NJ 49-E.BROADST
Carrying NJ 49-E.BROADST over MILL CREEK-JACKSON RUN
.3 MI EAST OF NJ 77, Cumberland, New Jersey
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
NJ 49-E.BROADST in Cumberland, New Jersey sits above 6% of rated New Jersey bridges on inventory load rating (20 t), while its 1954 build year is earlier than 74% of Cumberland's recorded-year cohort (103 bridges).
NJ 49-E.BROADST in Cumberland, New Jersey is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1954, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 7. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Good 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:0605150
INTERSTATE-ERA · CONCRETE · MULTI-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · HEAVY-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-GOOD
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- CONCRETE Concrete
- MULTI-SPAN 2 spans
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- HEAVY-ADT Heavy ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-GOOD Good
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: NJ 49-E.BROADST
The NJ 49-E.BROADST bridge in Cumberland, New Jersey carries NJ 49-E.BROADST over MILL CREEK-JACKSON RUN. It was built in 1954, making it 72 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 2 sections, stretching 7.3 meters (24 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 14,567 vehicles, placing it in the heavily-trafficked tier of New Jersey bridges. It is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in good condition (see the full component ratings below). No reported major component scores in the Poor range under the current federal condition thresholds.
How NJ 49-E.BROADST compares
Age against the county: built in 1954, earlier than 76 of Cumberland's 103 bridges with a recorded construction year (74%), against a county median build year of 1971. 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).
NJ 49-E.BROADST vs every rated New Jersey bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
20 Top 94% higher than 6% 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.
Cumberland inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 103 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
- 1954
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 2
- Structure Length
- 7.3 m (24 ft) 0
- Owner
- State Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 14,567 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 0605150
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 NJ 49-E.BROADST 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 NJ 49-E.BROADST against other structures in Cumberland 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 NJ 49-E.BROADST?
NJ 49-E.BROADST in Cumberland, New Jersey on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is NJ 49-E.BROADST inspected?
NJ 49-E.BROADST'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 14,567 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. NJ 49-E.BROADST is currently shown as Good condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for NJ 49-E.BROADST?
NJ 49-E.BROADST has an NBI inventory load rating of 20.0 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining NJ 49-E.BROADST?
NJ 49-E.BROADST is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
How old is NJ 49-E.BROADST and does age affect safety?
NJ 49-E.BROADST was built in 1954, making it 72 years old.
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