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Bergen County, NJ

577 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 19.1% rated Good, 76.1% Fair, 4.9% Poor.

577
Public bridges
19.1%
Good condition
4.9%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

Bergen County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across large county bridge inventory.

Top 43%
lowest Poor share in state
4.9%
Poor-condition share
577
public highway bridges
1964
avg year built

Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.

Bergen County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Bergen County ranks #9 of 21 New Jersey counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 4.9%). Bergen County, New Jersey contains 577 public highway bridges. Roughly 19.1% are rated “Good,” 76.1% “Fair,” and 4.9% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.

Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

Total bridges

577

Public highway bridges in Bergen County

Good condition

19.1%

110 of 577 rated 7-9

Fair condition

76.1%

439 of 577 rated 5-6

Poor condition

4.9%

28 of 577 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#9 of 21

Among New Jersey counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 577 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
19.1% (110)
Fair
76.1% (439)
Poor
4.9% (28)

Bergen County's Poor-condition bridges carry 1,118,962 vehicle crossings a day

That is 5.7% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 4.9% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry more traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 39,963 crossings a day against 19,319 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.

Computed over the 577 of 577 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

68.8% of Bergen County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

397 of the 577 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 19.1% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.

Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

One structure carries 9.4% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

NJ 17 over NYS & W RR, built 1931, carries 105,573 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 28-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 1,118,962 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Bergen County's bridges were built

577 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 129 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 22.4% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1964) matches the New Jersey average (1966).

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How Bergen County compares with New Jersey's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 New Jersey counties nearest Bergen County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 4.9% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1964 against a peer-group mean of 1969 is 5 years older.

Showing the 5 closest of 20 New Jersey counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Bergen County and the 5 New Jersey counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Bergen County (this page) 577 4.9%
Middlesex County 563 4.4%
Morris County 508 5.9%
Essex County 505 2.8%
Monmouth County 505 8.9%
Mercer County 414 9.2%

Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Bergen County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year

Two NBI-derived peer sets for Bergen County, both outside New Jersey so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside NJ (577 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside NJ (1964 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All 577 Good 110 Fair 439 Poor 28

Poor-condition bridges (28)

W FOREST AVE(CR64)

Poor

Over: OVERPECK CREEK

0.48 MI W OF GRAND AVENUE, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 7,523

Demarest Ave

Poor

Over: E. Tib. Overpeck Creek

0.08 Mi W. of N. Dean St, Bergen, NJ

Built 1902 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 7,330

E ANDERS ST (CR60)

Poor

Over: HACKENSACK RIVER

0.36 MI E OF CR 62, Bergen, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 18,945

PATRIOTS WAY

Poor

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

1 mi. west of us 202, Bergen, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 156

US ROUTE 46

Poor

Over: RT NJ 17 SOUTHBOUND

JCT OF 46 & NJ 17 SB, Bergen, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 36,710

NJ 4

Poor

Over: HACKENSACK RIVR & ROAD

2.5 MI SE OF NJ4&NJ17 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 92,076

NORTH IRVING ST.

Poor

Over: HO-HO-KUS BROOK

.15 Mi E of Franklin Ave., Bergen, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,470

ROUTE NJ 63

Poor

Over: FAIRVIEW AVE

0.25 MI NO. JFK BLVD INT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 23,481

OLD TAPPAN ROAD

Poor

Over: HACKENSACK RIVER

0.02 mi East of CR53, Bergen, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 7,131

ORADELL AVE

Poor

Over: HACKENSACK RIVER

0.14 mi E of CR 503, Bergen, NJ

Built 1904 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 16,999

US 9W

Poor

Over: I-95 US1 9 & 46 & NJ 4

0.62 MI W of GWB, Bergen, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 27,097

KINDERKAMACK ROAD

Poor

Over: PASCACK BROOK

.24 MI S OF HILLSDALE AVE, Bergen, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 9,078

NJ 4

Poor

Over: GRAND AVE. (NJ 93 CR501)

5.5 MI EAST OF RT 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 83,252

KINGSLAND AVENUE

Poor

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

52 FEET EAST OF NJ 21, Bergen, NJ

Built 1905 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 29,431

NJ 3 EB

Poor

Over: HCKNSCK R & MEADWLND PKW

0.25 MI E OF NJ TURNPIKE, Bergen, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 55,405

US 1&9

Poor

Over: ABAND. NYS&W RR & STRM

2.2 MI S OF 1+9 - 46 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 41,470

NJ 4

Poor

Over: PALSD AV WNDSR RD&CSX RR

3.65 MI EAST OF RT 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 88,880

NJ 17

Poor

Over: NYS & W RR SPUR

1.5 MILES SOUTH OF RT 4, Bergen, NJ

Built 1932 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 105,554

NJ 17

Poor

Over: NYS & W RR

1.5 MILES SOUTH OF RT 4, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 105,573

HENDRICKS CAUSEWAY

Poor

Over: CSX NORTH RUNNING TRACK

0.1 MI WEST OF RT 1&9 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 14,510

NJ 4

Poor

Over: TEANECK ROAD

4.0MI EAST OF NJ 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 91,575

US 46 EB RAMP A

Poor

Over: NJ 17 NB

US 46 INTERCHANGE, Bergen, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 8,038

JONES ROAD

Poor

Over: NJ 4

0.6 MI WEST OF I-95, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,265

NJ 17

Poor

Over: WEST CENTRAL AVENUE

1.0 MI NORTH OF I 80, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 92,725

US 46

Poor

Over: ERIE-LACKAWANNA RAILROAD

0.99 MI EAST OF GSP, Bergen, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 70,812

US 46

Poor

Over: NJ 17 NORTHBOUND

3.7 MILES EAST OF GSP, Bergen, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 50,868

MAPLE AVE (CR 507)

Poor

Over: NJ ROUTE 208

2.9MI W OF 208-4 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 16,190

RIVERVIEW AVENUE

Poor

Over: I-80

0.6 MI WEST OF RTE 17SB, Bergen, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 14,418

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