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Burlington County, NJ

356 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 26.4% rated Good, 63.5% Fair, 10.1% Poor.

356
Public bridges
26.4%
Good condition
10.1%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

Burlington County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.

20th
of 21 on Poor share
10.1%
Poor-condition share
356
public highway bridges
1969
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.

Burlington County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Burlington County ranks #20 of 21 New Jersey counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 10.1%). Burlington County, New Jersey contains 356 public highway bridges. Roughly 26.4% are rated “Good,” 63.5% “Fair,” and 10.1% “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

356

Public highway bridges in Burlington County

Good condition

26.4%

94 of 356 rated 7-9

Fair condition

63.5%

226 of 356 rated 5-6

Poor condition

10.1%

36 of 356 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#20 of 21

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

Condition distribution

Share of 356 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
26.4% (94)
Fair
63.5% (226)
Poor
10.1% (36)

Burlington County's Poor-condition bridges carry 488,016 vehicle crossings a day

That is 8.1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 10.1% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 13,556 crossings a day against 13,506 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 356 of 356 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

58.1% of Burlington County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

207 of the 356 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 26.4% 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 14.8% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

US 130 over POMPESTON CREEK, built 1925, carries 72,151 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 36-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 488,016 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Burlington County's bridges were built

356 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1970s, when 69 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 19.4% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 45 to 54 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1969) matches the New Jersey average (1966).

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

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

The 5 New Jersey counties nearest Burlington County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 10.1% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1969 against a peer-group mean of 1965 is in line with the group.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Burlington County and the 5 New Jersey counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Mercer County 414 9.2%
Union County 409 4.2%
Somerset County 397 9.6%
Hunterdon County 373 7.5%
Burlington County (this page) 356 10.1%
Passaic County 333 3.3%

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 Burlington 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 Burlington County, both outside New Jersey so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside NJ (356 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside NJ (1969 here).

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

All 356 Good 94 Fair 226 Poor 36

Poor-condition bridges (36)

GEOTOWN-CFIELDRD

Poor

Over: BLACKS CREEK

0.39MI S.OF JCT.CO.RT.528, Burlington, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 4,620

GILBERT ROAD

Poor

Over: ASSISCUNK CREEK

.75 MI.SO. OF 528 SPUR, Burlington, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 270

FORK LANDING ROAD

Poor

Over: N BRANCH PENNSAUKEN CRK

0.23 MI EAST OF RT NJ 73, Burlington, NJ

Built 1906 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 3,521

CR 537

Poor

Over: MASON CREEK

0.74 MI E OF CO RT 635, Burlington, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 16,991

RANGE ROAD

Poor

Over: LARKINGS RUN CREEK

0.4 MILES WEST OF COOKSTO, Burlington, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 17.4 t ADT: 100

COOKS CORNER

Poor

Over: SOUTH RUN CREEK

2.7 MILES NORTH OF RANGE, Burlington, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 17.4 t ADT: 125

HAMMONTON RD CR542

Poor

Over: WADING RIVER

0.08 MI W of CR 653, Burlington, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 2,384

C.R. 542

Poor

Over: W.BR. BULL CREEK

0.08 M. W. OF C.R. 651, Burlington, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,397

US 206 SB

Poor

Over: CROSSWICKS CREEK

.4 MILE SOUTH OF 533 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1924 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 24,581

WHITE STREET

Poor

Over: N BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK

.1 MI. S. CO.RTE 537, Burlington, NJ

Built 1853 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 870

MONMOUTH RD CR 537

Poor

Over: BARKERS BROOK

1.31 MI E OF US 206, Burlington, NJ

Built 1912 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 8,244

CR 654

Poor

Over: EAST BRANCH BASS RIVER

1.03 M. S. OF CR 679, Burlington, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,637

US 206

Poor

Over: SPRINGERS BROOK

.68 MILE NORTH OF 541 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 9,860

MOOR.-CENTERT. RD

Poor

Over: PARKERS CREEK

0.41 MI W OF CREEK RD., Burlington, NJ

Built 1906 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 10,066

SANDTOWN ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE CREEK

0.5 MI.E.OF EAYRESTOWN RD, Burlington, NJ

Built 1932 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 85

CR 537

Poor

Over: NORTH BR PENNSAUKEN CK

0.06 MI. EAST OF NJ RT 73, Burlington, NJ

Built 1912 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 11,669

FARNSWRTH AV CR545

Poor

Over: ROBINSVILLE SECONDARY

0.9MI NE OF I295&US130 JC, Burlington, NJ

Built 1911 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 5,443

CHURCH RD (CR 616)

Poor

Over: SW BR RANCOCAS CREEK

1.1 MI E OF CR 541, Burlington, NJ

Built 1908 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,042

BURLNGTN ST CR662

Poor

Over: BLACKS CREEK

0.7mi SW of CR662&528 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,413

US 130

Poor

Over: POMPESTON CREEK

2.32 MI N OF NJ 73 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 72,151

TUCKERTN RD CR 620

Poor

Over: HAYNES CREEK

.23 MI E CR 623, Burlington, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,076

NEW FREEDOM ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE CREEK

0.1 MI W OF CHAIRVILLE RD, Burlington, NJ

Built 1915 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,725

US 206 NORTHBOUND

Poor

Over: CROSSWICKS CREEK

0.26 MILES S OF I-195 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 12,309

MONMOUTH RD CR 537

Poor

Over: ANNARICKEN BROOK

1.11mi NE CR537&670 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1949 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 8,777

ROUTE I-295 NB

Poor

Over: RANCOCAS CREEK

3.1 MI NORTH OF RT 38 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 45,655

I-295 SB

Poor

Over: RANCOCAS CREEK

3.2 MI NORTH OF RT 38, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 60,070

COUNTY ROUTE 656

Poor

Over: R.R. ROW

0.87 MI SW OF C.R. 658, Burlington, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,307

I-295 NB

Poor

Over: BURL - JACKS RD (CR 670)

3.29 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 52, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 48,366

I-295 SB

Poor

Over: BURLINGTN-JACKSONVLLE RD

3.29 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 52, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 48,366

C.R. 613

Poor

Over: SWEDES RUN

0.6 MI. N. OF CO. RT. 614, Burlington, NJ

Built 1949 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 7,257

US 206 SB

Poor

Over: US 130 NB

JCT OF US 130 & US 206, Burlington, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 12,275

US 206 NB

Poor

Over: US 130 SB

0.40 MI S OF CR 662, Burlington, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 10,038

JBSTWN-JULIUSTWN

Poor

Over: BARKERS BROOK

1.5 MI S OF CO RTE 537 JT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 920

US 130 SOUTHBOUND

Poor

Over: ASSISCUNK CREEK

0.5 MI N OF RT541, Burlington, NJ

Built 1935 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 23,822

NJ ROUTE 70

Poor

Over: MOUNT MISERY BROOK

4.16 MI E OF NJ 72, Burlington, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 10,680

C.R. 612

Poor

Over: MASONS CREEK

1.56MI S OF CR 636, Burlington, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 904

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