North Sussex St over Rockaway River

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

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

• North Sussex St over Rockaway River in Morris 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 substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 1900 and reconstructed in 1999, making it 125 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 12,322 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
• Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
• It is one of 383 of the 509 inventoried bridges in Morris County rated fair (75.2%); 27 (5.3%) 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.

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

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