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

Mile 55 U-Turn

Good

Over: Turnpike Mainline

1 Mile North of Exit 7, Burlington, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 51

WEST MANOR WAY

Good

Over: NJTPK(I-95)

1.3 MI NORTH OF EXIT 7A, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 2,472

NJTPK (I95)

Good

Over: NJ 33

0.29 MI North of Exit 8, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 64,368

SOMERS POINT RD

Good

Over: GRAVELLY RUN

1.95 MI SOUTH RT 40 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 10,090

GLEN GRAY ROAD

Good

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

Camp Gaw Mtn. Resv., Bergen, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 430

RIVERVALE RD CR53

Good

Over: HOLDRUM BROOK

0.68 mi North of CR110, Bergen, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 8,443

RETREAT RD

Good

Over: SO.BRNCH RANCOCAS CK.

.32 Miles S OF NJ 206, Burlington, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,459

DANTE AVENUE

Good

Over: PANTHER BRANCH

0.5 MI WEST OF RT 716, Cumberland, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,325

CR 694 (LAKE AVE)

Good

Over: NARRATICON RUN

0.17 mi South of RT 551, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 4,889

GRVEVLL-ALLNWN RD

Good

Over: DOCTORS CREEK

1/2 MI WEST OF RTE 524, Mercer, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 805

NJ 29

Good

Over: NJ 129 & NJT RIVER LINE

1.74 MI NORTH OF I-295, Mercer, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 56,683

NJ 133 WB

Good

Over: NORTH MAIN ST (539)

0.45 MI EAST OF RTE 130, Mercer, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 12,471

RTE NJ 18 SB RMP C

Good

Over: METLARS BROOK

adjacent to river road br, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 22,935

CREAMERY ROAD

Good

Over: YELLOW BROOK

0.26 miles south of CR 54, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,446

TERMINAL AVENUE

Good

Over: TRIB TO COMPTONS CREEK

2.5 MI NE OF RT36, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 151

NJ 18 NB

Good

Over: SOUTHERN SECONDARY

0.7 MI NORTH OF GSP JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 20,800

CR 520

Good

Over: NJ 18

2MI SOUTH OF US-9 INTRCHG, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 12,596

NJ 18 CONNECTOR NS

Good

Over: ROUTE NJ 36 AND BROOK

AT NJ 36 JUNCTION, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 4,718

BROOK STREET

Good

Over: WEST BROOK

0.03 MI WEST OF ELM ST, Union, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 786

I-78 WB

Good

Over: CR 519 & TRIB. POHAT. CR

2.3 MILES E OF DEL RIVER, Warren, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 31,800

I-78 EB

Good

Over: CR 519 & TRIB. POHAT. CR

2.3 MILES E. OF DEL RIVER, Warren, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 31,800

PINE HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: RARITAN VALLEY LINE

1.8 MI SE I-78&US22 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 60

PALISADES IP SB

Good

Over: ALPINE APPROACH ROAD

2.95 MI S. OF US 9W, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 34,560

ALEXANDER ROAD

Good

Over: STONY BROOK

0.6 MI North of US 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 16,065

US Route 40

Good

Over: ELMER LAKE

5.25 MI W OF RT 55 JCT, Salem, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 12,209

US 46

Good

Over: B.L. STATION 66+86

3.36 MILES EAST OF I-80, Warren, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 8,215

GREEN ST (CR 539)

Good

Over: GSP SB

3.5 MI N OF US9&539 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 17,454

GSP NB

Good

Over: N. Br. Metedeconk River

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

Built 2015 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 50,500

Ramp NIT

Good

Over: NJTPK (I-95)

End of Penn Extension, Burlington, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 8,304

S Broad St CR 672

Good

Over: NJTPK (I-95)

2.9 MI SOUTH OF INT 7, Mercer, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 6,124

RAMPS PORT/TP-440

Good

Over: Route 440

1.07 Mile E of Newark Bay, Hudson, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 22,820

NJ519

Good

Over: DELAWARE River

NJ 519, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1933 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 3,600

NJ 49-DELSEA DRIVE

Good

Over: CONRAIL BEESLEYS PT SEC

.55 MI WEST OF NJ 50, Cape May, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 6,027

S.BROAD ST(CR 672)

Good

Over: DOCTORS CREEK

475 S. OF US 130, Mercer, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 6,185

US 130 SB

Good

Over: US 1

2.7 miles south of Rt. 18, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 28,308

CEDAR BR AVE (528)

Good

Over: GSP

1 MI N OF RT70&GSP JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 22,378

NJ 138 WB

Good

Over: GSP NB & INT.98 NB RAMP

1.48 Mi w of NJ 18&138JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 23,316

NJTPK (I-95)

Good

Over: Doctorss Creek

3 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 7A, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 29,108

Mile 63 U-Turn

Good

Over: Turnpike Mainline

2.2 mi. North of Int. 7A, Mercer, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 109

MILLSTONE ROAD

Good

Over: MILLSTONE RIVER

0.8 MI N OF CR 535, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 6,082

MELANIE LANE

Good

Over: WHIPPANY RIVER

0.03 MILE N OF CR 632, Morris, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 6,075

CR614 (LACEY ROAD)

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.32 mi. E of DOVER RD, Ocean, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 5,214

CHIMNEY ROCK ROAD

Good

Over: I-287

0.4 M. N.OF I-287 EXIT 13, Somerset, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 5,346

GSP SB

Good

Over: A.C. RESERVOIR FLUME

AT ATLANTIC CITY RESEVOIR, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 36,593

GSP NB

Good

Over: CLARKS LANDING RD (C624)

2.35 MI SW OF RT9 RAMP, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 26,052

GARDEN ST PKWY SB

Good

Over: CHEVALIER AVENUE

1.75 MI S OF GSP&NJ440 JC, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 128,859

SA 6S Ramp SASI

Good

Over: NJTPK (I-95)

Service Area 6S, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 5,706

UNION AVENUE

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.1 MI E. OF NJ 21, Bergen, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 4,397

SOOY PLACE ROAD

Good

Over: BURRS MILL BROOK

2.9 MI W OF JCT NJ RTE 72, Burlington, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 403

NJ 42 NB

Good

Over: CR681 (LOWER LANDING)

0.5 MI S OF 42-41 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 67,304

Showing 5,501-5,550 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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