3 Wayne Bridges Deemed Structurally Deficient

Of Passaic County's 508 bridges, about 7 percent have been rated structurally deficient, including several in the Wayne area.

Additionally, 19 percent of Passaic County bridges are considered to be functionally obsolete and not in line with current lane and shoulder standards, or occasionally flood, according to National Bridge Inventory data. The average age of a Passaic County bridge is 52 years old.

The data shows the bridge at the Route 80 ramp from Route 23 near the Mountain View section of town to be structurally deficient. Also the Parish Drive bridge near Totowa Spur is considered to be structurally deficient. The third bridge is just past Route 80 on Route 46.

About one in four bridges in the state are either in poor condition or unable to handle current traffic loads, the data shows.

Each bridge was rated based on structure, substructure and its deck to determine the type of work needed to fully restore the bridge. Some of the more highly-trafficked bridges are under the ownership of the state and recommended work varies from smaller fixes to full-scale replacement.

In a report card for New Jersey's Infrastructure Needs included in the Facing Our Future Report, the state was given a grade of D for bridges. The costs to repair all Passaic County bridges would top $139 million.

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