BRIDGE STREET over PASSAIC RIVER

Map 

Facts 

Name:	BRIDGE STREET over PASSAIC RIVER
Structure number:	0700H03
Location:	0.2 MI S OF I-280
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:	Minor Arterial (Urban) [16]
Length of largest span:	122.1 ft. [37.2 m]
Total length:	371.4 ft. [113.2 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	39.0 ft. [11.9 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	40.4 ft. [12.3 m]
Vertical clearance above deck:	17.4 ft. [5.3 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:	6.9 ft. [2.1 m]
Owner:	County Highway Agency [02]
Year built:	1913
Year reconstructed:	1981
Historic significance:	Bridge is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [2]
Number of main spans:	2
Main spans material:	Steel [3]
Main spans design:	Movable - Swing [17]
Deck type:	Open Grating [3]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	11,580 [as of 2008]
Truck traffic:	4% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Poor [4 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. [6]
Pier/abutment protection:	In place and functioning [2]
Scour condition:	Countermeasures have been installed to mitigate an existing problem with scour. [7]
Operating rating:	37.0 tons [33.6 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	22.0 tons [20.0 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:	48.6
Estimated cost of work:	$46,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	16,230 [as of 2000]
Truck traffic:	4% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Poor [4 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. [6]
Pier/abutment protection:	In place and functioning [2]
Scour condition:	Countermeasures have been installed to mitigate an existing problem with scour. [7]
Operating rating:	36.6 tons [33.3 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	21.8 tons [19.8 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:	49.4
Recommended work:	Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Estimated cost of work:	$45,000

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	13,200 [as of 1990]
Truck traffic:	4% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Poor [4 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
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]
Pier/abutment protection:	In place but in a deteriorated condition [3]
Scour condition:	Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Operating rating:	35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	24.8 tons [22.5 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:	54.0
Recommended work:	Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Estimated cost of work:	$756,000

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