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

(CR617)BAYVIEW AVE

Good

Over: BLACK SNAKE CREEK

1.15 Mile N. Of CR 618, Ocean, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,104

CR 547

Good

Over: MAIN BRNCH OF TOMS RIVR

0.49 MI SO OF CR 527, Ocean, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 14,244

RT NJ20 AND RAMP B

Good

Over: ROUTE US 46 WESTBOUND

0.55 ML. S. OF JCT. I-80, Passaic, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 79,610

WITT ROAD

Good

Over: ALLOWAYS CREEK

2 Mi. North of CR 581, Salem, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 281

NJ Route 56

Good

Over: MAURICE RIVER

0.22 MI WEST OF NJ RT 55, Salem, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 12,108

ROUTE US 206

Good

Over: RMPS A&B (BENEFICIAL DR)

0.36 MI N OF HOLLAND AVE, Somerset, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 27,048

CR633(FINDERNE AVE

Good

Over: CUCKELS BROOK

0.1 MI N OF NJ 28 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 16,928

PIP RAMP

Good

Over: I-95

0.1 MI WEST OF GWB, Bergen, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 36,112

Arrivals Br

Good

Over: Earhart Dr peripheral di

1 mi E of NJTPK, Essex, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 40,000

WHITESBOG ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB TO HANOVER LAKE

0.3 MILES NORTH OF RANGE, Burlington, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 80

CARTER RD (CR 569)

Good

Over: SHIPETAUKIN CREEK

0.3 mile North of US 205, Mercer, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 7,895

I-280 EB

Good

Over: WHIPPANY RIVER

1.4 MI SE OF 280-80 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 26,100

NJ 7(KINGSLAND)

Good

Over: THIRD RIVER

0.2 MI NW OF WASH AVE., Passaic, NJ

Built 2023 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 9,575

NJ 138 WB

Good

Over: GSP SB & INT.98 SB RAMP

1.56 Mi W OF NJ 18&138JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 23,316

COLUMBUS FLORENCE

Good

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

1.7 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 6, Burlington, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 14,792

Ramp SIT

Good

Over: SNO Roadway

At Interchange 8, Mercer, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 1,729

Mile 53 U-Turn

Good

Over: Turnpike Mainline

0.2 mi North of US 206, Burlington, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 208

US 1

Good

Over: CONNECTOR ROAD

1.03 MI. NORTH OF RT.130, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 117,089

GSP Northbound

Good

Over: MANASQUAN RIVER

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

Built 2015 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 62,216

CENTRAL AVENUE

Good

Over: GARDEN STATE PARKWAY

0.4 MILES SOUTH OF I280, Essex, NJ

Built 2020 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 11,079

LOT P1/P3 (BD 60)

Good

Over: PERIPHERAL DITCH

3.3 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 1,696

SHARON ROAD

Good

Over: NJTPK (I-95)

2.86 MI NORTH OF INT 7A, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 2,664

MILE 67 U-TURN

Good

Over: NJTP NSO-NSI-SNI-SNO

0.71 MI SOUTH OF INT. 8, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 125

Newtown Road

Good

Over: Goffle Brook

300 S.of Greenwood Av., Bergen, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 6,960

CR 695-RANDOLPH RD

Good

Over: BARRETTS RUN

0.28 MI SOUTH OF RT49 JCT, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 245

BROOKDALE AVENUE

Good

Over: VERONA BROOK

100FT SOUTH OF CR 506, Essex, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,868

HEMINGWAY DRIVE

Good

Over: TRIB TO HARIHOKE CREEK

0.15 MI NW OF RICK RD, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 119

I-295 SOUTHBOUND

Good

Over: I-195 RAMP "H"

AT I-295 EXIT 60, Mercer, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 33,520

NJ 133 WB

Good

Over: ONE MILE ROAD

0.88mi W. of US130 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 8,331

NJ 27 (Lake Av)

Good

Over: Middlesex Greenway

0.75 MI N OF I-287 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 17,068

NJ 440 Ramp WK

Good

Over: CR 514 (Woodbridge)

0.33 mi E of I-95, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 22,574

SPOTSWD-GR.HILL RD

Good

Over: MANALAPAN BROOK

0.5 MI SOUTH OF CR614, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 494

PERRINEVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: MILLSTONE RIVER

0.71 MILE NORTH OF NJ 33, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 6,298

BRIGHTON AVENUE

Good

Over: SHARK RIVER

1/4 MILE EAST OF NJ 18, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 6,550

WHITEHEAD ROAD

Good

Over: WHIPPANY RIVER

2.5MI W US202&NJ124 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 862

STELLE AVENUE

Good

Over: CEDAR BROOK

0.20 MI SW OF CR 531, Union, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,319

US 9

Good

Over: GSP

1.1 MI S OF US9 & GSP JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 8,404

INBOUND CTA BRIDGE

Good

Over: HOTEL ROAD

4.1 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 12,732

Ramp SISA

Good

Over: NJTPK (I-95)

Service Area 6N, Mercer, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 5,558

OHIO AVENUE

Good

Over: PENROSE CANAL

0.03 MI E / E RIVERSID DR, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 4,095

MAYS LDG-SOMERS PT

Good

Over: ENGLISH CREEK

0.13 mi North CR 575, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 2,507

VICTORIA BOULEVARD

Good

Over: ROUTE 66

0.34 N of GSP, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 6,335

PREAKNESS AV CR666

Good

Over: SINGAC BROOK

0.25 E OF VALLEY RD (681), Passaic, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 8,881

GSP SB

Good

Over: N.Br. Metedeconk River

1.5 MI NW OF RT70&88 CIR, Ocean, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 52,025

I-280 RAMP B

Good

Over: I-280 RAMPS C&D

AT I-280/NJ21 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 5,306

Ramp J

Good

Over: Third River

0.1mi north of Valley Rd., Passaic, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 521

AC/BC CONNECTOR NB

Good

Over: RT. 87 & BRIGANTINE BLVD

ATLANTIC CITY, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 62,660

GSP NB

Good

Over: N. BRANCH FORKED RIVER

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

Built 2011 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 33,113

GARDEN ST PARKWAY

Good

Over: WALNUT AVENUE (CR 632)

2.1 MI S OF GSP-NJ 28 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 228,592

GARDEN ST PKWY NB

Good

Over: INT 163 RAMP NBX

AT GSP & NJ 17 JUNCTION, Bergen, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 37,132

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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.