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Rt 48 over I-295

Salem County, New Jersey · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Rt 48 over I-295 in Salem County, New Jersey, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1965, making it 60 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 6,541 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 3 of the 114 inventoried bridges in Salem County rated poor (2.6%); 3 (2.6%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 256 ft
Location	I-295 interchange
NBI structure number	1712153
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Turnpike Mainline over Two Penny Run	1951	51,322	Fair
Nj Turnpike over Game Creek	1951	51,001	Fair
Nj Turnpike over Salem Canal	1951	49,996	Fair
I-295 SB & US 40 W over Delaware River	1968	46,830	Fair
I-295 NB & US 40 E over Delaware River	1951	46,123	Fair
I-295 NB over Njtpk/us 40/SALEM Canal	1952	41,004	Fair