▁in ▁Oregon ▁Category : H owe ▁tr uss ▁brid ges ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁North ▁Jersey ▁Inter sch ol astic ▁Conference , ▁or ▁N J IC , ▁is ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁athlet ic ▁conference ▁located ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁so - called ▁" super ▁con ferences " ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁State ▁Inter sch ol astic ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁( N J SI AA ) ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁real ignment ▁of ▁high ▁school ▁sports ▁le agues ▁in ▁North ▁and ▁Central ▁New ▁Jersey ▁announced ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 6 ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁high ▁schools ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁N J IC . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁schools ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁Ber gen ▁County ▁( 2 7 ), ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁in ▁Pass a ic ▁County ▁( 6 ) ▁and ▁Hudson ▁County ▁( 3 ). ▁ ▁Form ation ▁of ▁the ▁N J IC ▁ ▁In cre asing ▁conflict ▁over ▁compet itive ▁im bal ance ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey ▁high ▁school ▁sports ▁le agues ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁committee ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁issue ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁proposed ▁to ▁dis band ▁the ▁ 1 1 ▁athlet ic ▁con ferences ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁create ▁six ▁larger ▁" super ▁con ferences ". ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁length y ▁series ▁of ▁meet ings ▁and ▁revis ions , ▁final ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁plan ▁took ▁place ▁with ▁the ▁start