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

SUSSEX AVENUE

Fair

Over: CITY SUBWAY

1.0 MI W I-280&NJ21 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,350

US 22 WB

Fair

Over: NJ27 Amtrk NJTrans Empir

0.79 MI WEST OF RT 1&9, Essex, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 38,588

NJ 41

Fair

Over: SO. BR. BIG TIMBER CREEK

0.75 MI N OF RT 42 JCT, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 29,783

WILLIAMSTOWN RD.

Fair

Over: LITTLE EASE RUN

0.04 mi. W OF NJ 55, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,341

WILLOW AVE (CR675)

Fair

Over: HUDS-BERG LR & 18TH ST

0.7 MILES SOUTH OF NJ 495, Hudson, NJ

Built 1935 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 16,270

SECAUCUS RD CR678

Fair

Over: PENHORN CREEK

.44 MI. EAST OF NJ TRNPK, Hudson, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 17,335

McCAN MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: HOLLOW BROOK

0.1 MI SOUTH RT 512, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,741

UPTOM PINE ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF ROCKAWAY CREEK

0.1 MI W OF POTTERSTOWN R, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 160

WELISEWITZ ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB OF BACK BROOK

0.14 MI NW OF CR 602, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 95

US 202 + NJ 31

Fair

Over: FIRST NESHANIC RIVER

0.15 MI S. of CR 611 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 28,485

NJ ROUTE 31

Fair

Over: SPRUCE RUN

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

Built 1930 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 24,293

I-78 EB

Fair

Over: Landsdown Trail

1 MI WEST OF RT 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 54,157

I-295

Fair

Over: ASSUNPINK CREEK

1.1 MI SOUTH OF RT 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 83,293

US 9 NB

Fair

Over: CR 604 (Green St)

1.76 mi N of NJ 184, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 23,799

I-287 SB

Fair

Over: NJ 18 SP.(POSSUMTOWN RD)

.1MILE NO OF AMBROSE BK., Middlesex, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 63,230

CR 524

Fair

Over: DOCTORS CREEK

0.95 MI W OF CR 539, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 5,164

WALNS MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CROSSWICKS CREEK

5 MI NW RT 539 & RT 537, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 281

ALDRICH ROAD

Fair

Over: N.BRANCH METEDECONK RIVR

1.4 MILES WEST OF US 9, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 9,190

SWEETMANS LN(CR1)

Fair

Over: MILLSTONE RIVER

1.43 MI W CR 527A, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,927

PARKWAY DRIVE

Fair

Over: HATFIELD CREEK

0.3 MI EAST OF CR 621, Morris, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 155

OLD BLOOMFIELD AVE

Fair

Over: TRIB TO ROCKAWAY RIVER

1MI E OF I-80 & I-280 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1922 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 13,255

PLEASANT HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

3 MI.SO.OF FLANDERS G.C., Morris, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,416

WEST VALLEY BRK RD

Fair

Over: SOUTH BR. RARITAN RIVER

.4 M S. OF WEST MILL RD, Morris, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 721

I-80 EB

Fair

Over: Morristown & Erie RR

0.1 MI E OF I-80 EXIT 37, Morris, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 60,540

I-80 WESTBOUND

Fair

Over: Morristown & Erie RR

1.2 MI WEST OF RTE 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 64,570

NJ 13

Fair

Over: PT PLEASANT CANAL

0.9 MI. W. OF RT 35, Ocean, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 15,203

HOVSONS BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: POLHEMUS BR OF KETTLE CK

0.05 Mi S of Yorktowne Bl, Ocean, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 997

NJ 72

Fair

Over: EAST THOROFARE

0.6 MI WEST OF COUNTY 607, Ocean, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 23,414

Warwick Turnpike

Fair

Over: Green Brook

0.36 MI N of CR 513, Passaic, NJ

Built 1935 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 12,895

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: SALEM CREEK

.4 MI SOUTH OF US 40, Salem, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 961

N. GASTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: I-287 NORTHBOUND

1.64 mi North of US 22, Somerset, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,917

N. GASTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: I-287 SOUTHBOUND

1.64 MI North of US 22, Somerset, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,915

CR 512 (LIB CR RD)

Fair

Over: MINE BROOK

0.27 MI EAST of US 202, Somerset, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 6,626

SHARP ROAD

Fair

Over: CULVERS CREEK

0.03 MI SW OF US 206, Sussex, NJ

Built 1949 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 574

OLD STAGE COACH RD

Fair

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.3 MI NE OF CR 626, Sussex, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 74

MAPLE GRANGE ROAD

Fair

Over: WAWAYANDA CREEK

0.7 MI NW OF NJ 94, Sussex, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,857

NORWOOD AVENUE

Fair

Over: GREEN BROOK

0.20 MI NW OF E FRONT ST, Union, NJ

Built 1917 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 7,620

ELIZABETH AVENUE

Fair

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

0.14 MI SW OF CR 613, Union, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 9,280

NEW CHURCH STREET

Fair

Over: ROBINSONS BRANCH RAH RIV

0.25 MI SW OF CR 613, Union, NJ

Built 1907 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,472

PARK AV (CR 655)

Fair

Over: GREEN BROOK

0.07 MI N OF US 22, Union, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 14,913

US 22 WB

Fair

Over: WASH SEC NORFOLKSOUTHERN

.06 MI EAST OF NJ 57, Warren, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 30,592

NJ 31

Fair

Over: POHATCONG CREEK

1.5 MI N OF RT31&RT57 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 13,151

I-78 WESTBOUND

Fair

Over: STWRTSVL RD&POHATCONG CK

AT I-78 EXIT 4, Warren, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 53,749

QUAKER RD

Fair

Over: DELAWARE&RARITAN CANAL

1/2 MI WEST OF RT US 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 8,642

WARREN ST (206 SB)

Fair

Over: D&R FEEDER CANAL

0.1 MI S OF RT 206&31 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1916 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 4,309

WASH. CROSSING RD.

Fair

Over: D&R FEEDER CANAL

100 WEST OF NJ 29 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 8,217

BATSTO ROAD

Fair

Over: BATSTO RIVER

7.4 MI E OF US30&206 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 39

Parkway SBO

Fair

Over: WEST PARK AVENUE

1.75 MJ S OF NJ36&GSP JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 47,629

GSP NBI

Fair

Over: SWIMMING RIVER

3.18 MI S of GSP/18 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 35,483

GARDEN ST PKWY SB

Fair

Over: CURIE AVENUE

.75 MI W OF GSP&PASSAIC R, Passaic, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 87,411

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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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