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

BAY POINT ROAD

Good

Over: CEDAR DITCH

2.5 MILE W OF CTY RTE 610, Cumberland, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 118

High Street

Good

Over: Second River

0.8 mi N of I-280, Essex, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 10,795

NEW CNTY RD CR 655

Good

Over: MAIN LINE M.P. 3.73

0.1MI N of NJTPK EXIT 15X, Hudson, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 11,305

VLIETOWN ROAD

Good

Over: COLD BROOK

0.7 MILES EAST RT 517, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 416

UNION ROAD

Good

Over: LOCKATONG CREEK

0.5 MI SE OF CR 519, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 364

NJ 35 NB

Good

Over: CR 40A & Ramp 4

.45 MI NO. OF SHARK RIVER, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 16,434

I-195 EB

Good

Over: MINGAMAHONE BROOK

0.31 MI E OF RT 547, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 68,019

Fernwood Road

Good

Over: Trib White Meadow Brook

1 ML. N. OF I-80 EXIT 37, Morris, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 233

MAIN STREET(CR509)

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.2 N OF W.BROADWAY (673), Passaic, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 15,880

US 206

Good

Over: RARITAN RIVER

1.5 MI S OF RT 202 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 34,496

I 287 NB

Good

Over: N.FINLEY AVE (CR 613)

2.11 MI N of Intrchg 26, Somerset, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 48,607

EAST HIGH ST

Good

Over: PETERS BROOK

0.19 MI WEST OF NJ RT 28, Somerset, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,203

CO RT 521

Good

Over: BEAVER BROOK

0.23 MI NORTH OF I80, Warren, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,024

NJ 94

Good

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.02 MI N. OF CR 602, Warren, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,501

A.C. EXPRESSWAY EB

Good

Over: MAKE PEACE STREAM

1 MI SE OF ACE&RT623 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 23,930

NJ RT 3

Good

Over: RT 21 RAMP & RT 3 RAMP

0.2 MI NW OF 3-21 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 138,590

Ramp I

Good

Over: US 46 Conn. & Ramp K

NJ 3 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 2,318

GSP

Good

Over: MAGNOLIA AVE (CR 109)

1.2MI S OF GSP & NJ37 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 118,332

GSP Ramp SW-C

Good

Over: Mill Road

0.4 M N of GSP/I-78, Union, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 18,336

US ROUTES 30 & 130

Good

Over: COOPER RIVER

.42 M E. OF RAMP TO 130, Camden, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 71,820

I-295 SB RAMP C

Good

Over: NJ29 NB NJ 175 D&RCanal

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

Built 2019 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 1,840

I-78 RAMP H

Good

Over: I-287 SB & I-78 RAMP G

AT I78 INTERCHANGE, Somerset, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 21,803

BIRCH ST (CR 77)

Good

Over: GSP NB

2 MI S OF RT37 & GSP JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 5,576

GSP SB

Good

Over: SB EXIT RAMP A

.6 MI S OF NJ38&GSP JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 52,315

Turnpike Int. 16W

Good

Over: Paterson Plank Road Uti

1.1 Mi N Int 16W, Bergen, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 2,845

AC/BC RAMP A1

Good

Over: AC/BC RAMP A2 & A3

ATLANTIC CITY, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 21,420

BEIDLEMAN ROAD

Good

Over: POHATCONG CREEK

0.4 MI. SOUTH OF NJ 57, Warren, NJ

Built 1917 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 179

Ramp 38SBEA

Good

Over: Ramp 37SBX

0.3 MI S OF AC EXPRESSWAY, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 37,500

GARDEN ST PKWY SBI

Good

Over: RAMP A FROM SERV. AREA

2.1 MI S OF RARITAN TOLL, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 35,015

BORDNTOWN-CHESTERF

Good

Over: NJTPK(I-95)

1.8 MI NORTH OF EXIT 7, Burlington, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 6,906

Ramp NIT

Good

Over: NJTPK (I-95)

At Interchange 8, Mercer, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 3,564

FORSGATE RD EB

Good

Over: NJ TPK NSO NSI SNI SNO

.4 MI SOUTH OF INT 8A, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 14,717

COURT ST. (CR 56)

Good

Over: HACKENSACK RIVER

HACKENSACK R 1MI N OF I80, Bergen, NJ

Built 1908 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 19,317

BROADWAY AVE.CR104

Good

Over: PASCACK BROOK

0.25 MI N.OF LAKE STREET, Bergen, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 14,364

US22EB CON. & RP19

Good

Over: US 1&9 AND I-78 RAMP 8

AT US 22 EB & US 1&9 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 36,888

US 1+9T

Good

Over: Tonnele Ave & NJ Transit

0.5 miles N of NJ 139, Hudson, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 13,380

I-295 SB

Good

Over: WATSONS CK NJ TRNST D&R

0.54M S I-195&I-295 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 45,787

133 EB

Good

Over: ONE MILE ROAD

0.88mi W. of US130 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 8,331

NJ 133 EB

Good

Over: WYCKOFF MILLS ROAD

0.84 MI WEST OF ROUTE 33, Mercer, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 12,546

NJ 34 SB

Good

Over: NJ 18

3.3 MI.S.OF 18-537 INTER., Monmouth, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 8,279

NJ 18

Good

Over: MINE BROOK

1.5 MI N OF NJ 34 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 53,141

NJ 10

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

1.8 M. East of US 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 15,297

FANNY ROAD

Good

Over: MONTCLAIR-BOONTON LINE

0.3 MI N I287&US202 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 10,045

CR 646(UNION AVE)

Good

Over: INTAKE CANAL & AQUEDUCTS

0.69MI. SW OF RT US 46, Passaic, NJ

Built 1916 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 18,019

MOUNTAIN VIEW RD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY OF DEAD RIVER

0.1 MI WEST BROADWAY RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,344

RAMP FB

Good

Over: COLLINGS AVENUE (CR 630)

0.75 MI E OF WW BRIDGE, Camden, NJ

Built 1957 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,800

PATERSON PLANK RD

Good

Over: NJ 3

0.6 MI WEST OF NJTPK JCT, Hudson, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 12,370

WR TRACY DR(CR645)

Good

Over: SURPRISE LAKE

AT SUMMIT MUNICIPAL LINE, Union, NJ

Built 1935 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 2,366

COUNTY RT 518

Good

Over: DELAWARE & RARITAN CANAL

1.3 MI E OF RT 206 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 9,078

Parkway N

Good

Over: MULLICA RIVER

4.6 MI SO NEW GRETNA TOLL, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 20,000

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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.