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

STAGE ROAD

Good

Over: GSP SB

2.5 MI NE OF RTE9&GSP JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 2,068

NJ TURNPIKE

Good

Over: RAMPS NET & TE

INTER 15X, Hudson, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 140,100

NJ ROUTE 18

Good

Over: INT. 9 RAMPS TE & WT

0.6 MI S OF US 1, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 109,819

GREENWOOD AVENUE

Good

Over: CSXT TRENTON LINE

0.2 MI NORTH OF CR 518, Mercer, NJ

Built 1918 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 5,303

DAVIDSON ROAD

Good

Over: NJ 18

0.70 N. of Campus Road, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 11,040

Clove Road (CR620)

Good

Over: US 46

0.5 MI west of JCT RT 3., Passaic, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 4,700

GSP SB

Good

Over: Oyster Creek

4 miles S. of CR 614, Ocean, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 30,779

NJ TURNPIKE

Good

Over: FOUNDRY STREET

0.5 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 15W, Essex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 124,360

NEW COUNTY RDCR655

Good

Over: NRFLK STHRN RR&SERV RDS

0.1 MI W OF CR 653, Hudson, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 44.3 t ADT: 9,395

EIGHTH ST

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.5 MI S. OF PASSAIC ST., Passaic, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 6,962

GARDEN ST PKWY NBO

Good

Over: WASHINGTON RD(535)&PRR

1.1 MI S OF RARITAN TOLL, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 69,591

NJ 7

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.01M E OF NJ7 & NJ21 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 20,830

CARRANZA ROAD

Good

Over: BATSTO RIVER

0.3 Mile W. of Meadow Rd., Burlington, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 360

NJ 47

Good

Over: EAST CREEK

0.43 MI S OF RT 550 SPUR, Cape May, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,052

US 1&9 SB

Good

Over: FOUNDRY STREET

0.55 MILES SOUTH OF I-95, Essex, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 51,515

HUNTER STREET

Good

Over: HESTERS BR WOODBURY CRK

0.34 mi East of NJ RT 45, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,591

CYPHERS ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB TO MUSCONETCONG RIV

200 FT SO OF WARREN CR627, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 973

OLD YORK ROAD

Good

Over: PLEASANT RUN

200 FT SOUTH OF CR 629, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 586

NJ 31

Good

Over: S BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

1.23 MI N OF I-78 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 31,175

129SB RAMP TO 29SB

Good

Over: NJ 129 NB & NJ TRANSIT

1.6 MI NORTH OF I-295, Mercer, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 13,710

ROUTE I-295 NB

Good

Over: RAMP CONNECTING 29 NB

0.1 MI WEST OF I-195, Mercer, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 34,232

NJ 129 SB

Good

Over: US1;RMP FRM US1NB&AMTRAK

2.3MI NW OF I295 & NJ JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 13,811

STATE ST. (CR611)

Good

Over: WOODBRIDGE CREEK

0.90 miles south of CR652, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 15,311

CO513-E BLCKWLL ST

Good

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

1.1 MI EAST OF RT 46 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1982 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 20,874

NJ 37

Good

Over: NORTH BRANCH TOMS RIVER

0.3 MILES EAST OF NJ 70, Ocean, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 55,088

LOWER SHORE ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF GUNNING BROOK

0.7 MILE EAST OF US 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,826

River Road CR 624

Good

Over: Third River

0.06 MI S.OF RT.3, Passaic, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 6,615

NJ 21

Good

Over: ACKERMAN AVE.

Exit 13 of NJ 21, Passaic, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 76,222

PRICE STREET

Good

Over: WEST BROOK

AT LUMBER STREET INT, Union, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,921

KNOPF STREET

Good

Over: WEST BROOK

0.2 MI SOUTH OF WOOD AVE, Union, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,489

GSP SB

Good

Over: N. BRANCH FORKED RIVER

0.4 MI S OF CR614&GSP JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 32,639

GSP SOUTHBOUND

Good

Over: LAKE AVENUE

2.7 MI N OF NJ 27, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 152,790

GSP SB

Good

Over: MANASQUAN RIVER

2.3 MI S. of RT 34 & 195, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 57,936

Old York Road

Good

Over: NJTPK (I-95)

2 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 8, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 5,324

TPK HCE INT 14A

Good

Over: NJ440 AVE.E CIR RR

1.5 MI E OF NEWARK BAY, Hudson, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 23,180

NJ 52

Good

Over: Ship Ch Elbow Is. & Th.

0.75 mi South of US 9, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 23,432

COUNTY ROUTE 7

Good

Over: WAACKAACK CREEK

0.24 miles north of NJ 36, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 14,795

US 1+9 RAMP C

Good

Over: E HAZLEWOOD+RAHWAY RIVER

2.21 MI N OF 1+9-35 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 3,260

BLOY STREET

Good

Over: US 22

0.51 MI SOUTH OF CR 509, Union, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 13,337

BIRCH ST (CR 77)

Good

Over: GSP SB

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

Built 2011 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 5,576

NJ TURNPIKE

Good

Over: PENHORN CREEK

.25 MI W OF INTER 15X, Hudson, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 2,123

C.R. 635

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.5 MI N OF C.R. 630, Burlington, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 9,114

NJ ROUTE 55 SB

Good

Over: PARVINS BR. MAURICE RIV.

0.58 MI N OF CR 552 JCT, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 19,393

WILLIAMS-WINSL RD

Good

Over: GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER

2.25 mi EAST of CR 659, Gloucester, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,650

ROUTE US 322 BUS

Good

Over: BR RACCOON CREEK

0.87 MI W OF CR 623, Gloucester, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 240,819

I-295 SB RAMP C

Good

Over: WATSONS CRK & WETLANDS

AT I-295&I-195/NJ29 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 8,324

I-295 SB

Good

Over: DUCK CREEK

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

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 42,530

NJ 133 WB

Good

Over: WYCKOFF MILLS ROAD

0.21 MI W OF NJTPK JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 12,546

GREEN BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: GREEN BROOK

0.5 miles north of NJ 28, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,579

CR 10 (W FRONT ST

Good

Over: SWIMMING RIVER

1.5 MI.E OF INTCNG 109GSP, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 13,715

Showing 5,401-5,450 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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