ɐ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː stˈʌdi baɪ ðɪ ˌɛndʒˈeɪdˈɑːt bɹˈɪdʒ mˈænɪdʒmənt sˈɪstəm ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd ðæt bˈoʊθ ðə nˈɔːɹθbaʊnd ænd sˈaʊθbaʊnd bɹˈɪdʒᵻz ˌoʊvɚ ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɛɡ hˈɑːɹbɚ wɜː stɹˈʌktʃɚɹəli dᵻfˈɪʃənt, ænd ðə kɹˈɔsɪŋ ʌv dɹˈæɡ tʃˈænəl wʌz fˈʌŋkʃənəli ˈɑːbsəlˌiːt.
A 2002 study by the NJDOT Bridge Management System indicated that both the northbound and southbound bridges over Great Egg Harbor were structurally deficient, and the crossing of Drag Channel was functionally obsolete.