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

MERCER STREET

Good

Over: PETERS BROOK

AT GREEN ST INTERSECTION, Somerset, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,586

NEW BRUNSWICK ROAD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY RARITAN RIVER

0.66 Miles East of CR 621, Somerset, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,242

SPRINGFIELD AVENUE

Good

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

NEAR ORANGE AVENUE, Union, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 17,310

RARITAN ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM 10-7-17

0.24 MI W OF CR 606, Union, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 15,028

SHURTS RD

Good

Over: TRIB MUSCONETCONG RIVER

0.4 MI SO OF CR 632 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,255

GSP

Good

Over: US RT 40&322 (BL HRS PK)

0.5 MI S OF RT40&322 CIR, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 49,495

NSI & SNI Roadways

Good

Over: Hightstown-Cranbury Road

2 MI NORTH OF INT 8, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 123,096

I-295 NB

Good

Over: CHURCH STREET (CR 607)

2.2 MI SOUTH OF RT 38, Burlington, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 46,542

STATE STREET

Good

Over: COOPER RIVER

.55 MI W of RIVER AVE, Camden, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 11,288

NJ 56

Good

Over: RAINBOW LAKE

2.17 MI W OF NJ 55 JCT, Salem, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 12,529

JFK DRIVE NB

Good

Over: NJ TRANSIT MONTCLAIR BRA

2 MI N OF GSP&RT280 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 17,940

Ward Ave

Good

Over: Turnpike Mainline

2.6 MI North of Exit 7, Burlington, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 3,447

JENNINGS ROAD

Good

Over: SHARPS RUN

.3 MILES NORTH RT 70, Burlington, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 930

US 1&9T Ramp B

Good

Over: US 1&9 and Ramp C

Junc. of 1&9 1&9T NJ 7, Hudson, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 10,133

NJ 31

Good

Over: SHABBECONG CREEK.

0.07 MI S OF RT 57 JCT., Warren, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 18,060

GSP SB

Good

Over: PINEWALD-KESWICK RD(618)

2 MI S OF RT614&GSP JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 40,188

HOV Rd. Ramp

Good

Over: Hotel Road

3.1 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 72,835

NJ TPK E-95 RWY

Good

Over: BERGEN CO. TRUNK SEWER

1.0 MI N HACKENSACK RIVER, Bergen, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 20,152

Merrick Road

Good

Over: Turnpike Mainline

1.3 mi. South of Int. 7A, Mercer, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 2,924

BRICK YARD RD.

Good

Over: NJ TPK(I-95)

1.7 MI NORTH OF EXIT 8, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 28,217

NJ 17

Good

Over: SADDLE RIVER

3.4 MI N OF GSP EXIT 163, Bergen, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 142,050

Park Drive

Good

Over: Overpeck Creek

0.02 Mi S. of Fort Lee Rd, Bergen, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,622

NJ 70

Good

Over: FRIENDSHIP CREEK

1.9 MI. E. OF 206 1NT, Burlington, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 16,096

STANTON STATION RD

Good

Over: PRESCOTT BROOK

950 FT WEST OF NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,243

ROUTE NJ 29 NB

Good

Over: WETLANDS

0.1 MI WEST OF RT.I-295, Mercer, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 29,881

RIVA AVENUE

Good

Over: LAWRENCE BROOK

0.49 miles south of CR606, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 4,982

FOX CHASE ROAD

Good

Over: PEAPACK BROOK

.2 M N OF OLD CHESTER RD, Morris, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 317

COUNTY ROUTE 699

Good

Over: NORTH BR. RUSSIA BROOK

6.94 MI NORTH OF NJ 15, Morris, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 9,929

I- 280 WB

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

AT 280-PASSAIC R JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 41,978

NJ ROUTE 72

Good

Over: WEST THOROFARE U-TURN

4.45 MI EAST OF US 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 22,370

CR 669

Good

Over: PEQUEST RIVER BRANCH

0.14 mi north of US 206, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1933 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 3,081

CR 633

Good

Over: POHATCONG CREEK

0.4 MILE SOUTH OF NJ 57, Warren, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 801

NJ 94

Good

Over: YARDS CREEK

2.6 MI NORTH OF RT I-80, Warren, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 6,107

CR 753

Good

Over: NJ 42

0.1 MI S OF 42-295 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 12,037

Chimney Rock Road

Good

Over: US 22

0.3 mile north of I-287., Somerset, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 5,335

Approach Br

Good

Over: Arrivals Earhart Dr

1 mi E of NJTPK, Essex, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 40,000

NJTPK (I-95)

Good

Over: Georgetown Road

0.1 Mi North Int. 7, Burlington, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 28,351

NJTPK (I-95)

Good

Over: Crosswicks Cr & U-Turn

3 MI NORTH INT 7A, Burlington, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 27,294

NJTPK (I-95)

Good

Over: Crosswicks Cr & U-Turn

3 MI North Int. 7, Burlington, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 29,108

NJ TPK SNO ROADWAY

Good

Over: CRANBURY-SOUTH RIVER RD

.41 MI N INTERCHANGE 8A, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 46,023

NJTPK NSI RDWY

Good

Over: WOODBRIDGE RIVER

2.4 MI E RTE 444 & NJTPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 54,349

NJ TPK RAMP NT/WS

Good

Over: US 130

AT INTERCHANGE 6, Burlington, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 2,230

COUNTY ROUTE 514

Good

Over: Neshanic River

7.12 mi E of US 202, Somerset, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 8,036

GSP NB

Good

Over: PINEWALD-KESWICK RD(618)

2 MI S OF RT614&GSP JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 42,500

Int. 16W RAMP TW

Good

Over: NJ ROUTE 3

INTERCHANGE 16W, Bergen, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 28,433

Int.36 SB Ent Ramp

Good

Over: GSP

0.4 MI S OF US 40&322 CIR, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 5,773

Ramp NISA

Good

Over: NJTPK (I-95)

Service Area 6S, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 5,818

US 40

Good

Over: BABCOCK CREEK

0.1 MILE EAST OF RT.559, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 22,839

BORIG PLACE

Good

Over: SADDLE RIVER

0.02 MI W of Main St., Bergen, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,590

I-80 & MOLNAR DR

Good

Over: FLEISCHER BROOK

0.21 MI WEST OF GSP, Bergen, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 142,202

Showing 5,301-5,350 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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