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

CHALLENGER ROAD

Good

Over: TEANECK CREEK

0.12 Mile E. of I-95 NJTP, Bergen, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 620

LAMBS RD(CO.635)

Good

Over: NJ 55

0.73MILE NORTH OF U.S 322, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 4,334

CR 526

Good

Over: MIRY RUN

0.8 MI W OF STATE HWY 33, Mercer, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,305

NJ 133 EB

Good

Over: NORTH MAIN ST (CR 539)

0.45 MI EAST OF RTE 130, Mercer, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 12,472

NJ 18 NB & RAMP A

Good

Over: RIVER RD BRK&BIKE PATH

1.57 MI N OF NJ 27 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 20,925

CR 547 (LAKEWOOD R

Good

Over: HAYSTACK BROOK

0.24mi S. of Oak Glenn Rd, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 12,432

GORDONS CORNER RD.

Good

Over: NJ 18 FREEWAY

2.3 MI. N OF N.J. RT. 79., Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 14,142

CR 511(Boonton Av)

Good

Over: TributaryToTaylortownRe

2.02 mi. South of NJ 23, Morris, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,101

LONG HILL RD CR604

Good

Over: GREAT BROOK

2.8MI SE OF I-287 EXIT 30, Morris, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,468

(CR619)HILLSIDE AV

Good

Over: DRAKES BROOK

.5 MI EAST OF RT 206, Morris, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 12,397

I-195 WESTBOUND

Good

Over: NO. BR. METEDECONK RIVER

1.54 MI WEST OF US 9 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 20,504

CR 537

Good

Over: CROSSWICKS CREEK

1.4 MI E OF RT528, Ocean, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 7,651

US 46 EB & RAMP B

Good

Over: NJ 21

0.3MI S OF GSP & RT46 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 53,045

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: LAMINGTON RIVER

.77 MI W OF R/SNAKE BR RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,100

CR 514

Good

Over: TRIB OF ROYCE BROOK

0.40 MI WEST OF US 206, Somerset, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 16,104

Lamberts Mill Road

Good

Over: Robinsons Br Rahway Rvr

1.53 MILES WEST OF CR 613, Union, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 7,468

OVERPASS NO. 7

Good

Over: ROAD TO TERMINAL BLDG

3.3 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 20,482

NJ 54-12TH STREET

Good

Over: US 322

0.2 MILES S OF US 322, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1942 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 12,014

NJTPK (I-95)

Good

Over: Ramps TSI TN/ST and NIT

Intechange 7, Burlington, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 57,069

RUSSIA ROAD

Good

Over: RUSSIA BROOK

2.1 MILES WEST OF CR 699, Morris, NJ

Built 2020 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 287

NJ RT 3

Good

Over: NJ TRANSIT & SERVICE RD

0.3 MI NW OF 3-21 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 138,590

GSP NB

Good

Over: CHAMBERS BR RD (CR549)

0.25 MI S OF RT88&GSP JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 54,780

NJ 120 PAT.PLNK RD

Good

Over: NJ 17

1.6 MI NORTH OF NJ 3, Bergen, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 21,524

EDEN LANE

Good

Over: WHIPPANY RIVER

0.9MI NE OF I287&NJ24 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 4,584

US 9

Good

Over: WARETOWN CREEK

0.1 MI NO OF 9-532 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 17,138

NORTH BRIDGE

Good

Over: PERIPHERAL DITCH

3.0 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 1,722

CHURCH LANE

Good

Over: NJTPK NSO NSI SNO SNI

4.2 MI NORTH OF INT 8A, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 15,019

PARAMUS RD (CR 62)

Good

Over: NJ 4

0.2 MI EAST OF SADDLE RIV, Bergen, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 33,108

TUKRTN-CARANZA RD

Good

Over: SKIT BRANCH

5 MI E OF CR 620 / Rt 206, Burlington, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 147

BAY STREET

Good

Over: CONRAIL (ABND)

2.0MI SW OF GSP EXIT 151, Essex, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 7,490

ROYAL AVENUE

Good

Over: REEDS BRANCH

1.2M.N US 40&0.2M W NJ 55, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,371

COUNTY ROUTE 624

Good

Over: NJ ROUTE 55

1 M.NORTH OF NJ 55 EX-50, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 5,080

NEW COUNTY RD 655

Good

Over: NEW CNTY RD653 & RAMP C

AT CR 653 RAMP, Hudson, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 9,395

Lazy Brook Rd

Good

Over: Samuel Brook

0.5 MI NORTH OF US 202, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,113

N HARRISON STCR629

Good

Over: CARNEGIE LAKE

4500 FT. WEST OF ROUTE 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 11,110

MOUNTAIN AVENUE

Good

Over: LEHIGH VALLEY ML CONRAIL

0.74 MI SOUTH NJ ROUTE 28, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 6,187

I-195 WB

Good

Over: Allaire Prk Towpth&Canal

0.56 Mi E of CR 547 Jct., Monmouth, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 33,969

CR 603 BUSH ROAD

Good

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

1.9MI NE OF I287&US46 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,342

LAKE RD

Good

Over: WHIPPANY RIVER

0.8MI NW CR617&US202 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 2,762

NJ 45

Good

Over: MANNINGTON CREEK

0.14 MI N.OF JCT CR653, Salem, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 5,397

WASHINGTON AVE

Good

Over: GREEN BROOK

0.48 MI S US 22, Somerset, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 15,514

I-80 EB

Good

Over: L&H Railroad (Abandoned)

6.23 Mi E of I-80 Exit 12, Warren, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 31,997

LAKE AVE (CR 87)

Good

Over: GOFFLE BROOK

0.12 mi S. of Goffle Rd, Bergen, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 10,625

RUTGERS STREET

Good

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

0.4MI NW OF NJ15&US46 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 106

US ROUTE 9

Good

Over: BRANCH OF POTTERS CREEK

0.7 MI.N.OF BUTLER BLVD., Ocean, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 21,185

GSP RAMP 91SBX

Good

Over: N. BRANCH METEDECONK RIV

0.02MI S OF CR 549, Ocean, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 99

GARDEN ST PKWY NB

Good

Over: INT. 163 RAMP SBX

AT GSP & NJ 17 JUNCTION, Bergen, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 37,132

ACE CONNECTOR

Good

Over: AC/BC RAMP HR1 & RTE. 87

ATLANTIC CITY, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 21,692

Milford Rd

Good

Over: NJ TPK (I-95)

0.2 MI EAST OF EXIT 8, Mercer, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 5,468

EAST ATLANTIC AVE

Good

Over: NICHOLSON ROAD (CR 635)

0.89 MI N OF KINGSHWY 551, Camden, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 2,181

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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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