State profile · Below median Poor share

New Jersey bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in New Jersey, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

6,796
Public bridges
17.1%
Good condition
4.6%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

6,796

Public highway bridges in New Jersey

Good Condition

17.1%

1,159 bridges rated 7-9

-32.9pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

4.6%

312 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-2.4pp vs national avg 7.0%

New Jersey vs national bridge condition

New Jersey - Good condition share 17.1%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

New Jersey - Poor-condition share 15.3%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

New Jersey27.2%65.5%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - New Jersey (FHWA NBI)

Counties (21)

Atlantic 207 Bergen 577 Burlington 356 Camden 259 Cape May 74 Cumberland 102 Essex 501 Gloucester 242 Hudson 202 Hunterdon 370 Mercer 413 Middlesex 562 Monmouth 503 Morris 504 Ocean 238 Passaic 332 Salem 112 Somerset 393 Sussex 174 Union 409 Warren 266

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.

OR

Oregon

4.46% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,310

OH

Ohio

4.54% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$26,753
Selected

NJ

New Jersey

4.59% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$6,796

CA

California

4.60% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$27,040

AR

Arkansas

4.71% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,544

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.

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

MECHLIN CORNER RD

Poor

Over: Lehigh Valley ML

0.51 mi South of I-78, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 5,144

Pine Hill Road

Poor

Over: South Br Raritan River

1.6 Miles West of NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 159

RED HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE

1.90MI NE OF GSP EX. 114, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1922 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 7,110

E ANDERS ST (CR60)

Poor

Over: HACKENSACK RIVER

0.36 MI E OF CR 62, Bergen, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 18,945

PATRIOTS WAY

Poor

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

1 mi. west of us 202, Bergen, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 156

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SOUTH EAST AVENUE

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.1 MILES SOUTH OF CO.670, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,530

OLD MILL ROAD

Good

Over: HANNABRAND BROOK

1/4 MILE EAST OF NJ 35, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,108

BEACON STREET

Good

Over: UNION BRANCH TOMS RIVER

0.28 MI S. OF RT. 571, Ocean, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,070

EXPRESS ROADWAY

Good

Over: SIDEWALK

3.7 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 31,628

QUEENS RD (CR 605)

Good

Over: ALEXAUKEN CREEK

0.15 MI S OF US 202, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,270

STANTON STATION RD

Good

Over: S BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

0.4 MI WEST OF NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1880 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,496

CR 526

Good

Over: BRIDEGROOM RUN

0.55 mile West of CR 535, Mercer, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,225

MT AIRY RD (CR525)

Good

Over: HARRISON'S BROOK

AT VALLEY ROAD JCT., Somerset, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 23,883

EASTON AVE (CR527)

Good

Over: AL'S BROOK

0.5 MI south OF I-287, Somerset, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 43,246

LAKE DRIVE

Good

Over: LUBBERS RUN

0.2 MI SE OF CR 607 JCT., Sussex, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,159

CR 519

Good

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.24 mi south of CR 655, Sussex, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,679

CR 534

Good

Over: N BRANCH OF TIMBER CREEK

0.12 MI E. GIBBSBORO RD, Camden, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 9,524

NJ 70

Good

Over: MANASQUAN RIVER

5.5 MI EAST OF GRD ST PKW, Ocean, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 36,720

PORCHES MILL ROAD

Good

Over: OLDMANS CREEK

0.6 mi South of CR 605, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 541

GRANT AVENUE

Good

Over: LITTLE EASE RUN

0.75 MI EAST of NJ RT 47, Gloucester, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 324

VALLEY STATION RD

Good

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

1.2 MILE NORTH OF CR 643, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 754

SC Ramp NWC

Good

Over: Paterson Plank Rd Util.

