NJ 49-MAIN STREET
Carrying NJ 49-MAIN STREET over MAURICE RIVER
.17 MILES WEST OF NJ 47, Cumberland, New Jersey
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
NJ 49-MAIN STREET in Cumberland, New Jersey sits above 75% of rated New Jersey bridges on inventory load rating (54 t), while its 1971 build year is earlier than 45% of Cumberland's recorded-year cohort (103 bridges).
NJ 49-MAIN STREET in Cumberland, New Jersey is rated Poor in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1971, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 4. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Poor 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:0605151
INTERSTATE-ERA · STEEL · MULTI-SPAN · SUPER-LED · HEAVY-ADT · HEAVY-LOAD · CAT-POOR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- STEEL Steel
- MULTI-SPAN 2 spans
- SUPER-LED Superstructure-led
- HEAVY-ADT Heavy ADT
- HEAVY-LOAD Heavy load
- CAT-POOR Poor
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-MAIN STREET
The NJ 49-MAIN STREET bridge in Cumberland, New Jersey carries NJ 49-MAIN STREET over MAURICE RIVER. It was built in 1971, making it 55 years old today. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 2 sections, stretching 40.8 meters (134 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 21,571 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 poor condition (see the full component ratings below). A component scored 4 or below, placing this bridge in the federal Poor condition category rather than declaring it unsafe or closed.
How NJ 49-MAIN STREET compares
Age against the county: built in 1971, earlier than 46 of Cumberland's 103 bridges with a recorded construction year (45%), against a county median build year of 1971.
Live comparison across New Jersey bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (6,826 of 6,827 rated).
NJ 49-MAIN STREET vs every rated New Jersey bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
54 Top 25% higher than 75% 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.
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
- 1971
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 2
- Structure Length
- 40.8 m (134 ft)
- Deck Width
- 20.8 m (68 ft)
- Owner
- State Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 21,571 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 0605151
Condition Analysis
- • The deck (driving surface) rates fair at 6/9, minor deterioration that routine maintenance should address.
- • At 4/9, the superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in poor shape, with advanced wear on file for this vintage.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) is in fair condition (6/9), with minor deterioration that may require routine maintenance.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
NJ 49-MAIN STREET is in the federal Poor condition category. That is a component-based result, not a closure order.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Understand what Poor condition does and does not mean before drawing conclusions. Poor condition explained
- Compare NJ 49-MAIN STREET 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-MAIN STREET?
NJ 49-MAIN STREET in Cumberland, New Jersey has a deck rating of 6/9, superstructure rating of 4/9, and substructure rating of 6/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is NJ 49-MAIN STREET inspected?
NJ 49-MAIN STREET'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 21,571 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. NJ 49-MAIN STREET is currently shown as Poor condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for NJ 49-MAIN STREET?
NJ 49-MAIN STREET has an NBI inventory load rating of 53.5 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining NJ 49-MAIN STREET?
NJ 49-MAIN STREET is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
How old is NJ 49-MAIN STREET and does age affect safety?
NJ 49-MAIN STREET was built in 1971, making it 55 years old.
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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Component ratings, ADT, and condition category on this page are copied from the NBI record for this structure; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.