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

JARED COURT

Good

Over: EAST BR STONY BROOK

200 FT SE OF VALLEY ROAD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 684

EARHART DR (BR#51)

Good

Over: PERIPHERAL DITCH

4.4 MI.N.J.Tpk. Toll, Essex, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,148

PARK AVE

Good

Over: NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE

0.85MI SE of Monmouth Uni, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 2,814

Van Houten Avenue

Good

Over: US Route 46

0.7 MILES EAST OF RT 3, Passaic, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 3,234

NJ 23

Good

Over: BRANCH OF WALLKILL RIVER

2.15 MI N OF NJ 94, Sussex, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 10,410

INT. 105 RAMP I

Good

Over: PINE BROOK RD & CRR-NJ

0.54mi N. of GSP/18 Int., Monmouth, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 5,100

NJTPK SNO (I-95)

Good

Over: U.S. Route 206

1 MI SOUTH INTERCHANGE 6, Burlington, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 26,779

NJTPK TN-14 RDWY

Good

Over: DELANCY STREET

.75 MI N OF INT 14, Essex, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 64,897

US 322-BLK HRSE PK

Good

Over: Conrail Beesleys Pt Sec

0.16 MI WEST OF NJ 54, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 12,744

BAIRD BLVD(CR 608)

Good

Over: COOPER RIVER

0.14 MI S OF RT30, Camden, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 12,505

ROUTE NJ 47

Good

Over: I-295

1.2 MI S OF RT.130, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 10,153

N.OLDEN AVE.CR.622

Good

Over: SHABAKUNK CREEK

1 Mi. North of US Route 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 25,995

US 202

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

5.4 MI SOUTH OF RT 124, Morris, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 11,439

NJ TPK INT 13A NIT

Good

Over: NJ TPK NSO ROADWAY

3.06 MI S INT .14, Union, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 4,890

US 9

Good

Over: BASS RIVER

0.46 MI EAST OF C.R. 679, Burlington, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 9,950

Mt. Pleasant Place

Good

Over: W. Br. of Rahway River

800FT NORTHWEST OF NJ 10, Essex, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 817

DEMOCRAT ROAD

Good

Over: ROUTE I-295

AT I-295 EXIT 16, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 4,527

HARMONY RD(CO 680)

Good

Over: ROUTE I-295 AND US 130

5.5 MI NORTH OF RT 322, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,629

VAN SYCKLES COR RD

Good

Over: TRIB MULHOCKAWAY CREEK

0.7 MI NE NJ 173 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1903 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,391

US RT 22WB

Good

Over: S BR ROCKAWAY CREEK

CO RT 523 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1912 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 36,048

WOODBRIDGE AVE

Good

Over: RARITAN CENTER PKWY

0.6MI WEST OF NJ RT 448, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 36,297

FLRD GRV RD CR 655

Good

Over: PERTH AMBOY BRANCH

0.57MI E OF US9&NJ440 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 8,703

EMLEYS MILL RD

Good

Over: LAHAWAY CREEK

0.12 miles N. of CR 537, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 185

NJ 36

Good

Over: MANY MIND CREEK

4.0 MI N OF SHREWSBURY R., Monmouth, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 26,023

WEST PARK AVENUE

Good

Over: NJ ROUTE 18

2.4 MILES SO.OF G.S.PKWAY, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 4,340

NJ RT 18 SB

Good

Over: GSP RAMP F & RAMP

0.1 MI. W. OF WAYSIDE RD., Monmouth, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 20,966

WATERLOO ROAD

Good

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

0.3 MI NORTH OF MAIN ST, Morris, NJ

Built 2020 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,127

BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: NO BR.METEDECONK RIVER

0.5 MI. N. OF CR 526, Ocean, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 8,642

RT.I-195 EB

Good

Over: TRENTON-CASSVILLE RD

1 MI E OF I-195 EXIT 16, Ocean, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 24,575

WARBURTON AVE

Good

Over: GOFFLE BROOK

0.05 MI EAST OF GOFFLE RD, Passaic, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 6,400

RIFLE CAMP R CR633

Good

Over: US 46

0.9 MILES WEST OF NJ 3, Passaic, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 8,699

CR 622

Good

Over: PAULINS KILL

2.33 mi east of CR 521, Sussex, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 3,185

CO RT 628

Good

Over: POHATCONG CREEK

0.17 MI E OF CR 623, Warren, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,926

UNION BRICK RD

Good

Over: I-80 WESTBOUND

1.01 MI E OF CR 655, Warren, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,424

STATE PARK ROAD

Good

Over: I-80

1.89 MI E OF CR 521, Warren, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,721

GSP SB

Good

Over: CLARKS LANDING RD (C614)

2.35 MI SW OF US 9 RAMP, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 41,175

GSP SB

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.9 MI NE OF US 9 &72 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 29,460

GSP NB

Good

Over: S. BR.METEDECONK RIVER

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

Built 2015 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 57,330

SOUTH AVENUE

Good

Over: BOUND BROOK

0.13 miles E of Grant Ave, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 10,094

GSP SB

Good

Over: SQUANKUM ROAD (CR 21)

3.4 MI N OF RTS70&88 CIR, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 62,950

KRESSON RD

Good

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

4.5 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 4, Camden, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 13,241

WYCKOFFS MILL RD

Good

Over: NJTPK(I-95)

0.8 MI NORTH OF EXIT 8, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 3,042

C.R. 633 (JFK WAY)

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.31 MI N OF LEVITT PRKWY, Burlington, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 7,020

BELL ROAD (CR 658)

Good

Over: I-295

0.61 MI NORTH OF I-76, Camden, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 8,189

WRIGHT-DEBOW ROAD

Good

Over: I-195

2.09 MI. E OF RT 537 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 4,078

ELM ST & ORCHRD ST

Good

Over: STREAM 10-7-15

0.30 MI NW OF NJ 28, Union, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 3,870

US 46

Good

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

0.13 MI EAST OF NJ 182, Warren, NJ

Built 1924 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 13,131

NEW VILLAGE ROAD

Good

Over: I-78

0.36 MI E of CR 637, Warren, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 2,772

AC/BC RAMP A1

Good

Over: A C EXPRESSWAY

ATLANTIC CITY, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 21,420

MAPLE STREET

Good

Over: ERIE-LACKAWANNA RR

0.01 MI N OF ERIE AVE., Bergen, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,695

Showing 5,601-5,650 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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