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

I-80 EB EXP. RAMP

Good

Over: I-80 EB LOCAL

1.0 Mile North of RT US46, Bergen, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 6,743

RAMP A (I-287)

Good

Over: I-287 NJ 208 RR& POND BK

AT I-287 & NJ 208 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,930

Moonachie Avenue

Good

Over: Berrys Creek

0.8 Mi W of NJ 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 15,545

BIRMINGHAM ROAD

Good

Over: N. BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK

0.7 MI N CO. 530 INT., Burlington, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,114

COUNTY ROUTE 530

Good

Over: N BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK

.35 MI S PEMBERTON ROAD, Burlington, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 7,470

HILLIARDS ROAD

Good

Over: MILLARD CREEK

0.05 MI S OF KIRKWOOD RD, Camden, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 995

CR609 SP(GROVE ST)

Good

Over: INDIAN FIELDS BRANCH

0.25 MI. SOUTH OF RT. 49, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,159

NJ 31

Good

Over: South Br. Raritan River

3.43 MI. N. OF NJ 12 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 26,893

NJ RT 29 NB

Good

Over: WATSONS CREEK

0.41MI WEST OF 206 INT., Mercer, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 37,858

NJ 28(BOUND BK RD)

Good

Over: BONYGUTT BROOK

0.73 MI WEST OF CR 529, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 12,269

ENGLISHTOWN RD

Good

Over: BARCLAYS BROOK

2.5 MI SW JCT RTES 9 & 18, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 12,041

COUNTY ROUTE 15

Good

Over: DEAL LAKE

0.13 miles south of CR 31, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 13,602

LANDING RD NB C631

Good

Over: SHIPPENPORT ROAD

0.1 MI N OF I-80 EXIT 28, Morris, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 12,031

CLOVER ST.

Good

Over: SO BRCH METEDECONK RIVER

0.33 Mile North RT 528, Ocean, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 11,115

NJ ROUTE 3

Good

Over: THIRD RIVER

1.0 MI NW OF 3-21 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1947 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 138,590

MORNING GLORY ROAD

Good

Over: MIDDLE BROOK

0.07 mi S of CR 616, Somerset, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 7,849

SADDLEBACK ROAD

Good

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.4 MI SE OF CR 521, Sussex, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 525

NJ 23

Good

Over: BRANCH OF CLOVE RIVER

1.36 MI. SO. OF CR651 JCT, Sussex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 7,141

A.C. EXPRESSWAY WB

Good

Over: LITTLE MILL STREAM

4 MI SE OF ACE&RT54 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 24,480

A.C. EXPRESSWAY EB

Good

Over: LITTLE MILL STREAM

4 MI SE OF ACE&RT54 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 23,930

NORTH SERVICE RD.

Good

Over: PERIPHERAL DITCH

2.8 MI FROM NJ TPK TOL, Essex, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 9,073

NJ TURNPIKE

Good

Over: NJ TRANSIT

.25 MI E OF INT 15X, Hudson, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,165

NJ 54-12TH STREET

Good

Over: CONRAIL/HOSPITALITYBRNCH

0.33 MI S OF 54-322 JCT., Atlantic, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 12,014

RT 559

Good

Over: GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER

.42 MI N OF NJ 50 & 40, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 6,637

RELOCATED FHR NB

Good

Over: CR 659 CSX CONRAIL

2.0MI NEof US1&9&I-95 JCT, Hudson, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 4,638

NJ 7

Good

Over: Abandoned Conr. Nwrk Br.

0.2 mi S of NJ TPK E SPUR, Hudson, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 18,980

CRATETOWN ROAD

Good

Over: PRESCOTT BROOK

0.43 MI EAST OF NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 191

I-295 RAMPS G & C

Good

Over: D&R CANAL&SHIPETAUKIN CK

AT RT 1 INTERSECTION, Mercer, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 13,227

I-278

Good

Over: Amboy Avenue

Elizabeth NJ, Union, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 36,917

GSP SERVICE ROAD

Good

Over: WEASEL BROOK

AT GSP & US 46 JUNCTION, Passaic, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 281

Ramp SIT

Good

Over: NJTPK (I-95)

At Interchange 7A, Mercer, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 3,931

NJTPK SNW-NSW RWYS

Good

Over: MOONACHIE CREEK

.36 MI S HACKENSACK RIVER, Bergen, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 84,270

RAMP HM

Good

Over: HURON AVE. M& RAMP BH1

ATLANTIC CITY, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 6,945

CR 30 (PARK AVE.)

Good

Over: NJ 3

0.3 MI EAST OF NJ 21 JCT., Bergen, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 10,790

Ramp from NJ 7 EB

Good

Over: Relief Area

2.4MI NEof US1&9&I-95 JCT, Hudson, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 6,951

THOMPSON BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: MAIN BRANCH TOMS RIVER

0.61 Mi. W. of CR 528, Ocean, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,576

RAYMOND AVENUE

Good

Over: GREEN BROOK

0.30 MI NO OF E FRONT ST, Union, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 3,548

GSP NB EXIT RAMP

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.9 MI NE OF 59&NJ 72 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 7,360

GSP NB & SB

Good

Over: MORRIS AVE (ROUTE 82)

AT GSP & NJ 82 JUNCTION, Union, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 225,572

NJ 48

Good

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

2.5 MI NORTH OF EXIT 1, Salem, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 3,549

Columbus-Hedding R

Good

Over: NJTPK (I-95)

AT NJTPK INT. 6, Burlington, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,150

JERSEY GARDEN BLVD

Good

Over: NJ TPK & INT 13A RAMPS

3 MI SO OF NJ TPK INT14, Union, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 5,838

MORLOT AVE (CR 78)

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.57 MI W. OF CR 507, Bergen, NJ

Built 1904 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5,970

MILLBURN AV CR 577

Good

Over: W. BR. RAHWAY RIVER

0.02 miles north of CR527, Essex, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 9,963

I-78 EB

Good

Over: MATHESON ROAD

0.36 MI E OF I-78 EXIT 24, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 58,163

FEDERAL CITY ROAD

Good

Over: S. BRANCH OF STONY BRK

0.2 MI W OF OLD MILL ROAD, Mercer, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,479

US 1

Good

Over: MILLSTONE RIVER

5.2 MI NORTH OF I-295, Mercer, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 93,321

Aster Circle

Good

Over: Trib. Tennents Brook

1.0 mil. W of NJ RT 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 102

CR 524 (S. MAIN ST

Good

Over: DOCTORS CREEK

ALLENTOWN, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 9,417

I-287

Good

Over: OLD LANE

1.05 MI N OF JUNC. US 202, Morris, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 85,978

Showing 5,001-5,050 of 6,827 bridges

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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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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. New Jersey Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.