Midstreams Bridge In Brick Fully Reopened To Traffic

BRICK, NJ — It's official: The new Midstreams Bridge across the Beaver Dam Creek is fully open to traffic.

"We are pleased to announce the new span is now open to motorists," Ocean County Freeholder Director Virginia E. Haines and Freeholder John P. Kelly, co-chairs of the Ocean County Engineering Department.

The contractor, Midlantic Construction, Barnegat Township, striped the bridge in the morning, allowing for the afternoon opening. Site work will continue in the area of the project until completion.

The new Midstreams Bridge is a 111-foot-long single span structure consisting of adjacent precast/prestressed concrete box beams, supported on full height reinforced concrete abutments, founded on cast-in-place steel pipe piles and concrete footings.

The width of the new structure is 49 feet and includes a 40-foot curb-to-curb cart way along with a 6-foot-wide sidewalk on the west side. The bridge rail is a four-bar galvanized steel with cast-in-place concrete pylons.

The project also included extensive installation of steel sheet bulkheading, revised roadway profile and upgraded guide rail.

"This new structure will serve our motorists and pedestrians for years to come," Haines said.

The Midstreams Bridge originally was built in 1962. The existing timber piles and timber bulkhead substructure showed signs of advanced deterioration, and the existing concrete pile caps exhibited delamination and moderate section loss. Additionally, the bridge deck width was substandard given the increased traffic volumes.

The work began in late 2016 and the discovery of the advanced deterioration extended the work timeframe slightly.

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Photo of the bridge under construction provided by Brick Township Police