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

HOFFMAN STATION RD

Good

Over: MANALAPAN BROOK

1.1 MI WEST OF CR 522 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 6,002

HGTSTN-CRAN STA RD

Good

Over: MILLSTONE RIVER

1.1 MILE EAST OF US 130, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 330

CR 6 (STONE ROAD)

Good

Over: CHINGARORA CREEK

1/2 MI. NW of NJ 36, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 3,152

RT 528

Good

Over: S Br Metedeconk River

0.23 MI. EAST OF US 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 28,691

I-195 EASTBOUND

Good

Over: N BRANCH METEDECONK RIV

1.54 MILES WEST OF US 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 27,578

CEDAR RUN DOCK RD

Good

Over: WEIR CREEK

2.31 MI EAST OF RT 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 681

SOUTHSIDE AVENUE

Good

Over: PETERS BROOK

.04 MI E OF HAMILTON ST, Somerset, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 4,585

NEWTON AVENUE

Good

Over: NEEPAULAKATING CREEK

0.7 MI W OF RT 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,159

US 22 EB

Good

Over: NJ 82

GSP INTERCHANGE NO. 140, Union, NJ

Built 2023 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 36,645

MT.HERMAN RD (655)

Good

Over: I-80 EB

5.1MI EAST OF US 46, Warren, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,451

US 322

Good

Over: BIG DITCH

2.81 MI WEST OF NJ 50, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 16,315

BEAR TVRN RD-CR579

Good

Over: JACOBS CREEK

0.1 MI S.OF MADDOCK RD, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 17,170

BROADWAY

Good

Over: COMPTON CREEK

0.5 MI NORTH RT 36, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 432

GREEN ST (CR 539)

Good

Over: GSP NB

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

Built 2013 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 17,454

GSP SB

Good

Over: S.Br. Metedeconk River

0.2 MI.S.OF RT88& GSP JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 53,115

ORATON PARKWAY NB

Good

Over: RAMP-GSP NB.EX.TO I-280

AT GSP & RT 280 JUNCTION, Essex, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 50,000

NJTPK (I-95)

Good

Over: Crosswick-Hamilton Sq Rd

2.8 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 7a, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 29,108

Rville-Atown Rd

Good

Over: NJ TPK

0.39 MI North of Int 7A, Mercer, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 8,294

Ramp TNI

Good

Over: SNO Roadway

At Interchange 8, Mercer, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 1,975

NJ 5

Good

Over: DELIA BOULEVARD

0.44 MI WEST OF NJ 63, Bergen, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 19,805

West 17th Street

Good

Over: Venetian-Carnival Bayou

05.MI NW OF ROOSEVELT BLV, Cape May, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 210

CR12A (NAVESINK RD

Good

Over: MCCLEES CREEK

3.5 MI S OF NJ 36, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 6,916

CHARLES STREET

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

0.2 MI SW OF US 46 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 2,275

E. GREENBUSH ROAD

Good

Over: GSP SB

0.8 MI N OF RT9 & GSP JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 2,436

NSO Roadway

Good

Over: U.S. Route 206

1 MI SOUTH INTERCHANGE 7, Burlington, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 27,687

CRANBURY STATION R

Good

Over: NJTPK(I-95)

2.2 MI N RTE 33 & NJ TPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 6,829

US 1&9 TONNELLE

Good

Over: AMTRAK

0.10 MILES S. OF NJ 3, Hudson, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 69,817

NJ 440 Ramp VR

Good

Over: NJ 440 Ramps U & VH

NJ440 MP4.26 StateSt Exit, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 5,489

LAUREL AVENUE

Good

Over: WAACKAACK CREEK

0.77 mi N. of NJ 36, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2020 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 8,526

DEY GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: MANALAPAN BROOK

0.66 mi. west of CR527ALT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 475

ROUTE US 46

Good

Over: PECKMANS BROOK

1.9 Mile West of RT 3, Passaic, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 144,455

WERTSVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB.NESHANIC RIVER

150 E. OF MONTGOMERY RD., Somerset, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 813

CR 631

Good

Over: WALLKILL RVER &NY S&W RR

1.32 mi north of NJ 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 6,522

US 322-BLK HRSE PK

Good

Over: PENNY POT LAKE

2.3 MI EAST OF NJ 54, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 9,491

LOWER CROSS ROAD

Good

Over: SADDLE RIVER

0.13 mi East of CR 77, Bergen, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,187

NJ 42 SB

Good

Over: CR 681 (LOWER LANDING)

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

Built 1956 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 66,666

NJ 24 Eastbound

Good

Over: JFK Parkway (CR 649)

At NJ 124 and NJ 24 Junct, Essex, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 49,360

SECAUCUS RD(CR678)

Good

Over: US ROUTE 1&9

0.48 mi West of CR 681, Hudson, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 15,860

COUNTY ROUTE 519

Good

Over: LOCKATONG CREEK

.04 MILES NORTH OF CR 651, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,603

COMBS ROAD

Good

Over: MIRY RUN

1.0 MI WEST OF CO. 535, Mercer, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 914

NJ 156

Good

Over: DOCTORS CREEK

0.14 MI NO OF RT 130 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,639

US 1

Good

Over: US 1 BUSINESS N.B.

1.52 MILES S OF I-295 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 58,378

SCHOOL STREET

Good

Over: HEARDS BROOK

0.11 MILE SOUTH OF CR 604, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 849

WOODGATE AVENUE

Good

Over: WHALE POND BROOK

0.26 miles S of Cedar Ave, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 838

US ROUTE 9

Good

Over: DEBOIS CREEK

1.86 MI S OF NJ 33F JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 55,229

MOUNT VERNON AVE

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

1.8 MI SW NJ24&NJ124 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 4,011

LAKE RD

Good

Over: WHIPPANY RIVER

0.8MI NW CR617&US202 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,762

UNION AVENUE

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.76 MI SW OF JCT US 46, Passaic, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 19,538

HILLERY STREET

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.53 E UNION BLVD/CR646, Passaic, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 6,335

PARK AVENUE

Good

Over: PEAPACK BROOK

0.1 mi w. of CR 512, Somerset, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 32

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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.