Total Bridges
6,796
Public highway bridges in New Jersey
State profile · Below median Poor share
New Jersey bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in New Jersey, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 6,796
- Public bridges
- 17.1%
- Good condition
- 4.6%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
17.1%
1,159 bridges rated 7-9
-32.9pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
4.6%
312 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-2.4pp vs national avg 7.0%
New Jersey vs national bridge condition
New Jersey - Good condition share 17.1%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
New Jersey - Poor-condition share 15.3%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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.
OR
Oregon
4.46% top marginal rate
OH
Ohio
4.54% top marginal rate
NJ
New Jersey
4.59% top marginal rate
CA
California
4.60% top marginal rate
AR
Arkansas
4.71% top marginal rate
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.
Demarest Ave
PoorOver: E. Tib. Overpeck Creek
0.08 Mi W. of N. Dean St, Bergen, NJ
Built 1902 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 7,330
MECHLIN CORNER RD
PoorOver: Lehigh Valley ML
0.51 mi South of I-78, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1968 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 5,144
Pine Hill Road
PoorOver: South Br Raritan River
1.6 Miles West of NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1900 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 159
RED HILL ROAD
PoorOver: NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE
1.90MI NE OF GSP EX. 114, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1922 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 7,110
E ANDERS ST (CR60)
PoorOver: HACKENSACK RIVER
0.36 MI E OF CR 62, Bergen, NJ
Built 1971 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 18,945
PATRIOTS WAY
PoorOver: RAMAPO RIVER
1 mi. west of us 202, Bergen, NJ
Built 1996 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 156
All Bridges in New Jersey
RT. 31
FairOver: WILDLIFE UNDERPASS
0.11 mi S of CR 618, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1998 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 25,160
BUCKELEW AVENUE
FairOver: MANALAPAN BROOK
FORSGATE & RR AVE JCT, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1993 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 8,458
I-195 EB
FairOver: SOUTHERN DIVISION RR
3.2 MI E. OF US 9 JCT, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1981 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 26,622
I-195 WESTBOUND
FairOver: NJT (SOUTHERN BRANCH)
3.25 MI EAST OF US 9 JCT, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1981 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 26,990
LAKE VALLEY ROAD
FairOver: WHIPPANY RIVER
1MI NW OF US202&CR617 JCT, Morris, NJ
Built 1900 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 3,848
BRADY ROAD
FairOver: LAKE HOPATCONG
0.5 MILE WEST OF CR 615, Morris, NJ
Built 1923 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 4,286
MYRTLE AVENUE
FairOver: ROCKAWAY RIVER
2.4 MI NO OF JCT 46, Morris, NJ
Built 1962 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 3,490
SHERWOOD AVENUE
FairOver: MOLLY ANN'S BROOK
0.2 MI NW OF UNION AV/646, Passaic, NJ
Built 1997 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 3,146
NJ 23 SB
FairOver: CLINTON BROOK
0.13 MI S OF CR 513, Passaic, NJ
Built 1995 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 20,313
RIVER ROAD
FairOver: MIDDLE BROOK
0.43MI E COWPERTHWAITE RD, Somerset, NJ
Built 1994 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 1,168
SHILOH ROAD
FairOver: TROUT BROOK
0.2 MI SE OF CR 519 JCT, Warren, NJ
Built 1988 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 643
LAUREL ROAD
FairOver: LAUREL LAKE
1.14 M S OF RT 30, Camden, NJ
Built 1941 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 17,590
South Orange Ave.
