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North Ave EB over Central RR of Nj-conrail

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

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

North Ave EB over Central RR of Nj-conrail in Union 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 substructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1951 and reconstructed in 2000, making it 74 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 19,193 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
It is one of 16 of the 409 inventoried bridges in Union County rated poor (3.9%); 16 (3.9%) 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 255 ft
Location	0.15 Mi E of Njtpk
NBI structure number	3800068
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Parkway N/S over Elizabeth River	1952	287,498	Good
Gsp over Br Rahway River & Mains	1947	278,487	Fair
Gsp over Rahway River	1948	247,670	Fair
Nj Turnpike over Central Railroad of Nj	1950	246,243	Fair
I-78 over Garden State Parkway	1976	236,895	Fair
Garden St Parkway over Michigan Avenue	1952	227,167	Fair