RIVER ROAD over RARITAN VALLEY LINE

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Coordinates:
+40.59038, -74.68232
40°35'25" N, 74°40'56" W

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

Name:	RIVER ROAD over RARITAN VALLEY LINE
Structure number:	1861159
Location:	.6 MI SOUTH OF US 22
Purpose:	Carries highway over railroad
Route classification:	Local (Urban) `[19]`
Length of largest span:	46.9 ft. `[14.3 m]`
Total length:	81.0 ft. `[24.7 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	13.8 ft. `[4.2 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	16.4 ft. `[5.0 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	19.7 ft. `[6.0 m]`
Skew angle:	20°
Owner:	Other State Agencies `[21]`
Year built:	1886
Year reconstructed:	1949
Historic significance:	Bridge is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[2]`
Design load:	M 9 / H 10 `[1]`
Main span material:	Steel `[3]`
Main span design:	Girder and floorbeam system `[03]`
Deck type:	Wood or Timber `[8]`
Wearing surface:	Wood or Timber `[7]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Poor
Status:	Posted for load `[P]`
Average daily traffic:	2,392 `[as of 2017]`
Truck traffic:	1% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Serious `[3 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Poor `[4 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement `[2]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement `[2]`
Underclearances appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is `[4]`
Scour condition:	Bridge not over waterway. `[N]`
Sufficiency rating:	11.7
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. `[31]`
Estimated cost of work:	$5,457,000

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
February 2017	Poor	Fair	Serious	Poor	2392	11.7
February 2015	Poor	Fair	Serious	Poor	2346	11.8
March 2013	Poor	Fair	Serious	Poor	2300	11.9
May 2011	Poor	Fair	Serious	Poor	2250	12.0
May 2009	Poor	Fair	Serious	Poor	2210	12.1
May 2007	Poor	Fair	Serious	Poor	2160	12.3
May 2006	Poor	Fair	Serious	Poor	2549	11.2
May 2005	Poor	Fair	Serious	Poor	2549	11.2
February 2003	Poor	Fair	Serious	Poor	2499	11.4
February 2001	Poor	Fair	Serious	Poor	2450	11.5
December 1998	Poor	Fair	Serious	Serious	2376	11.7
October 1996	Poor	Poor	Serious	Serious	2200	8.2
October 1994	Poor	Poor	Serious	Serious	2200	10.0
May 1994	Poor	Poor	Serious	Poor	2100	10.3
September 1991	Poor	Poor	Serious	Poor	2100	10.3

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

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Steel Girder/Beam	linear ft.	94	0	0	92	2
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	861	0	0	0	861
Timber Stringer	linear ft.	567	545	22	0	0
Steel Floor Beam	linear ft.	40	0	0	0	40
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	183	0	0	0	183
Substructure
Steel Column	each	8	0	0	8	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	480	0	0	0	480
Masonry Pier Wall	linear ft.	40	0	40	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	20	20	0	0	0
Other Material Abutment	linear ft.	80	0	29	51	0
Steel Pier Cap	linear ft.	40	0	40	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	183	0	0	0	183
Deck
Timber Deck	sq. ft.	1,337	0	1,245	72	20
Bearings
Movable Bearing	each	2	0	0	0	2
Fixed Bearing	each	2	0	0	0	2
Bridge Rail
Timber Bridge Rail	linear ft.	162	0	147	0	15