State profile · Below median Poor share

New Jersey bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in New Jersey.

6,827
Public bridges
25.4%
Good condition
6.0%
Poor condition

New Jersey holds 6,827 public highway bridges (#32 of 52 by inventory) with a 6.01% Poor share (#27 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 6.0% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 26 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

6,827

Public highway bridges in New Jersey

Good Condition

25.4%

1,731 bridges rated 7-9

-24.6pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

6.0%

410 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-1.5pp vs national avg 7.5%

New Jersey vs national bridge condition

New Jersey - Good condition share 25.4%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

New Jersey - Poor-condition share 20.0%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

New Jersey in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: New Jersey has 6,827 bridges and a 6.0% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #26 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: New Jersey has 6,827 bridges and a 6.0% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #26 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

New Jersey vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

6,827 32nd of 54 higher than 22 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for New Jersey

The highlighted point is New Jersey: 6,827 bridges and 6.01% in Poor condition, rank #26 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below New Jersey on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Washington: 8,474 bridges · 5.45% Poor
  • California: 25,848 bridges · 5.91% Poor
  • New Jersey: 6,827 bridges · 6.01% Poor
  • Mississippi: 16,739 bridges · 6.03% Poor
  • South Carolina: 9,490 bridges · 6.17% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in New Jersey

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 6,827 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains New Jersey’s inventory

State agency holds 54.9% of the 6,827 public highway bridges filed under New Jersey in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When New Jersey’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 23.7% of the 6,827 bridges with a recorded original year in New Jersey. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

New Jersey25.4%68.6%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - New Jersey (FHWA NBI)

Counties (21)

Atlantic 207 Bergen 577 Burlington 356 Camden 261 Cape May 74 Cumberland 103 Essex 505 Gloucester 243 Hudson 202 Hunterdon 373 Mercer 414 Middlesex 563 Monmouth 505 Morris 508 Ocean 241 Passaic 333 Salem 114 Somerset 397 Sussex 174 Union 409 Warren 268

New Jersey vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below New Jersey on the same metric.

WA

Washington

5.45% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,474

CA

California

5.91% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$25,848
Selected

NJ

New Jersey

6.01% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$6,827

MS

Mississippi

6.03% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,739

SC

South Carolina

6.17% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$9,490

Bridges Needing Most Attention in New Jersey

Six lowest-condition bridges in New Jersey, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

W FOREST AVE(CR64)

Poor

Over: OVERPECK CREEK

0.48 MI W OF GRAND AVENUE, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 7,523

GEOTOWN-CFIELDRD

Poor

Over: BLACKS CREEK

0.39MI S.OF JCT.CO.RT.528, Burlington, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 4,620

BROWNING RD(CO659)

Poor

Over: I-295

AT I-76 INTERCHANGE, Camden, NJ

Built 1957 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 3,789

RYMON ROAD

Poor

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

0.1 MILE NO OF CR 645 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1868 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 410

MAIN STREET

Poor

Over: FLAT BROOK

OFF OF NPS ROAD 615 (WALP, Sussex, NJ

Built 1889 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 302

Demarest Ave

Poor

Over: E. Tib. Overpeck Creek

0.08 Mi W. of N. Dean St, Bergen, NJ

Built 1902 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 7,330

All Bridges in New Jersey

FLOOD GATE ROAD

Fair

Over: REPAUPO CREEK

1.1m W of NJ 44, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 88

POND EDDY ROAD

Fair

Over: TOWN BROOK

0.06 MI SE OF NJ 94, Sussex, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 55

NIKE SITE ROAD

Fair

Over: I-78

0.9 MI E OF I-78 EXIT 44, Union, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 0.0 t

CONNECT PA263&NJ29

Fair

Over: DELAWARE River

0.2mi SW of NJ29-BridgeSt, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 4,600

WARD STREET

Fair

Over: PEDDIE LAKE

NEXT TO PEDDIE SCHOOL, Mercer, NJ

Built 1896 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 3,115

WASHINGTON TPK

Fair

Over: WEST BRANCH WADING RIVER

WHARTON STATE FOREST, Burlington, NJ

Built 1944 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 58

HAMDEN ROAD

Fair

Over: SOUTH BR RARITAN RIVER

0.6 MI SOUTH OF RIVER RD, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1885 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 179

Pennington Road

Fair

Over: Delaware River

Pennington Road, Mercer, NJ

Built 1904 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 7,521

LOWER LANDSDOWN RD

Fair

Over: CAPOOLONG CREEK

0.4 M E OF CR 617, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1885 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 160

Northampton Street

Fair

Over: DELAWARE RIVER

0.5 miles south of US 22, Warren, NJ

Built 1896 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 18,700

HAMPTON ROAD

Fair

Over: SPRINGERS BROOK

1.8 MI E OFUS206 (Atsion), Burlington, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 21

HAWKINS BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: TULPEHOCKEN CREEK

