Case Study
Route 9 - Chestnut Neck, NJ
T hrough Atlantic County, NJ, Rt. 9 traverses several inlets of the Atlantic Ocean before it merges with the Garden State Parkway. The section of Rt. 9 crossing Nacote Creek was undergoing conversion from a 2-lane road to a 4-lane divided highway. The existing bridge was demolished to accommodate the wider replace- ment bridge. The approaches for the new bridge consist of Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls with heights between 10 and 28 f