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

RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: NISHISAKAWICK CREEK

0.2 MI SOUTH OF NJ 12, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

CO 635 & RAOUL WAL

Fair

Over: ASSUNPINK CREEK

0.32 mile East of US 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 6,165

I-295

Fair

Over: SAND RUN

.2 MI SOUTH OF US 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 40,561

I-287 NB

Fair

Over: NJ 27

1.3 MI NORTH OF US 1 JCT., Middlesex, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 87,175

I-287 SB

Fair

Over: NJ 27

1.31 MI NORTH OF US 1 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 87,175

MATAWAN RD (CR626)

Fair

Over: NEW JERSEY COAST LINE

1.0 M N OF GSP EX. 120, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 6,120

VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

0.6 MILE WEST OF CR 618, Morris, NJ

Built 1924 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 9,052

CR511 PARSIPPNY RD

Fair

Over: WHIPPANY RIVER

1.2MI NW of I287&NJ10 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 13,541

I-80 EB

Fair

Over: US 46 & I-80 RAMP L

0.8 MI WEST OF RTE 53, Morris, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 68,600

RT 528

Fair

Over: BARNEGAT BAY

500 FT W. OF NJ 35, Ocean, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 14,127

RIDGE AVE

Fair

Over: NO BRCH METEDECONK RIVER

.6 MI N OF RT 526, Ocean, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 6,759

DAWES HWY (CR 682)

Fair

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

0.1 W OF PAT-HAM TPK(689), Passaic, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 6,625

WOODFERN ROAD

Fair

Over: S. BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

0.87 mi North of CR 514, Somerset, NJ

Built 1902 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,083

DEAD TREE RUN ROAD

Fair

Over: PIKE RUN

1 MI EAST OF RT 206, Somerset, NJ

Built 1822 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 989

LYONS ROAD (CR 640

Fair

Over: HARRISONS BROOK

0.35 MILE FROM RT 525, Somerset, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 7,678

US 1&9

Fair

Over: PEACH ORCHARD BROOK

3.1 MI N of Rahway River, Union, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 64,435

N.BROAD ST (C623)

Fair

Over: US 22

1.52 Mi. W. of 27 (US 22), Union, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 16,220

NJ 124

Fair

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

0.21 MILE WEST OF I-78, Union, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 28,905

NJ 27

Fair

Over: ROBINSON BR RAHWAY RIVER

1.1 MI NORTH OF RT 35 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1867 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 26,120

EAST MILTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

0.15 MI W OF CR 514, Union, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 8,631

CR615 (LONG BR RD)

Fair

Over: PEQUEST RIVER

0.5 MI W OF CO RT 612 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 796

CR 655 (VAIL ROAD)

Fair

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.64 MI SOUTH OF NJ RT 94, Warren, NJ

Built 1933 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,534

CR 659

Fair

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.34 MI NORTH OF ROUTE 94, Warren, NJ

Built 1880 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,433

I-78 EB

Fair

Over: BEATTYS ROAD

1.1 MI EAST OF US 22, Warren, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 54,800

I-78 WB

Fair

Over: BEATTYS ROAD

1.0 MILE EAST OF US 22, Warren, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 54,800

GOLF COURSE BRIDGE

Fair

Over: MANASQUAN RIVER

0.6MI SW OF RT524&30 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 11

CORBIN ST RAMP

Fair

Over: CONRAIL

CORBIN ST & PORT ST, Essex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 10,080

ADAMS DITCH RSR BR

Fair

Over: PEDDIE DITCH

2.9 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 259

LINC PARK SERV RD

Fair

Over: US 1& 9 TRUCK

.24 miles S of Duncan Ave, Hudson, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 595

GSP RAMPS E2 & E3

Fair

Over: GSP NBI & SBI

GSP INT. 105, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 17,779

Red Hill Rd(CR 52)

Fair

Over: GSP

4.5 MI SE OF GSP&RT36 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30,885

GARDEN ST PKWY SBO

Fair

Over: RAMP A FRM SERV. AREA

2.2 MI S OF RARITAN TOLL, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 63,542

GSP NB & SB

Fair

Over: NORTH UNION AVENUE

0.2 MI NE OF GSP& I78 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 189,499

GARDEN ST PKWY SB

Fair

Over: THIRD RIVER

0.5 MI SW OF GSP&RT3 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 106,247

AUBURN ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

5.7 MI NORTH OF EXIT 1, Salem, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,627

MOORSTWN-MT LAUREL

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

2 MI NORTH OF EXIT 4, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 8,167

NJ TPK NSI SNI RDW

Fair

Over: CRANBURY-SOUTH RIVER RD

.41 MI N INTERCHANGE 8 A, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 95,555

NJTPK NSO RWY

Fair

Over: TRUMBULL ST & CRR OF NJ

1.87 MI NE OF BAY WAY CIR, Union, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 67,630

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RR NJTPK SA

3.0 MI NORTH OF INTER 17E, Bergen, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 85,125

GSP SB

Fair

Over: US 9 SB & RAMP M

AT GSP & NJ 440 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 108,111

GSP

Fair

Over: NJTPK

0.95 MI NORTH OF US 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 202,787

GARDEN ST PKWY NB

Fair

Over: 72" WATER MAIN

0.5 MI SW OF GSP&RT3 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 81,367

GARDEN ST PKWY SB

Fair

Over: NJ TRANSIT

0.25 MI E OF GSP&NJ20 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 73,750

GARDEN ST PKWY NB

Fair

Over: NJ TRANSIT

0.25 MI E OF GSP&NJ20 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 67,429

NJ TPK SANI RWY

Fair

Over: NJ TPK SNO ROADWAY

5 MI NORTH OF INT 8A, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 8,161

NJ TPK SNO RWY

Fair

Over: MARSHALL STREET

.65 MI N ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 68,969

INDIAN CABIN RD

Fair

Over: UNION CREEK

0.4 MI EAST CR 563, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 53

POWELL PLACE ROAD

Fair

Over: FRIENDSHIP CREEK

0.15 M. S. of Foxchase Rd, Burlington, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,720

CR553 (N.MAIN ST.)

Fair

Over: SUTTONS DITCH

0.98 M NW OF NORTH AVENUE, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,647

W. Hobart Gap Road

Fair

Over: Slough Brook

0.34MI.W.OF JFK PARKWAY, Essex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 8,443

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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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