, -74.82762

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length158.1 ft (48.2 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Area674.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,473 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number1900S20

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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