FairOver: WEST BRANCH RAHWAY RIVER
1 MI EAST OF CR 527 JCT, Essex, NJ
Built 1991 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 18,407
CR 618
FairOver: RACCOON CREEK
0.28m E 77&1.6m S 322, Gloucester, NJ
Built 1985 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 8,322
COPPER HILL ROAD
FairOver: THIRD NESHANIC RIVER
.5 MILE WEST OF US 202, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1900 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 445
BERKSHIRE AVENUE
FairOver: MOLLY ANN'S BROOK
125FT NW OF UNION AVE/646, Passaic, NJ
Built 1997 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 3,687
GRANDVIEW RD
FairOver: ROCK BROOK
400 FT. E. OF HOLLOW RD., Somerset, NJ
Built 1930 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 775
CANAL ROAD
FairOver: TEN MILE RUN
0.3 MI SO SUYDAM RD, Somerset, NJ
Built 1992 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 140
HENRY ROAD
FairOver: ABAND. CONRAIL MP. 57.81
2.5 MI NW OF CR 517, Sussex, NJ
Built 1911 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 777
RAMAPO WAY
FairOver: SHABBECONG CREEK
0.2 MILES S.OF NJ 57 JCT., Warren, NJ
Built 1983 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 260
GREENWICH ST CR620
FairOver: HUDSON SEC (ABAN)
1.03 mi North of CR 519, Warren, NJ
Built 1928 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 4,804
PAT-HAM TPK(CR694)
FairOver: PEQUANNOCK RIVER
CO.LINE & INT.OF MACOP.RD, Passaic, NJ
Built 1924 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 12,342
TURNPIKE MAINLINE
FairOver: TWO PENNY RUN
0.21 MI N OF NJ 48, Salem, NJ
Built 1951 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 51,322
OUTWATER LN-CR 42
FairOver: SADDLE RIVER
0.54 MI EAST OF US RT 46, Bergen, NJ
Built 1976 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 16,011
NJ 4
FairOver: OVERPECK CREEK
0.52MI W OF NJ 93, Bergen, NJ
Built 1931 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 93,543
Jackson Road
FairOver: Mullica River
2.79 MI W of CR 541, Burlington, NJ
Built 1974 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 4,340
RETREAT ROAD
FairOver: FRIENDSHIP CREEK
0.1 Mi. W. of Big Hill Rd, Burlington, NJ
Built 1900 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 3,425
MARLKRESS ROAD
FairOver: N BRANCH COOPER RIVER
0.83 MI S OF RT 70, Camden, NJ
Built 1955 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 15,860
ROUTE NJ 21 SB
FairOver: SECOND RIVER
2.48 MI North of I-280., Essex, NJ
Built 1964 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 38,510
RT.I-295 & RT 130
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR
4.9 MI SOUTH OF I-76, Gloucester, NJ
Built 1953 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 75,020
GREENWOOD AV(NJ33)
FairOver: AMTRAK & NJ TRANSIT
0.13 MILES EAST OF US 1, Mercer, NJ
Built 1949 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 16,238
LAURELWOOD DR
FairOver: BIG BROOK
0.15 MILE W OF CR 4, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1945 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 1,867
Rockaway Valley Rd
FairOver: Trib to Stony Brook
1.29 Mile West of CR 618, Morris, NJ
Built 1933 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 3,211
CR642 (KENVIL AVE)
FairOver: TRIBUTARY TO BLACK RIVER
NORTH OF CORWIN STREET, Morris, NJ
Built 1985 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 6,575
NJ 10
FairOver: NJTRANSITMORRISTOWN LINE
0.2 MI W OF NJ 53, Morris, NJ
Built 1933 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 64,940
ROUTE NJ 23
FairOver: PASSAIC RIVER
1.0 mi S of I-80, Passaic, NJ
Built 1916 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 37,925
GREAT ROAD
FairOver: BEDENS BROOK
0.93 MI S. OF RT 518, Somerset, NJ
Built 1983 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 11,061
SOUTH BRANCH ROAD
FairOver: LEHIGH-NORFOLK SOUTHERN
1.63 MI NORTH OF RT 514, Somerset, NJ
Built 1992 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 4,441
GRIGGSTOWN CAUSWY
FairOver: MILLSTONE RIVER
At CR 533 Intersection, Somerset, NJ
Built 1978 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 6,198
SOUTH ST-CR 647
FairOver: CENTRAL BR. SALT BROOK
1.5 MI SOUTH OF I-78, Union, NJ
Built 1928 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 14,242
S. SALEM ST-CR 665
FairOver: NJT MORRSTWN L (MP37.54)
1.03 Mi. N. of NJ 10, Morris, NJ
Built 2009 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 15,270
EWINGVL RD(CR 636)
FairOver: E.BRANCH SHABAKUNK CREEK
100' N. of CR 648, Mercer, NJ
Built 2009 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 15,510
I-295 & US 130
FairOver: STILL RUN CREEK
4 MI NORTH OF RT 322, Gloucester, NJ
Built 1952 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 78,576
COUNTY ROUTE 602
FairOver: BACK BROOK
0.05MI EAST OF DUTCH LANE, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 2010 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 2,637
Princeton Pk CR583
FairOver: STONY BROOK
0.14 S. Quakerbridge Rd., Mercer, NJ
Built 1900 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 17,405
I-295 SOUTHBOUND
FairOver: SHABAKUNK CREEK BRANCH
1.01 MI NORTH NJ RT 31, Mercer, NJ
Built 1973 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 33,237
WASHINGTON AVENUE
FairOver: NEW MARKET POND&CONRAIL
0.31 miles south of CR601, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1936 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 14,753
VALLEY ROAD
FairOver: STONE HOUSE BROOK
0.05 MILE WEST OF CR 511, Morris, NJ
Built 1928 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 4,881
RT 549 (Chambers)
FairOver: SO BRCH METEDECONK RIVER
0.20 MI. SOUTH OF NJ 88, Ocean, NJ
Built 1996 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 19,265
CR22-CEDAR GROVE
FairOver: LONG SWAMP CREEK
0.8 MI. EAST OF RT 549, Ocean, NJ
Built 1980 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 10,208
Showing 4,951-5,000 of 6,796 bridges
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