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Overview: Bascule bridge over Elizabeth River on South Front Street in Elizabeth
Location: Union County, New Jersey
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1922; rehabilitated 1974
Builder: - Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Design: Warren Through Truss Single Leaf Strauss Heel-Trunnion Bascule
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 131.9 ft.
Total length: 158.1 ft.
Deck width: 17.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.64417, -74.19083 (decimal degrees)
40°38'39" N, 74°11'27" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/568417/4499572 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Elizabeth
Inventory numbers: NJ 2004001 (New Jersey bridge number)
BH 25603 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2010): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 24.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 1,977