WPALISADE AV-CR505
Carrying WPALISADE AV-CR505 over OVERPECK CREEK
0.34 MI N. OF RT 501, Bergen, New Jersey
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
WPALISADE AV-CR505 in Bergen, New Jersey sits above 4% of rated New Jersey bridges on inventory load rating (18 t), while its 1948 build year is earlier than 77% of Bergen's recorded-year cohort (577 bridges).
WPALISADE AV-CR505 in Bergen, New Jersey is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1948, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 6. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Fair result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure NJ:020015F
PRE-1950 · CONCRETE · MULTI-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · ARTERIAL-ADT · LIGHT-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- PRE-1950 Pre-1950
- CONCRETE Concrete
- MULTI-SPAN 2 spans
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- ARTERIAL-ADT Arterial ADT
- LIGHT-LOAD Light load
- CAT-FAIR Fair
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Structural health score
A composite of the deck, superstructure, and substructure NBI condition ratings plus the inventory load rating, benchmarked against the full national bridge corpus, distinct from the Good/Fair/Poor category above.
Bridge Snapshot: WPALISADE AV-CR505
The WPALISADE AV-CR505 bridge in Bergen, New Jersey carries WPALISADE AV-CR505 over OVERPECK CREEK. It was built in 1948, making it 78 years old today. It was last reconstructed in 1974, extending its service life. The structure is built primarily of concrete continuous and spans 2 sections, stretching 10.4 meters (34 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 7,461 vehicles, placing it in the moderately-trafficked tier of New Jersey bridges. It is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in fair condition (see the full component ratings below). All reported major components score above the Poor range.
How WPALISADE AV-CR505 compares
Age against the county: built in 1948, earlier than 446 of Bergen's 577 bridges with a recorded construction year (77%), against a county median build year of 1963. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across New Jersey bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (6,826 of 6,827 rated).
WPALISADE AV-CR505 vs every rated New Jersey bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
18 Top 96% higher than 4% of 6,826 bridges
rated New Jersey bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Bergen inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 577 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 1948
- Last Reconstructed
- 1974
- Material
- Concrete Continuous
- Number of Spans
- 2
- Structure Length
- 10.4 m (34 ft)
- Deck Width
- 30.2 m (99 ft)
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 7,461 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 020015F
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether WPALISADE AV-CR505 is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare WPALISADE AV-CR505 against other structures in Bergen and across New Jersey. New Jersey bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for WPALISADE AV-CR505?
WPALISADE AV-CR505 in Bergen, New Jersey on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is WPALISADE AV-CR505 inspected?
WPALISADE AV-CR505's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 7,461 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. WPALISADE AV-CR505 is currently shown as Fair condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for WPALISADE AV-CR505?
WPALISADE AV-CR505 has an NBI inventory load rating of 18.1 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining WPALISADE AV-CR505?
WPALISADE AV-CR505 is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is WPALISADE AV-CR505 and does age affect safety?
WPALISADE AV-CR505 was built in 1948, making it 78 years old and last reconstructed in 1974.
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