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

Built 1971 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 1,395

NJ 27

Good

Over: HARRY'S BROOK

0.7 MI S. OF MILLSTONE RI, Mercer, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 13,725

EGG HRBR-GRN BNK R

Good

Over: MULLICA RIVER

0.08 Miles S. of River Rd, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 841

KIPP AVENUE

Good

Over: FLEISCHER BROOK

.45 MI E. of River Rd., Bergen, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,470

WALTON STREET

Good

Over: FLAT ROCK BROOK

Adjacent to NJ RTE 4, Bergen, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 650

DOTY ROAD

Good

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

0.09 MI. NORTH OF US 202, Bergen, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 3,724

Willowbrook Way

Good

Over: N Branch Cooper River

0.42 MI W OF RT 73, Camden, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 108

ROUTE NJ 90

Good

Over: POCHACK CREEK

1.4 MI E OF BETSY ROSS BR, Camden, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 19,785

SHARP ST

Good

Over: UNION LAKE DAM RACEWAY

0.6 MI NORTH OF RTE 49, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 12,213

Cherry Lane

Good

Over: W. Br. of Rahway River

0.06 mi S of Brookside Dr, Essex, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 292

Ryders Lane(CR617)

Good

Over: SAWMILL BROOK

1 MI S OF US 1, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 26,548

MOSLE RD

Good

Over: N BR RARITAN RIVER

.25 MI. S. PLEAS. VA. RD, Morris, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 248

CR 528

Good

Over: CARASALJO LAKE

NEAR INTERSECTION OF US 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 15,342

NJ 62 (UNION BLVD)

Good

Over: CONRAIL

0.05 MI SOUTH OF RTE I-80, Passaic, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 20,500

WILHOUSKY STREET

Good

Over: TRIB OF MILLSTONE RIVER

0.08 MI South of CR 533, Somerset, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 13,307

ORCHARD STREET

Good

Over: STREAM 10-25

NEAR HOLLY STREET, Union, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 7,285

I-78 RAMP "C"

Good

Over: BEAVER BROOK

1 MI EAST OF RT 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 3,100

CR 684

Good

Over: N. Br. of Rancocas Creek

0.71 MI N OF NJ 38, Burlington, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 6,232

IRICK RD (CR 637)

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.5 MI SW JCT TPK & RT541, Burlington, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 5,740

CR 553 (BUCK ROAD)

Good

Over: REED BR AT GARRISON LAKE

2.24 mi North of US RT 40, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 7,389

ROYAL AVENUE

Good

Over: STILL RUN

0.88MILE NO.OF CO.RT.613, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 4,070

CR533

Good

Over: POND RUN

0.7 mile South of I-295, Mercer, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 14,340

NJ RT 29 SB

Good

Over: WATSON'S CREEK

0.39 MI N OF I-295 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 37,700

BEACH BLVD.

Good

Over: SOUTH BRANCH FORKED RIV.

0.87 MILE EAST OF RT 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,181

CR 640 (RIVERVIEW)

Good

Over: NAACHTPUNKT BROOK

NORTH OF MADISON ROAD, Passaic, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 45,341

CR620 (KINGS HWAY)

Good

Over: MANNINGTON CREEK

1.6 MILES NE OF NJ 45, Salem, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 862

MOUNTAINAVE(CR635)

Good

Over: STREAM 10-35-4

0.12 MI SW OF NJ 124, Union, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 13,146

ORCHARD ST-CR 636

Good

Over: STREAM 10-35

0.24 MI SE OF CR 651, Union, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 6,898

NJ 49

Good

Over: COHANSEY RIVER

0.13 MI. WEST OF RT 77, Cumberland, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 14,413

NJ TPK SNO ROADWAY

Good

Over: WESTONS MILL POND

2.5 MI SOUTH OF INT 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 46,023

NJ TPK NSO ROADWAY

Good

Over: WESTONS MILL POND

2.5 MI SOUTH OF INT 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 46,023

MIDDLE VALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH BR. RARITAN RIVER

.1 MI WEST CO RT 513, Morris, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 564

CR660

Good

Over: DENNS BRANCH

0.4 MILE EAST OF CR623, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 588

CR553(BRIDGTON RD)

Good

Over: BEAVER DAM

0.5 Miles West of CR 664, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,230

Showing 5,351-5,400 of 6,796 bridges

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