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

HAWTHORNE AVENUE

Good

Over: TRIB GREEN BROOK

0.05 MI E OF MOUNTAIN AVE, Somerset, NJ

Built 2020 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 326

US 1&9

Good

Over: RAHWYRV CR514 CR621 RESR

2.2 Mi N of 1+9 & 35 Jct., Union, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 69,275

I-295 SB

Good

Over: DEL R PA 32 NJ 29 SB

At Delaware River, Mercer, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 19,969

INT 159 SB RAMP J

Good

Over: Wallace St&S Van Riper A

0.13 MILES SOUTH of I 80, Bergen, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 11,731

SNO ROADWAY

Good

Over: HIGHTSTOWN-CRANBURY ROAD

2.1 MI NORTH OF EXIT 8, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 40,107

SOOY PLACE ROAD

Good

Over: BURRS MILL BROOK

0.15 M. N. of Powell Rd., Burlington, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,805

WISSAHICKON TRAIL

Good

Over: POLE BRIDGE BRANCH

0.6 Mi. S. of Choctaw Dr., Burlington, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,198

US 1&9 SB

Good

Over: MAGAZINE STREET

1.38 MILES SOUTH OF I-95, Essex, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 48,022

US 1&9 SB

Good

Over: ST. CHARLES STREET

1.21 MILES SOUTH OF I-95, Essex, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 48,022

BOULDER HILL ROAD

Good

Over: ROCKAWAY CREEK TRIBUTARY

100 ft East of Guinea Rd, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 256

BASIN ROAD

Good

Over: ASSUNPINK CREEK

.44 MI S OF BKS-BASIN RD, Mercer, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,325

I-295 NB

Good

Over: DUCK CREEK

1.5 MI S I-195/29 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 41,190

US 206 (S. BROAD)

Good

Over: ROUTE I-295

.8 MI N OF WHITEHORSE CIR, Mercer, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 21,155

NJ 133 WB

Good

Over: ROCKY BROOK

0.47 MI WEST OF ROUTE 130, Mercer, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 22,300

PROLOGIS WAY CR643

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY OF ARTHUR KILL

0.05 miles east of CR 604, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 597

CR 33(SEVEN BR.RD)

Good

Over: LITTLE SILVER CREEK

0.6 miles east of CR 520, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 9,916

School Road East.

Good

Over: Yellow Brook.

1000 E of NJ 18/537 JCT., Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,841

COMMONWEALTH BLVD

Good

Over: UNION BRANCH

0.14 mi W of RT 571, Ocean, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 9,706

EASTON AV (CR 527)

Good

Over: SEELEYS BROOK

0.2 MI S OF JFK BLVD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 45,751

WEST END DRIVE

Good

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.1 MI NW OF CR 614, Sussex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,473

UNION BRICK RD

Good

Over: I-80 EASTBOUND

5.43 MI EAST OF RT 94, Warren, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,390

COUNTY ROUTE 513

Good

Over: TRIB S BRANCH RARITAN RI

1.08 MI S OF CR 512, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 6,717

WHITE BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: CAPOOLONG CREEK

0.4 MI. SE OF CR 513, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 978

GSP SB

Good

Over: US 9/NJ 166

1.8 MI N OF RT37&GSP JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 45,777

GARDEN ST PKWY SB

Good

Over: INT. 163 RAMP SBX

AT GSP & NJ 17 JUNCTION, Bergen, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 51,582

GSP NB

Good

Over: US 9/NJ 166

1.8 MI N OF RT37&GSP JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 58,578

Ramp SOT

Good

Over: NJTPK (I-95)

Interchange 6, Burlington, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 4,111

Gordon Rd

Good

Over: NJTPK

2.24 MI North of Exit 7A, Mercer, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 2,523

NJTPKRampsWT ET&TE

Good

Over: Creek (Culvert)

.7 Mi. E. of Int. 12, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 3,750

CR 537

Good

Over: I-195

0.55mi W. of CR526, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 22,507

PALMER ROAD

Good

Over: MILL BROOK

0.6MI S OF US46&CR513 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 2023 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 5,580

I-80 WB

Good

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

1.45 MI WEST OF NJ RT 15, Morris, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 58,300

RATTLESNAKE BR. RD

Good

Over: I-78

4 MI WEST OF I-287, Somerset, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 8,117

GSP

Good

Over: PENN-READING SEASHORE RR

1 MI S OF GSP&ACE JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 48,020

BURNT TAVERN RD

Good

Over: GSP

2.0MI N OF RTS 70&88 CIR, Ocean, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 26,918

Int. 6 Ramp TNI

Good

Over: NSO NSI & SNI Roadways

End of Penn Extension, Burlington, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 18,518

BACHARCH BLVD.

Good

Over: A.C.E. Connector

ATLANTIC CITY, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 23,666

ROUTE US 30

Good

Over: PENROSE CANAL

0.24 MI NW OF 30-87 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 63,907

MAGNOLIA AVE

Good

Over: PASCACK BROOK

0.54 mi West of CR 503, Bergen, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,132

HANOVER ST(CR 616)

Good

Over: N. BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK

0.2 MI N OF CR530&616 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 2020 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 12,965

NJ 73

Good

Over: PUMP BRANCH

500 S. of Rte 536, Camden, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 20,546

CR540(ALMOND RD)

Good

Over: MAURICE RIVER

2 MI NW OF RT 47, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1933 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,962

MAYOR AITKEN DRIVE

Good

Over: COHANSEY RIVER CANAL

1.0 MI NORTH OF JCT CO731, Cumberland, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,924

I-295 RAMP S

Good

Over: NJ 45 SB

AT I-295 EXIT 24, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 8,156

I-295 NB RAMP G

Good

Over: NJ29 NB D&R Feeder Canal

At I-295 & NJ 29 Jnct, Mercer, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,490

MENLO PARK DRIVE

Good

Over: LAFAYETTE AVE

2 MI N OF NJ TPK INT 10, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,143

US 9

Good

Over: NJ 35 SB & CHEVALIER AVE

0.8 MI S.of Raritan River, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 79,090

NJ 35 WB RAMP

Good

Over: NJ 35 & NJ 138 EB

1.5 MI EAST OF NJ 18 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,998

CR650 W HANOVER AV

Good

Over: WATNONG BROOK

0.67MI W US202&CR650 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 23,078

CR638 FREEHOLD RD

Good

Over: MAIN BR. OF TOMS RIVER

.81 MI N OF CASSVILLE RD, Ocean, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,599

Showing 5,201-5,250 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.