PHILLIPS AVENUE
Carrying PHILLIPS AVENUE over ROUTE I-80
.25 M.WEST OF I-80 EX-66, Bergen, New Jersey
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
PHILLIPS AVENUE in Bergen, New Jersey sits above 91% of rated New Jersey bridges on inventory load rating (70 t), while its 1964 build year is earlier than 45% of Bergen's recorded-year cohort (577 bridges).
PHILLIPS AVENUE in Bergen, New Jersey is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1964, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 5. 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:0226161
INTERSTATE-ERA · STEEL · MULTI-SPAN · TIED-CTRL · ARTERIAL-ADT · HEAVY-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- STEEL Steel
- MULTI-SPAN 3 spans
- TIED-CTRL Tied control
- ARTERIAL-ADT Arterial ADT
- HEAVY-LOAD Heavy 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: PHILLIPS AVENUE
The PHILLIPS AVENUE bridge in Bergen, New Jersey carries PHILLIPS AVENUE over ROUTE I-80. It was built in 1964, making it 62 years old today. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 3 sections, stretching 81.7 meters (268 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 5,030 vehicles, placing it in the moderately-trafficked tier of New Jersey bridges. It is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in fair condition (see the full component ratings below). None of this bridge's reported major components fall into the Poor condition range.
How PHILLIPS AVENUE compares
Age against the county: built in 1964, earlier than 261 of Bergen's 577 bridges with a recorded construction year (45%), against a county median build year of 1963. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across New Jersey bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (6,826 of 6,827 rated).
PHILLIPS AVENUE vs every rated New Jersey bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
70 Top 9% higher than 91% 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.
Reported 0–9 component ratings from the FHWA NBI. The highlighted component is the lowest reported input to this record’s current condition category; it is not a closure or live crossing-safety decision.
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
- 1964
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 3
- Structure Length
- 81.7 m (268 ft)
- Deck Width
- 13.6 m (45 ft)
- Owner
- State Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 5,030 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 0226161
Condition Analysis
- • The deck (driving surface) rates fair at 5/9, minor deterioration that routine maintenance should address.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in fair condition (6/9), with minor deterioration that may require routine maintenance.
- • At 5/9, the substructure (piers and abutments) shows fair condition, with minor wear flagged for upkeep.
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 PHILLIPS AVENUE 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 PHILLIPS AVENUE 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 PHILLIPS AVENUE?
PHILLIPS AVENUE in Bergen, New Jersey has a deck rating of 5/9, superstructure rating of 6/9, and substructure rating of 5/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is PHILLIPS AVENUE inspected?
PHILLIPS AVENUE'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 5,030 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. PHILLIPS AVENUE 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 PHILLIPS AVENUE?
PHILLIPS AVENUE has an NBI inventory load rating of 69.9 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining PHILLIPS AVENUE?
PHILLIPS AVENUE is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
How old is PHILLIPS AVENUE and does age affect safety?
PHILLIPS AVENUE was built in 1964, making it 62 years old.
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