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

AARON ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB. OF SIX MILE RUN

0.43 miles north of US 1, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,801

APPLEGARTH ROAD

Good

Over: MILLSTONE RIVER

0.49 MI NORTH OF NJ 33, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,333

LEWIS STREET

Good

Over: WAMPUM BROOK

0.5 MI SW of NJ 35, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,595

Iron Bridge Road

Good

Over: Manasquan River-Trib.

0.19 mile north of RT 524, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,496

GEORGIA ROAD

Good

Over: MANASQUAN RIVER

0.63mi S OF INT W RT 524, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,664

Bray Avenue

Good

Over: Pews Creek

0.5 Mile NE of NJ 36, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,816

PATTEN AVENUE

Good

Over: MANAHASSETT CREEK

0.7 MI N OF MONMOUTH BLVD, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,623

HOLMES MILL ROAD

Good

Over: MIRY RUN

4 MI NW RT 539 AND RT 537, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,506

ARNYTN-HORNRSTN RD

Good

Over: CROSSWICKS CREEK

0.4 MILES WEST OF CR 27II, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 398

WALNS MILL ROAD

Good

Over: CROSSWICKS CREEK

5 MI NW RT 539 & RT 537, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 281

REMSON MILL ROAD

Good

Over: SHARK RIVER

1 MI. SO. N.J. RTE.33, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 939

SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD

Good

Over: SHARK RIVER

0.2 MI. EAST G.S. PARKWAY, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 687

MAXIM SOUTHARD RD

Good

Over: HAY STACK BROOK

0.39 mi S. of Oak Glen Rd, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,016

Lanes Pond Road

Good

Over: Pollypod Brook

0.3mi south of Locust Ave, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 337

CR 527 Millhurst

Good

Over: Manalapan Brook

0.5 Mi N of NJ 33, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,739

NJ RT 35 RAMP

Good

Over: N. CHANNEL SHARK RIVER

1.5 MI SO OF RT 33 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,120

NJ 36

Good

Over: WAGNER CREEK

8.3 MISOUTHOFNJ36&NJ35, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 26,207

NJ 18

Good

Over: PINE BROOK

1.34 MI NORTH OF GSP, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 41,536

Mountain Ave

Good

Over: Tributary to East Ditch

0.2 MI EAST OF I-287, Morris, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 222

LEDDELL ROAD

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

1.4 Ml NW of Rt. 202, Morris, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,624

COLBY FARM ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB. TO PEAPACK BROOK

0.6 miles E of RT 206, Morris, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,218

FOREST DRIVE

Good

Over: TRIB. TO TROY BROOK

0.8MI NW I287/US202/US46, Morris, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,139

GLEN ROAD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY TO TROY BROOK

1.25MI NW OF I80&I287 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 575

JEFFERSON ROAD

Good

Over: TROY BROOK

0.5MI SE OF I80&I287 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,845

CR.504(WAGARAW RD)

Good

Over: GOFFLE BROOK

0.3 NE Goffle Rd CR 659, Passaic, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,140

MEADOWBROOK AVE

Good

Over: HIGH MOUNTAIN BROOK

0.5 MILES E OF CO RT 511, Passaic, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 415

CR 514

Good

Over: TRIB. TO MILLSTONE RIVER

0.53 WEST OF CR 533, Somerset, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,106

QUINCY ROAD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY TO HARRISON BR

0.3 mi north of Lyons Rd, Somerset, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 296

MARTINO DRIVE

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY TO D&R CANAL

S. of Wilson Rd. Intersec, Somerset, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 759

DOCK WATCH HOLL RD

Good

Over: DOCK WATCH HOLLOW RUN

0.3 MI N. of CR 616, Somerset, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,822

WATCHUNG ROAD

Good

Over: EAST BR STONY BROOK

RTEs 527& 531 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,979

STICKLES POND ROAD

Good

Over: PEQUEST RIVER

0.03 MI E OF US 206, Sussex, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,370

VALLEY RD (CR 527)

Good

Over: GREEN BROOK

NEAR DIAMOND HILL ROAD, Union, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,885

RTE I-78 EB INNER

Good

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

BETWEEN I-78 EXITS 48&49, Union, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 82,325

BROOKLAWN AVENUE

Good

Over: WEST BROOK

0.31 MI NE OF CR 617, Union, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,369

THIRD STREET

Good

Over: C & D RAILROAD

0.25 W OF US 22 AND RT 57, Warren, NJ

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

A.C. EXPRESSWAY

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

1.6 MILES WEST OF RT 54, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 48,750

PARKWAY N

Good

Over: BASS R US9 W GREENBSH RD

1.7 MI SO NEW GRETNA TOLL, Burlington, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,446

Parkway Ramps 89C

Good

Over: Cedar Bridge Branch

0.8 Mi N of NJ Rt 70, Ocean, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,750

GSP SB

Good

Over: NJ Route 70

at Interchange 88, Ocean, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 64,800

I-278

Good

Over: Gulf Avenue

Elizabeth NJ, Union, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 36,917

TPKNSO/NSI/SNI/SNO

Good

Over: Colonial Pipelines

1.83 Mi. South of Int. 12, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1947 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 196,710

25TH AVE.

Good

Over: BURNT MEADOW BROOK

25TH AV & BURNT MEADOW BR, Morris, NJ

Built 1942 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

NJ 31

Good

Over: RARITAN VALLEY LINE

0.3 MI N OF MAIN Street, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 21,865

ROUTE NJ 33

Good

Over: BURKES CREEK

0.41 Mile E of Halls Mill, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20,756

NJTPK(I-95)NSO RWY

Good

Over: LAWRENCE BROOK

.1 MI N INTERCHANGE 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 56,697

POINT MOUNTAIN RD

Good

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

0.4 MI SOUTH OF NJ 57, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 901

SOUTHARD STREET

Good

Over: US 1 and CONRAIL

0.23 MI N OF PERRY ST., Mercer, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 9,730

WEYMOUTH RD(CR559)

Good

Over: DEEP RUN

.63 MI S OF US ROUTE 322, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,413

US 1 & 9 NB

Good

Over: NJ 4 EB & RAMP B

0.8 MI W OF GWB, Bergen, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 30,913

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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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