and substructure, which resulted in the posted load limit. It was functionally outdated because the deck geometry provided a one-lane roadway for two-way traffic. The steel roadway stringers, floor beams, and trusses were corroded. It also had severe deterioration of the truss connection plates, and loss of bearing beneath the trusses and the bearing blocks at the pivot pier. Also, the northern and southern approach roadways reduced in width to a single lane upon approaching the bridge. Both northern and southern roadway approaches to the bridge sat on a sag profile that created sight distance issues for drivers. Current bridge The swing bridge was replaced with a girder bridge in 2002. An environmental permit was issued to Hatch Mott MacDonald by New Jersey Department of Transportation to replace the swing bridge. See also List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in New Jersey References External links Historic American Engineering Record in New Jersey Road bridges in New Jersey Swedesboro, New Jersey Steel bridges in the United States Girder bridges in the United States Transportation buildings and structures in Gloucester County, New Jersey