State profile · Below median Poor share

New Jersey bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in New Jersey, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

6,796
Public bridges
17.1%
Good condition
4.6%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

6,796

Public highway bridges in New Jersey

Good Condition

17.1%

1,159 bridges rated 7-9

-32.9pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

4.6%

312 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-2.4pp vs national avg 7.0%

New Jersey vs national bridge condition

New Jersey - Good condition share 17.1%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

New Jersey - Poor-condition share 15.3%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

New Jersey27.2%65.5%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - New Jersey (FHWA NBI)

Counties (21)

Atlantic 207 Bergen 577 Burlington 356 Camden 259 Cape May 74 Cumberland 102 Essex 501 Gloucester 242 Hudson 202 Hunterdon 370 Mercer 413 Middlesex 562 Monmouth 503 Morris 504 Ocean 238 Passaic 332 Salem 112 Somerset 393 Sussex 174 Union 409 Warren 266

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.

OR

Oregon

4.46% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,310

OH

Ohio

4.54% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$26,753
Selected

NJ

New Jersey

4.59% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$6,796

CA

California

4.60% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$27,040

AR

Arkansas

4.71% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,544

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.

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

MECHLIN CORNER RD

Poor

Over: Lehigh Valley ML

0.51 mi South of I-78, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 5,144

Pine Hill Road

Poor

Over: South Br Raritan River

1.6 Miles West of NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 159

RED HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE

1.90MI NE OF GSP EX. 114, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1922 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 7,110

E ANDERS ST (CR60)

Poor

Over: HACKENSACK RIVER

0.36 MI E OF CR 62, Bergen, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 18,945

PATRIOTS WAY

Poor

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

1 mi. west of us 202, Bergen, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 156

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10TH STREET

Good

Over: WAACKAACK CREEK

2.9MI E-NE OF JCT 516 &36, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 6,086

US ROUTE 9

Good

Over: N BR METEDECONK RIVER

1.5 MI NO OF SR 88, Ocean, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 31,015

STAFFORD FORGE RD

Good

Over: WESTECUNK CREEK

1.5MI east of Rt 539, Ocean, NJ

Built 1942 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 895

GSP NB

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.9 MI NE OF US9&NJ72 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 31,915

LACKAWANNA AVENUE

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.15 MI N OF CR639, Passaic, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 8,000

BLACK POINT ROAD

Good

Over: SO. BRANCH RARITAN RIV.

0.92 Mi. N. of CR 514, Somerset, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 717

Southern Hills Dri

Good

Over: Tributary to Beden Brook

.38 mi west of Great road, Somerset, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 222

BLACK RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: HERZOG BROOK

0.6 MI SO POTTERSVILLE RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,166

Roycefield Road

Good

Over: Tributary of Royce Brook

AT VALLEY ROAD INTERSECT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,995

Old Stone Church

Good

Over: West Br. Saddle River

0.06 mi E. of CR 77, Bergen, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 2,494

US Route 206

Good

Over: DRAKES BROOK

5.5 MI SOUTH OF I-80 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 22,020

NJ 48

Good

Over: TWO PENNY RUN

0.25 MI W OF NJ TURNPIKE, Salem, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 4,167

CANAL STREET

Good

Over: DRAKE'S BROOK

0.15 MI WEST OF NJ RT 10, Morris, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 541

278

Good

Over: Arthur Kill

Elizabeth, NJ, Union, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 32,714

BROADWAY (CR 551)

Good

Over: NEWTON CREEK

0.93 MI S OF FERRY CR 603, Camden, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,524

NJ 47

Good

Over: WEST CREEK

3.6 MI N OF NJ 347, Cape May, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,382

BUNN ROAD

Good

Over: N.BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

0.4 Mi N. OF RT. I-78, Somerset, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 402

AIRPORT ROAD

Good

Over: CHAMBERS BROOK

.27 MI. WEST OF MEADOW RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,168

