Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Movable - Lift [15]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Open Grating [3] with Wearing Surface: Not applicable (applies only to structures with no deck) [N]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 19.5 m = 64.0 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 18.9 m = 62.0 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 3.4 m = 11.2 ft (1 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 3.7 m = 12.1 ft for a 3.5 m = 11.5 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 7.32 m = 24.0 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Cape May [10270]: Cape May County [009], New Jersey [34]
Owned by State Toll Authority [31], DOT District: 3
Cape May Ferry Terminal
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Fair [5]
Substructure: Good [7]
Loading
Design: MS 18+Mod / HS 20+Mod [6]
Operating: 49 metric ton = 53.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 29 metric ton = 31.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: Equal to present desirable criteria [8] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Inspections
Date: February 2020 [0220] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Bridge Detour: 15.9 km = 9.9 mi
Traffic
ADT: 1237 (2020) and Trucks: 4%
Future ADT: 1484 (In 2040
)