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BELL AVENUE over SPRUCE RUN

Hunterdon County, New Jersey

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Coordinates:
+40.70686, -74.94334
40°42'25" N, 74°56'36" W

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Facts

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

Name:	BELL AVENUE over SPRUCE RUN
Structure number:	10XXG62
Location:	0.5 MI NORTH OF NJ 31
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Local (Urban) `[19]`
Length of largest span:	83.0 ft. `[25.3 m]`
Total length:	84.0 ft. `[25.6 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	15.7 ft. `[4.8 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	16.1 ft. `[4.9 m]`
Owner:	County Highway Agency `[02]`
Year built:	1896
Year reconstructed:	1992
Historic significance:	Bridge is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[2]`
Main span material:	Aluminum, Wrought Iron or Cast Iron `[9]`
Main span design:	Truss - Thru `[10]`
Deck type:	Wood or Timber `[8]`
Wearing surface:	Bituminous `[6]`

Latest Available Inspection: July 2017

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Posted for load `[P]`
Average daily traffic:	710 `[as of 2017]`
Truck traffic:	1% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is `[4]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action `[3]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
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 foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Sufficiency rating:	42.2
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. `[31]`
Estimated cost of work:	$1,570,000

Previous Inspections

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
July 2017	Fair	Good	Fair	Satisfactory	710	42.2
July 2015	Fair	Good	Fair	Satisfactory	700	42.2
August 2013	Fair	Good	Fair	Satisfactory	687	36.2
August 2011	Fair	Good	Fair	Satisfactory	673	36.2
July 2009	Fair	Good	Fair	Fair	660	36.2
July 2007	Fair	Good	Fair	Fair	653	36.2
August 2005	Fair	Good	Fair	Satisfactory	156	46.4
August 2003	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	150	56.4
August 2001	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	150	56.0
August 1999	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	82	66.7
June 1997	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	82	66.7
June 1995	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	75	70.8
June 1993	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	75	70.8
May 1991	Poor	Poor	Critical	Fair	74	27.9

Element Data

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

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Steel Truss	linear ft.	164	88	59	17	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	1,210	1,010	0	0	200
Steel Floor Beam	linear ft.	72	56	0	16	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	310	310	0	0	0
Steel Pin or Pin & Hangar Assembly	each	20	6	8	6	0
Substructure
Other Material Abutment	linear ft.	41	1	8	32	0
Bearings
Other Bearing	each	4	0	2	2	0
Bridge Rail
Steel or Aluminum Bridge Rail	linear ft.	168	140	20	8	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	448	420	0	0	28
Deck
Timber Slab	sq. ft.	1,271	1,226	45	0	0
Wearing Surfaces	sq. ft.	1,271	738	10	518	5

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