NJ519 over DELAWARE River

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

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

• NJ519 over DELAWARE River in Hunterdon 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 superstructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 1933 and reconstructed in 2011, making it 92 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 3,600 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
• It is one of 272 of the 373 inventoried bridges in Hunterdon County rated fair (72.9%); 26 (7.0%) are rated poor.
• Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
• It was rated good in the 2024 inventory and is now fair (deck 8 to 7, superstructure 7 to 6).
• Its most recent inspection on record is dated April 2024, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
• It has fracture-critical members (NBI item 92A): steel tension members without a redundant load path, which get their own scheduled inspections.
• 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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