LLOYD AVENUE

Good

Over: DRY BROOK

0.03 MI NE OF CR 630, Sussex, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 520

CR 639

Good

Over: NEEPAULAKATING CREEK

0.65 mi south of NJ 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 8,211

MILLBROOK ROAD

Good

Over: FLAT BROOK

AT INTERSECTION OF NJ ROU, Sussex, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 204

WHITE BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

1.3 MILES NORTH OF CR 657, Morris, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 2,939

SKYLINE LAKES DR

Good

Over: MEADOW BROOK

0.4 MI E OF CR511 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 2,056

HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB to ROCK BROOK

1.75 MI North of CR 518, Somerset, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 2,388

MEEKER ROAD

Good

Over: MINE BROOK

0.17 MI S RT 202, Somerset, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 1,532

W CRESCENT AV CR81

Good

Over: HO-HO-KUS BROOK

950 FT.SOUTH BROOKSIDE AV, Bergen, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 9,479

MOUNTAINSIDE RD

Good

Over: INDIA BROOK

0.75 MI. SW JCT CO. 525, Morris, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 621

EIGHTH STREET

Good

Over: HOSPITALITY BRANCH

.16 MI. S.OF RT. 322, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 932

BISPHAM STREET

Good

Over: NO BR OF RANCOCAS CREEK

MT HOLLY TOWNSHIP, Burlington, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 2,300

Ramp TNO

Good

Over: NJTPK (I-95)

Interchange 6 Ramps, Burlington, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 4,287

CR 6 (FIRST STREET

Good

Over: CHINGARORA CREEK

KEYPORT BOROUGH, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 3,032

SHARON STATION RD

Good

Over: DOCTORS CREEK

0.5 MI NORTH RT 539, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 6,835

NJ 48

Good

Over: BRANCH OF GAME CREEK

0.85 MILE EAST OF I-295, Salem, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 5,386

FAIRVIEW AVE

Good

Over: PASCACK BROOK

0.1 MI S. of Laurence St, Bergen, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,317

I-95 (UPPER LEVEL)

Good

Over: I-95 TUNNELS

0.1 MI. W OF GEO.WASH. BR, Bergen, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 271,170

BUNTING BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: JUMPING BROOK

1.3 MI E CRS 616 & 667, Burlington, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,550

COUNTY ROUTE 679

Good

Over: WADING RIVER

1.62 MI S OF CR 563, Burlington, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,289

COUNTY RT 543

Good

Over: SWEDE RUN

3.5 MI NORTH OF NJ RT 73, Burlington, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 9,596

GLENWOOD AVENUE

Good

Over: SUNSET LAKE

0.45 MI WEST OF NJ AVENUE, Cape May, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,826

LEIGH STREET

Good

Over: BEAVER BROOK

AT NJ 173 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,874

I-295

Good

Over: POND RUN

4.66 MI SOUTH OF US RT 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 74,849

DANIEL ROAD

Good

Over: MANALAPAN BROOK

0.13 MILE SOUTH OF CR 615, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,566

RT.537

Good

Over: YELLOW BROOK

0.13mi E. of 18-537 int., Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 18,263

US 202 (Wash. St)

Good

Over: Jersey City Reservoir

0.46 MILE WEST OF I-287, Morris, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,754

CO RT 517(RT 24)

Good

Over: S. BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

CO RT 513 JUNCTION, Morris, NJ

Built 1906 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 12,976

CR 658

Good

Over: UPPER BRANCH

4.6 MI SOUTH OF NJ 49, Salem, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 865

MIDSTREAMS RD

Good

Over: BEAVER DAM CREEK

1 mile N of CR 630, Ocean, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 4,206

I-278

Good

Over: Arthur Kill

Elizabeth, NJ, Union, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 36,917

Int. 16W Ramp CNW

Good

Over: Paterson Plank Rd Util.

1.1 MI. N Int. 16W, Bergen, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,423

ROUTE US 46 EB

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.5 MI WEST OF RT NJ 23, Essex, NJ

Built 2020 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 30,700

Showing 5,651-5,700 of 6,796 bridges

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