Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Movable - Bascule [16]
Approach Span(s): Steel continuous [4] Mixed types [20]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 327.1 m = 1073.2 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 33.8 m = 110.9 ft
Approach Spans: 20
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 5.9 m = 19.4 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 9 m = 29.5 ft for a 10.4 m = 34.1 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 4.45 m = 14.6 ft and Navigational Clearance: 4.6 m = 15.1 ft
Location
Middle [45810]: Cape May County [009], New Jersey [34]
Owned by Local Toll Authority [32], DOT District: 3
0.45 mi N of NJ 147
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Serious [3]
Substructure: Poor [4]
Loading
Design: Other [C]
Operating: 20.9 metric ton = 23.0 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 12.7 metric ton = 14.0 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action [3]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
Road Alignment: Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Waterway: Equal to present minimum criteria [6] and Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. [3]
Inspections
Date: October 1999 [1099] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Bridge Detour: 1.9 km = 1.2 mi
Traffic
ADT: 1193 (2019) and Trucks: 3%
Future ADT: 1432 (In 2039
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