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

OSBORNE TERRACE

Good

Over: PACKANACK LAKE OVERFLOW

0.8 W OF ALPS RD (CR670), Passaic, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,726

CENTURY ROAD

Good

Over: SPROUT BROOK

0.18 mi West of NJ 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 21,973

RIDGEDALE AVENUE

Good

Over: WHIPPANY RIVER

0.2MI N I-287 EXIT 36, Morris, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 18,496

US 9

Good

Over: WESTECUNK CREEK

4.6 MI S OF NJ 72 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 15,593

GSP SB Service Rd

Good

Over: NJ Rte 70

At Interchange 88, Ocean, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 65,200

GSP NB

Good

Over: NJ Route 70

at Interchange 88, Ocean, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 66,096

NJ RT 41 (CR 573)

Good

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

1 MI NORTH OF EXIT 3, Camden, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 10,626

Ramp NISA

Good

Over: NJTPK (I-95)

Molly Pitcher Serv. Area, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 6,229

I-195 EB

Good

Over: NJTP & RAMP TP SB TO 195

1.94 MI E of US 130 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 32,774

US 206

Good

Over: CSXT

4.7 MI N OF CO. 518 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 26,012

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: RARITAN VALLEY LINE

3.1 MI SW I287&US202 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 2020 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 2,540

LLOYD ROAD

Good

Over: GROVE BROOK

0.5 Miles East of RT 525, Somerset, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 485

Int. 8 Rmp NT & TS

Good

Over: NJTPK

At Interchange 8, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 10,407

NJTPK Ramp SSP&SPN

Good

Over: NJTPK(I-95)

3 MI N RTE 33 & NJ TPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 126

Route I-295 Ramp E

Good

Over: NJ 42

0.50 MI N of CR 753, Camden, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 68,136

CR 677

Good

Over: PALATINE BRANCH

PITTSGROVE TOWNSHIP, Salem, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,046

NJ ROUTE 48

Good

Over: BR OF GAME CREEK

0.19 MI E OF CR 551, Salem, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 5,386

GSP SB

Good

Over: HERBERTSVILLE RD (549)

0.6 MI S of MANASQUAN R., Monmouth, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 66,800

Ramp TN

Good

Over: I-195

At Interchange 7A, Mercer, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 4,406

I-287 SOUTHBOUND

Good

Over: RAMAPO R. & STAG HILL RD

0.37 MI S. OF NJ 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 33,114

BED BUG HILL ROAD

Good

Over: SO-BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK

350 Ft. N. of Retreat Rd., Burlington, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 50

GOOD INTN RD CR681

Good

Over: S BR BIG TIMBER CREEK

1.49 MI S OF RT 42, Camden, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,356

CR538(GLN ECHO AV)

Good

Over: NARRATICON RUN

0.07 MI EAST OF RT 551, Gloucester, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,541

COLES MILL ROAD

Good

Over: SCOTLAND RUN

1.17 Mi East of NJ 47, Gloucester, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,346

NJ 55 SB

Good

Over: CHESTNUT BRANCH

1.56MI N OF US322/55 INT., Gloucester, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 31,433

POTTERSTOWN ROAD

Good

Over: N BRANCH ROCKAWAY CREEK

1.7 MILES WEST OF CR 523, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 742

Ewingville Road

Good

Over: Shabakunk Creek

0.35M South of NJ RT.31, Mercer, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 13,882

BRANDON ROAD WEST

Good

Over: SHABAKUNK CREEK

0.64 Mi E. OF RT. 31, Mercer, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 468

PROSPECT AVENUE

Good

Over: BOUND BROOK

1 MI. EAST OF ST. HWY. 28, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,893

CR 630

Good

Over: BEAVER DAM CREEK

500 FT N OF PRINCETON AVE, Ocean, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 11,214

OLD ROAD

Good

Over: RIDGEWAY BRANCH TOMS RI

0.45 Mi. S. of CR 571, Ocean, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 130

NJ 45 (MARKET ST)

Good

Over: FENWICK CREEK

0.4 MI NORTH OF NJ 49, Salem, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 10,533

BROOKDALE ROAD

Good

Over: STONY BRK

0.1 MI NO MOUNTAIN BLVD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,462

CR 577

Good

Over: I-78

0.74 MI E OF 78-24 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 16,015

SERVICE ROAD

Good

Over: PERIPHERAL DITCH

6 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 34

RACE STREET

Good

Over: SO BR OF RANCOCAS CREEK

0.5 MI. WEST OF US 206, Burlington, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 720

CHURCH RD (CR 616)

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

2.10 MI E OF CR 541, Burlington, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 4,041

NJ ROUTE 3

Good

Over: PASSAIC RV 21 3 CR507

RT 3 RT 21 PASSAIC R jun., Passaic, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 129,490

GSP NB

Good

Over: BELMAR BLVD (CR 18)

1.6 MI N OF NJ 138&GSP JC, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 67,425

GOETHALS BRIDGE WB

Good

Over: CONRAIL NJTPK NJTPK RAMP

0.3 MI S OF ELIZABETH RIV, Union, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 32,727

AC/BC NORTHBOUND

Good

Over: AC/BC RAMP RC1 & RC2

ATLANTIC CITY, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 23,661

CR 518 (E. Broad)

Good

Over: BEDENS BROOK

0.5 MI EAST OF CO. 569, Mercer, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 10,642

CR 642

Good

Over: OLDMANS CREEK

1.6 MILES EAST OF US 130, Salem, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 2,081

FRIENDSHIP-CHURCH

Good

Over: MUDDY RUN

1 MI.N.OF US 40, Salem, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 209

NJ 173

Good

Over: POHATCONG CREEK

1.18 MI EAST OF US RT 22, Warren, NJ

Built 2020 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 8,472

440 X

Good

Over: Kill Van Kull

NJ 440, Hudson, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 9,521

Prospect Plains Rd

Good

Over: NJ TPK

3.8 MI N RTE 33 & NJ TPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 12,076

NJ RTE 4 RAMP SE

Good

Over: NJ RT.4 RT 17 AND RAMPS

ROUTES 4 AND 17 INTERCHNG, Bergen, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 10,780

I-287 NORTHBOUND

Good

Over: RAMAPO R & STAG HILL RD.

0.37 MILE S. OF NJ 17., Bergen, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 33,114

US 130

Good

Over: LITTLE TIMBER CREEK

0.43 MI S OF CR 634 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 25,393

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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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