I-78 WB over SOUTH BR. RARITAN RIVER

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Coordinates:
+40.63293, -74.91045
40°37'59" N, 74°54'38" W

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	I-78 WB over SOUTH BR. RARITAN RIVER
Structure number:	1016157
Location:	1.34 MI West of RT 31
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Interstate (Urban) `[11]`
Length of largest span:	70.9 ft. `[21.6 m]`
Total length:	217.9 ft. `[66.4 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	40.0 ft. `[12.2 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	46.9 ft. `[14.3 m]`
Skew angle:	30°
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1958
Year reconstructed:	1985
Historic significance:	Historical significance is not determinable at this time `[4]`
Design load:	MS 18 / HS 20 `[5]`
Number of main spans:	3
Main spans material:	Prestressed concrete `[5]`
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder `[02]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Latex Concrete or similar additive `[3]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	55,580 `[as of 2017]`
Truck traffic:	9% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action `[3]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Superior to present desirable criteria `[9]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Channel protection:	Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. `[7]`
Scour condition:	Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. `[3]`
Sufficiency rating:	42.3
Recommended work:	Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. `[38]`
Estimated cost of work:	$312,000

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
April 2017	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	55580	42.3
April 2015	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	55030	45.0
May 2013	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	54100	45.1
June 2011	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	53000	56.9
June 2009	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	51900	57.0
June 2007	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	49824	69.6
June 2005	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	44797	70.2
June 2003	Good	Good	Good	Good	37325	73.1
April 2001	Good	Good	Good	Good	37325	72.9
October 1998	Good	Good	Good	Good	36750	73.0
October 1996	Good	Good	Good	Good	28500	74.0
September 1994	Good	Good	Good	Good	28500	57.5
September 1992	Good	Good	Good	Good	28500	57.5
September 1990	Good	Very Good	Good	Good	21950	58.3

Source: National Bridge Elements dataset, 2019 edition. This feature is experimental.

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Prestressed Concrete Girder/Beam	linear ft.	1,302	1,111	145	36	10
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	10,241	9,646	570	25	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Pier Wall	linear ft.	100	14	64	22	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	110	7	82	21	0
Joints
Compression Joint	linear ft.	188	139	49	0	0
Bearings
Movable Bearing	each	12	0	12	0	0
Fixed Bearing	each	12	0	12	0	0
Bridge Rail
Steel or Aluminum Bridge Rail	linear ft.	654	602	12	40	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	1,635	1,585	50	0	0