TURNPIKE NS95/SN80
Carrying TURNPIKE NS95/SN80 over BERGEN - TPK UTILITIES
0.4 MI N OVERPECK CRK, Bergen, New Jersey
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
TURNPIKE NS95/SN80 in Bergen, New Jersey sits above 15% of rated New Jersey bridges on inventory load rating (26 t), while its 1953 build year is earlier than 75% of Bergen's recorded-year cohort (577 bridges).
TURNPIKE NS95/SN80 in Bergen, New Jersey is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1953, it carries 2 rated components 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:M117200
INTERSTATE-ERA · CONCRETE · MULTI-SPAN · TIED-CTRL · HEAVY-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- CONCRETE Concrete
- MULTI-SPAN 2 spans
- TIED-CTRL Tied control
- HEAVY-ADT Heavy ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard 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: TURNPIKE NS95/SN80
The TURNPIKE NS95/SN80 bridge in Bergen, New Jersey carries TURNPIKE NS95/SN80 over BERGEN - TPK UTILITIES. It was built in 1953, making it 73 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete continuous and spans 2 sections, stretching 11.0 meters (36 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 78,671 vehicles, placing it in the heavily-trafficked tier of New Jersey bridges. It is owned and maintained by State Toll Authority.
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 TURNPIKE NS95/SN80 compares
Age against the county: built in 1953, earlier than 435 of Bergen's 577 bridges with a recorded construction year (75%), 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).
TURNPIKE NS95/SN80 vs every rated New Jersey bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
26 Top 85% higher than 15% of 6,826 bridges
rated New Jersey bridges, bucketed by value
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more bridges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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
- 1953
- Material
- Concrete Continuous
- Number of Spans
- 2
- Structure Length
- 11.0 m (36 ft)
- Deck Width
- 42.4 m (139 ft)
- Owner
- State Toll Authority
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 78,671 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- M117200
Condition Analysis
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) rates fair at 6/9, minor deterioration that routine maintenance should address.
- • At 6/9, 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 TURNPIKE NS95/SN80 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 TURNPIKE NS95/SN80 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 TURNPIKE NS95/SN80?
TURNPIKE NS95/SN80 in Bergen, New Jersey, superstructure rating of 6/9, and substructure rating of 6/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is TURNPIKE NS95/SN80 inspected?
TURNPIKE NS95/SN80'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 78,671 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. TURNPIKE NS95/SN80 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 TURNPIKE NS95/SN80?
TURNPIKE NS95/SN80 has an NBI inventory load rating of 25.9 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining TURNPIKE NS95/SN80?
TURNPIKE NS95/SN80 is owned and maintained by State Toll Authority.
How old is TURNPIKE NS95/SN80 and does age affect safety?
TURNPIKE NS95/SN80 was built in 1953, making it 73 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.