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-78 EB

Good

Over: TRIB. TO DEAD RIVER

4.5 MI EAST OF I-287 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 44,759

ELM STREET

Good

Over: WEST BROOK

0.19 MI SOUTH OF WOOD AVE, Union, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,255

US ROUTE 202

Good

Over: NJ ROUTE 29

0.3 MI.E. DELAWARE RIVER, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 10,700

GSP NB

Good

Over: JIMMIE LEEDS RD (CR 561)

1.65 MI N OF RT30&GSP JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 25,350

PARKWAY N

Good

Over: CHEVALIER AVENUE

1.75 MI S OF GSP&NJ440 JC, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 126,320

440 SB

Good

Over: Innis Street

1.6 MI N of JCT 440-I278., Hudson, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 26,420

Ramp SIT

Good

Over: NJ Turnpike

AT Interchange 6, Burlington, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 5,308

RARITAN AVENUE

Good

Over: AMBROSE BROOK

0.02 miles south of NJ 28, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 17,535

GSP SB

Good

Over: AVALON BLVD (CR 601)

1.75 M S OF RTS 9&83 JCT, Cape May, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 11,505

GSP SB

Good

Over: JIMMIE LEEDS RD (CR 561)

1.75 MI N OF US30&GSP JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 23,667

GSP NB

Good

Over: SQUANKUM RD (CR 21)

3.4 MI N OF RTS70&88 CIR, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 62,950

GSP SB

Good

Over: NJ 34

0.52mi S of NJ 138&GSP Jc, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 109,387

GSP RAMP 109NBE A

Good

Over: NEWMAN SPRINGS RD(CR520)

4 mi. N. of NJ 18, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 46,166

WATCHUNG AVENUE

Good

Over: GARDEN STATE PARKWAY

1.75 MI S OF GSP&RT3 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 15,923

GSP NB

Good

Over: SB EXIT RAMP A

0.11 MI S. OF NJ 34, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 66,469

NJTPK (I-95)

Good

Over: Millstone River

1.15 MI North of Exit 8, Mercer, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 63,100

NJ 73

Good

Over: NJ 70

3.5 miles south of I 295, Burlington, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 40,380

CR609 (E. BAY AVE)

Good

Over: DOUBLE CREEK

1.31 MI N of Rte 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 1,511

US RT 206 BYPASS

Good

Over: US 206

0.3 MI NO. OF US RT 206, Somerset, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 10,201

US 206 BYBASS

Good

Over: Royce Brook

0.4 MILES S. OF JCT CR514, Somerset, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 1,926

INT. 14A RAMP TP

Good

Over: PULASKI STREET

0.2MI S OF I-78&NJ440 JCT, Hudson, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 6,190

11TH AVE (CR 669)

Good

Over: SOUTH RIVER

0.25 MI WEST OF RT50, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,646

L BANK RD CR 652

Good

Over: MULLICA RIVER

1.79 MI W OF CR 542, Burlington, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 603

EVESHAM RD(CR 544)

Good

Over: COOPER RIVER

0.68 MI E OF RT 30, Camden, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 13,910

WHITEHALL ROAD

Good

Over: HOSPITALITY BRANCH

0.7 MI SW OF US RT 322, Gloucester, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,366

WOODBURY RD-CO.553

Good

Over: NJ 55

AT NJ-55 EXIT-53, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 26,326

PAYNE ROAD

Good

Over: PRESCOTT BROOK

0.7 MILE EAST OF NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,295

BAKERS BASIN ROAD

Good

Over: SHIPETAUKIN CREEK

0.2 mile E of US 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10,385

TATTLETOWN ROAD

Good

Over: DOCTORS CREEK

.5 MI S OF CR 524, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,226

ROUTE NJ 29 SB

Good

Over: WETLANDS

0.14 MI WEST OF I-295, Mercer, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 47,083

I-195 EB

Good

Over: US 130

JCT US 130, Mercer, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 73,338

I-295 SOUTHBOUND

Good

Over: I-195

AT I-295 EXIT 60, Mercer, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 36,341

NJ 133

Good

Over: TRIB. OF MILLSTONE RIVER

1.18 Ml W of US 130 Jct., Mercer, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 16,825

US1-US130 SB Conn.

Good

Over: US 1

0.44 mi S of CR606, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 27,551

WEST SECOND STREET

Good

Over: BONYGUTT BROOK

0.05 mi. N Warrenville Rd, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 755

NJ 18

Good

Over: RIVER ROAD(CR.609)

1.57 mi. N. from Rt NJ 27, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 23,813

18TH AVE(CR 30 II)

Good

Over: WRECK POND BROOK

1.25 MI WEST NJ RT 35, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,319

COUNTY RT 547 NB

Good

Over: I-195

4.55 MI E OF US RT 9 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,989

I-195 WB

Good

Over: MINGAMAHONE BROOK

0.31 MI EAST OF RT 547, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 53,340

TROY ROAD

Good

Over: SMITH DITCH

2.54MI SW OF I287&I80 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,494

IRONIA ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

1 MI E PLEASANT HILL ROAD, Morris, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,603

STEPHENSBURG ROAD

Good

Over: STEPHENSBURG BROOK

.5 MILE S. OF RTE 57, Morris, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 886

NJ 159 WB

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.7 MI E OF 46-159 JCT., Morris, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,888

NJ 72

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.1 MI EAST OF US 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 34,430

FLINT ROAD

Good

Over: JAKES BRCH OF TOMS RIVER

0.48 MI. S. OF RT 530, Ocean, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,619

US 46 RAMP B

Good

Over: GREAT NOTCH BROOK

0.10 Mi West of US 46 Jct, Passaic, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,712

West Belt Parkway

Good

Over: Singac Brook

0.9 mi NE of Rte 23, Passaic, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,254

US 206 Bypass

Good

Over: CSX RR

1 MI. N. OF HILLSBOROUGH, Somerset, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,860

HARLAN SCHOOL ROAD

Good

Over: CHAMBERS BROOK

0.2 MI E OF CR 637, Somerset, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 913

SUNSET ROAD

Good

Over: BACK BROOK

0.5 MI EAST BELLE MEAD RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,168

Showing 5,251-5,300 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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