Albany Avenue Bridge

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NBI Information

Location

State: New Jersey

County: Atlantic County

Feature Carried: US-40 and IS-322

Feature Crossed: Inside Thorofare

Latitude, Longitude: 39.3541, -74.4573

Toll: On free road

Maintenance Responsibility: State Highway Agency

Structure Open, Posted, or Closed to Traffic: Open, no restriction

History

Year Built: 1991

Historical Significance: Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.

Year Reconstructed: None

Picture Date: September 9, 2023

Geometry

Lanes on Structure: 4

Lanes under Structure: 0

Skew: 0 degrees

Number of Main Spans: 1

Main Structure Type: Movable - Bascule

Main Structure Material: Steel

Number of Approach Spans: 9

Approach Structure Type: Mixed Types

Approach Structure Material: Mixed

Condition

Inspection Date: April 2022

Deck Condition: Good

Superstructure Condition: Satisfactory

Substructure Condition: Satisfactory

Channel Condition: Good

Culvert: Not Applicable

NBI Year: 2023

Bridge Information

The Albany Avenue Bridge was built in 1991 to connect Atlantic City with the mainland. The bridge is a steel bascule type drawbridge, which operates regularly. The bridge was renamed the Peter Francis Egnor Memorial Bridge on October 14th, 2006 to honor Patrolman Peter Egnor who was shot and killed during a high-speed chase and shootout.

Unfortunately, there is very little information available about the history or construction of this bridge.