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

NJ 10

Good

Over: WEST BR. RAHWAY RIVER

.77MILE WEST OF CR 577, Essex, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 8,946

RUSSELL MILL ROAD

Good

Over: RACCOON CREEK

0.5 mi North of RT 538, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 438

CR 518

Good

Over: BRANCH OF STONY BROOK

1.1 mile East of Rt. 31, Mercer, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,325

MEADOW ROAD

Good

Over: US ROUTE 1

2.7MI NORTH OF I-295 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 17,228

I-295 NB

Good

Over: WATSONS CRK NJ TRNST D&R

0.54 MI S I195 & I295 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 48,858

SCUDDERS MILL ROAD

Good

Over: US 1

1.2 MI NORTH OF CO RT 571, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7,777

NJ 18

Good

Over: S.RIVER CONRAIL MAIN ST

0.4 MI N OF CR 516, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 57,073

BAEKELAND AVENUE

Good

Over: AMBROSE BROOK

0.07 miles W of Cedar Ave, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 9,139

VIRGINIA AVENUE

Good

Over: EAST CREEK

0.13 mile E. of Lynn Blvd, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,302

KETCHAM ROAD

Good

Over: MANASQUAN RIVER

0.33 miles south of CR524, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 879

10TH STREET

Good

Over: WAACKAACK CREEK

2.9MI E-NE OF JCT 516 &36, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 6,086

US ROUTE 9

Good

Over: N BR METEDECONK RIVER

1.5 MI NO OF SR 88, Ocean, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 31,015

STAFFORD FORGE RD

Good

Over: WESTECUNK CREEK

1.5MI east of Rt 539, Ocean, NJ

Built 1942 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 895

LACKAWANNA AVENUE

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.15 MI N OF CR639, Passaic, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 8,000

BLACK POINT ROAD

Good

Over: SO. BRANCH RARITAN RIV.

0.92 Mi. N. of CR 514, Somerset, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 717

Southern Hills Dri

Good

Over: Tributary to Beden Brook

.38 mi west of Great road, Somerset, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 222

BLACK RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: HERZOG BROOK

0.6 MI SO POTTERSVILLE RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,166

Roycefield Road

Good

Over: Tributary of Royce Brook

AT VALLEY ROAD INTERSECT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,995

ROY COOK ROAD

Good

Over: I-80

1.84 mi E of Exit 4 I-80, Warren, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,126

GSP NB

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.9 MI NE OF US9&NJ72 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 31,915

Old Stone Church

Good

Over: West Br. Saddle River

0.06 mi E. of CR 77, Bergen, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 2,494

US Route 206

Good

Over: DRAKES BROOK

5.5 MI SOUTH OF I-80 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 22,020

NJ 48

Good

Over: TWO PENNY RUN

0.25 MI W OF NJ TURNPIKE, Salem, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 4,167

278IX

Good

Over: Gulf Avenue

Elizabeth NJ, Union, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 32,714

278

Good

Over: Amboy Avenue

Elizabeth NJ, Union, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 32,714

Ramp SANI

Good

Over: NJTPK (I-95)

Service Area 6N, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 5,670

Ramp TNI

Good

Over: NJTPK SNO

At Interchange 7A, Mercer, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 4,405

CANAL STREET

Good

Over: DRAKES BROOK

0.15 MI WEST OF NJ RT 10, Morris, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 541

GSP Ramp B

Good

Over: Ramp E-SB

0.3 M NW Of GSP/I-78, Union, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 15,815

GOETHALS BRIDGE EB

Good

Over: CONRAIL NJTPK NJTPK RAMP

0.3 MI S OF ELIZABETH RIV, Union, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 32,727

Departure Frontage

Good

Over: Arrival Roadway

1 mi E of NJTPK, Essex, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 48,500

278

Good

Over: Arthur Kill

Elizabeth NJ, Union, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 32,714

BROADWAY (CR 551)

Good

Over: NEWTON CREEK

0.93 MI S OF FERRY CR 603, Camden, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,524

NJ 47

Good

Over: WEST CREEK

3.6 MI N OF NJ 347, Cape May, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,382

I-195 WB

Good

Over: I-295 RAMP H

0.14 MI EAST OF I-295, Mercer, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 38,847

BUNN ROAD

Good

Over: N.BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

0.4 Mi N. OF RT. I-78, Somerset, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 402

AIRPORT ROAD

Good

Over: CHAMBERS BROOK

.27 MI. WEST OF MEADOW RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,168

LLOYD AVENUE

Good

Over: DRY BROOK

0.03 MI NE OF CR 630, Sussex, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 520

CR 639

Good

Over: NEEPAULAKATING CREEK

0.65 mi south of NJ 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 8,211

MILLBROOK ROAD

Good

Over: FLAT BROOK

AT INTERSECTION OF NJ ROU, Sussex, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 204

I-295 SOUTHBOUND

Good

Over: NJ 70

AT I-295 EXIT 34, Camden, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 62,940

WHITE BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

1.3 MILES NORTH OF CR 657, Morris, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 2,939

SKYLINE LAKES DR

Good

Over: MEADOW BROOK

0.4 MI E OF CR511 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 2,056

HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB to ROCK BROOK

1.75 MI North of CR 518, Somerset, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 2,388

MEEKER ROAD

Good

Over: MINE BROOK

0.17 MI S RT 202, Somerset, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 1,532

GSP NB

Good

Over: HERBERTSVILLE RD (549)

1 MI S OF MANASQUAN RIVER, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 65,700

PARKWAY NBO

Good

Over: SHAFTO ROAD (CR 547)

0.50 MI S OF 18&GSP JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 47,110

NSO ROADWAY

Good

Over: HIGHTSTOWN-CRANBURY ROAD

2.1 MI NORTH OF EXIT 8, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 40,107

W CRESCENT AV CR81

Good

Over: HO-HO-KUS BROOK

950 FT.SOUTH BROOKSIDE AV, Bergen, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 9,479

MOUNTAINSIDE RD

Good

Over: INDIA BROOK

0.75 MI. SW JCT CO. 525, Morris, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 621

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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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