12.1 MI NE OF RT30&206 JC, Burlington, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 29

DEANS-RHODE HL RD

Fair

Over: LAWRENCE BROOK

0.25 MI. W. OF US 130, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 14,580

HERMITAGE AVENUE

Fair

Over: DE.& RARITAN CANAL FDR

1/4 MILE NORTH OF RTE 29, Mercer, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 6,227

SORROW HOUSE ROAD

Fair

Over: SKIT BRANCH

13.5 MI NE OF RT30&206 JC, Burlington, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 14

WASHINGTON TPK

Fair

Over: WEST BRANCH WADING RIVER

WHARTON STATE FOREST, Burlington, NJ

Built 1944 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 58

TM A E & A RMP #21

Fair

Over: PARKING LOT

3.1 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 55,182

BUTTZVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: PEQUEST RIVER

0.2 MI SOUTH OF RT 46, Warren, NJ

Built 1902 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 118

LOWER MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BISPHAMS MILL CREEK

3.1 MI N OF RT70&72 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 9

BURNT HOUSE ROAD

Fair

Over: SLEEPER BRANCH

4.9 MI NE OF RT30&206 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 23

COUNTY ROAD 560

Fair

Over: DELAWARE RIVER

LOC. RT 560 AT DELA. RIV., Sussex, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 4,629

FERRY ROAD

Fair

Over: PLUM BROOK

1.75 MILES N. OF CR 523, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1901 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 456

STATION ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF PAULINS KILL

270 EAST OF NJ RT 94 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1902 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 181

CHURCH ROAD

Fair

Over: D&R CANAL FEEDER

1.1 MI.NW OF RT546&29 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 750

PARK RIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG FLAT BROOK

0.5 MI S OF SAWMILL ROAD, Sussex, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 64

ROYS BRIDGE

Fair

Over: BIG FLAT BROOK

.1 M.E.RT615 4.3M.S.RT206, Sussex, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 31

BATSTO FIRE LANE

Fair

Over: MULLICA RIVER

8 MI E OF US30&206 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 18

INDIAN CABIN ROAD

Fair

Over: INDIAN CABIN CREEK

0.4 MI EAST CR 563, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 126

BUCKHORN ROAD

Fair

Over: STOW CREEK

.7 M W OF BACONS NECK RD, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 37

MEIRS ROAD

Fair

Over: MIRY RUN

2 MILES NORTH RT 537, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 809

FLEMING PIKE ROAD

Fair

Over: ALBERTSON BRANCH

4.5 MI NE OF RT30&206 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 16

KING GEORGES POST

Fair

Over: GSP & RAMPS TK&KT

AT JCT OF NJ 184 & GSP, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 24,007

TURNPIKE NSE/SNE

Fair

Over: HACKENSACK RV & ERIE RR

2.0 MI SOUTH OF INTER 16E, Hudson, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 10.7 t ADT: 126,356

I-295 NB

Fair

Over: BROADWAY AVENUE

0.58mi S. of NJ 47, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 51,654

I-295 SB

Fair

Over: BROADWAY AVENUE

0.58mi S. of NJ 47, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 51,654

HOFFMANS CRSSNG RD

Fair

Over: SO. BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

0.10 MI SE OF CR 513, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1898 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 1,384

CR537 (TINTON AVE

Fair

Over: NJ TRANSIT SOUTHERN DIVI

0.35MI WEST OF NJ 35, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 7,925

LENAPE TRAIL

Fair

Over: DOCK WATCH HOLLOW BROOK

.15 MI N OF SMOKED RIZE D, Somerset, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 267

BAKERS BASIN ROAD

Fair

Over: DELAWARE & RARITAN CANAL

0.17 MI EAST OF US 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 7,238

TPK INT 17E RAMP A

Fair

Over: TPK RWY RAMPS PAT PK R

INTERCHANGE 17E, Hudson, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 17,650

PULIS AVENUE

Fair

Over: HO-HO-KUS BROOK

.5 MI.WEST OF WYCKOFF AVE, Bergen, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 8,533

NEW JERSEY AVE

Fair

Over: OYSTER CREEK

1.2 MI. SE JCT CO 637, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 41

CR733(BEALS MILL)

Fair

Over: COHANSEY RIVER

1.5 MILES W OF ROUTE 77, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 176

Dirt Farm Road

Fair

Over: FORMER STRANTON BRANCH

Enter at 28 Heller Hill R, Warren, NJ

Built 1911 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 3

SCHRALENBRG (CR39)

Fair

Over: DWARS KILL

0.32 MI N OF CR 502, Bergen, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 12,204

CIDER MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: NESHANIC RIVER

1.25 MI SOUTH OF CR 514, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 208

OLD ROUTE 27

Fair

Over: DELAWARE & RARITAN CANAL

200 FT S OF NEW RT 27, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1957 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 120

INT 150 NB ENT RMP

Fair

Over: THIRD RIVER

3.15MI N OF GSP&I-280 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 3,928

TPK INT 17E RAMP A

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 3

INTERCHANGE 17E, Hudson, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 17,647

Franklin Lakes Roa

Fair

Over: Pond Brook

0.14 Mi. W. of C.R. 89, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 8,140

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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