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I-78 Ramp 7 over I-78 and Ramp 1

Essex County, New Jersey · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

I-78 Ramp 7 over I-78 and Ramp 1 in Essex County, New Jersey, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1970, making it 55 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 7,548 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 410 of the 505 inventoried bridges in Essex County rated fair (81.2%); 14 (2.8%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 402 ft
Location	0.55 Miles W of Njtpk
NBI structure number	0725167
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the New Jersey department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Gsp over Elizabeth River	1954	235,266	Fair
Gsp over Elizabeth River	1954	235,180	Fair
Gsp NB & SB over S Orange Ave	1953	193,253	Fair
Gsp over 14TH Ave.	1954	185,517	Fair
Garden State Pkwy over Lyons Avenue (CR 602)	1953	181,459	Fair
Garden State Pkwy over I-280	1966	180,006	Fair