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

STAGE ROAD

Good

Over: GSP NB

2.5 MI NE OF US9&GSP JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 2,068

440 X NB

Good

Over: Innis Street

Jersey City NJ, Hudson, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 26,420

Ramp TSI

Good

Over: NSO Roadway

At Interchange 8, Mercer, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,975

Ramp TSI

Good

Over: NSO Roadway

0.4 MI N OF NJ32&NJTPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 10,510

NJTPK INT.13A SIT-

Good

Over: NJ TPK RWYS & RAMP TN

3.09 MI S INT.14, Union, NJ

Built 1982 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 22,280

EIGHTH STREET

Good

Over: HOSPITALITY BRANCH

.16 MI. S.OF RT. 322, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 932

BISPHAM STREET

Good

Over: NO BR OF RANCOCAS CREEK

MT HOLLY TOWNSHIP, Burlington, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 2,300

US 1 & 9 Ramp I

Good

Over: Ramps B C D

0.1 MI S. of Tonnelle Cir, Hudson, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 12,715

CR 6 (FIRST STREET

Good

Over: CHINGARORA CREEK

KEYPORT BOROUGH, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 3,032

SHARON STATION RD

Good

Over: DOCTORS CREEK

0.5 MI NORTH RT 539, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 6,835

NJ 48

Good

Over: BRANCH OF GAME CREEK

0.85 MILE EAST OF I-295, Salem, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 5,386

440X SB

Good

Over: W. 4th Street

NJ 440, Hudson, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 26,420

Ramp TNO

Good

Over: NJTPK (I-95)

Interchange 6 Ramps, Burlington, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 4,287

Yardville-ATown

Good

Over: NJTPK (I-95)

1.9 MI SOUTH OF INT 7A, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 5,358

FAIRVIEW AVE

Good

Over: PASCACK BROOK

0.1 MI S. of Laurence St, Bergen, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,317

BUNTING BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: JUMPING BROOK

1.3 MI E CRS 616 & 667, Burlington, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,550

COUNTY ROUTE 679

Good

Over: WADING RIVER

1.62 MI S OF CR 563, Burlington, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,289

GLENWOOD AVENUE

Good

Over: SUNSET LAKE

0.45 MI WEST OF NJ AVENUE, Cape May, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,826

HLYWD AVE(CR 625)

Good

Over: US 46

2.1 MI. EAST OF RT. 159, Essex, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 8,855

NJ 55 NB

Good

Over: NJ 42 & ALMONESSON CK

0.7 MI N.CO.RT621 & 55JCT, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 41,718

LEIGH STREET

Good

Over: BEAVER BROOK

AT NJ 173 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,874

I-295

Good

Over: POND RUN

4.66 MI SOUTH OF US RT 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 74,849

DANIEL ROAD

Good

Over: MANALAPAN BROOK

0.13 MILE SOUTH OF CR 615, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,566

RT.537

Good

Over: YELLOW BROOK

0.13mi E. of 18-537 int., Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 18,263

NJ 18 NB

Good

Over: CONNECTOR "NS"

0.56MI. S. OF G.S.P INT., Monmouth, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 32,739

US 202 (Wash. St)

Good

Over: Jersey City Reservoir

0.46 MILE WEST OF I-287, Morris, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,754

CO RT 517(RT 24)

Good

Over: S. BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

CO RT 513 JUNCTION, Morris, NJ

Built 1906 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 12,976

CR 658

Good

Over: UPPER BRANCH

4.6 MI SOUTH OF NJ 49, Salem, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 865

COUNTY RT 543

Good

Over: SWEDE RUN

3.5 MI NORTH OF NJ RT 73, Burlington, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 9,596

I-95 (UPPER LEVEL)

Good

Over: I-95 TUNNELS

0.1 MI. W OF GEO.WASH. BR, Bergen, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 271,170

MIDSTREAMS RD

Good

Over: BEAVER DAM CREEK

1 mile N of CR 630, Ocean, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 4,206

GSP NB Service Rd

Good

Over: NJ Rte 70

At Interchange 88, Ocean, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 64,800

I-278

Good

Over: Arthur Kill

Elizabeth NJ, Union, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 36,917

NORTH AVE EB(624)

Good

Over: NJ TPK 13A-WXT TWX &TWL

3.09 MI S INT.14, Union, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 17,930

ROUTE US 46 EB

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.5 MI WEST OF RT NJ 23, Essex, NJ

Built 2020 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 30,700

PATTENBURG RD-614

Good

Over: I-78

5.9 MI WEST OF RT 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 3,465

CARLTON AVENUE

Good

Over: WEST BR. SHABAKUNK CRK

0.6 mile West of Rt. 31, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,000

NJ 23

Good

Over: PAPAKATING CK&ABND CONRL

0.65 MI S OF RT 284 JCT, Sussex, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 17,860

GSP NB

Good

Over: SHARK RIVER

0.36 mi. S. of GSP/33 Jnc, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 75,035

NJTPK Ramp ST

Good

Over: NJTPK

At Interchange 7A, Mercer, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 3,971

Ramp TN

Good

Over: NJTPK (I-95)

AT INTERCHANGE 7A, Mercer, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,102

DUTCH ROAD

Good

Over: NJ TPK NSO-NSI-SNI-SNO

3.5 MI SOUTH OF INT 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 2,395

Int. 16W Ramp CNW

Good

Over: Paterson Plank Rd Util.

1.1 MI. N Int. 16W, Bergen, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,423

ORIENT WAY

Good

Over: NJ 3

0.4 MI W OF NJ 17 JCT., Bergen, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 9,905

WILSON ROAD

Good

Over: BELLS LAKE BRANCH

0.4 MI N of AC Expressway, Gloucester, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 10,836

ALEXAUKEN CK.RD.

Good

Over: ALEXAUKEN CREEK

0.25 MI SW of CR 605, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 262

Wash-Penn Rd

Good

Over: WOOLSEYS CREEK

0.7 mile west of CR 611, Mercer, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 8,550

NJ 36 (Ocean Ave)

Good

Over: Shrewsbury Riv/CR8/Ramp

0.5 mi S. of Miller St., Monmouth, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 14,038

I-80 EASTBOUND

Good

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

1.95 MI E OF EXIT 30 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 58,730

Hamilton Road

Good

Over: US 206 Bypass

0.4 miles north of CR514, Somerset, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 18,303

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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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