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

TOMLIN STA(CR 607)

Good

Over: I-295

3.52 MI. NORTH OF US 322, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 1,129

NJ 31

Good

Over: TRENTON LINE (CSX RR)

1.0 MI NORTH OF CR 546, Mercer, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 20,584

HILLSIDE AVE.

Good

Over: US 22

1.42 MI WEST OF NJ27 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 9,692

NJTPK (I-95)

Good

Over: Ramps SIT TNI TN/ST

Interchange 7, Burlington, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 30,313

NJ 152

Good

Over: BROAD THOROFARE

0.83 MI W OF 152 & 619 JC, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 13,850

WEST PROSPECT ST

Good

Over: HO HO KUS BROOK

0.08 mi E. of Hopper Av, Bergen, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 3,683

US 130

Good

Over: RELCTD BRIDGEBORO ST.613

5.3 MI N OF 130 & 73 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 56,341

ROUTE I-295 NB

Good

Over: W BURLINGTON ST (CO 662)

0.74 MI N OF I-295/130 JN, Burlington, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 42,120

CR621(W.PARK DR.)

Good

Over: SUNSET LAKE RACEWAY

0.8 M W OF N LAUREL DRIVE, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1935 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 10,452

CR626 (JERICHO RD)

Good

Over: STOW CREEK

0.05 MI NW CNTY RTE 624, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 962

PIERSON ROAD

Good

Over: EAST BRANCH RAHWAY RIVER

420 west of CR 638, Essex, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,518

CR640-DELAWARE ST

Good

Over: MATTHEWS BROOK

0.48 mi East of NJ RT 44, Gloucester, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 14,075

BERKLEY RD (CR678)

Good

Over: I-295

6.42 MI NORTH OF US 322, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 7,130

US1&9T WB Ramp

Good

Over: 1+9T and 1+9

TONNELE AVENUE CIRCLE, Hudson, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 19,300

LOCUST LANE

Good

Over: HARRYS BROOK

1000 FT. WEST OF RT. 27, Mercer, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 10

BANK STREET

Good

Over: ROCKY BROOK

0.9 MI EAST OF RT 130, Mercer, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,252

GEORGES ROAD

Good

Over: LAWRENCE BROOK

1.3 MI EAST OF INT RTE 1, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 4,048

NJ ROUTE 71

Good

Over: WRECK POND

1.27 MI S OF CR 524 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 17,557

FORT PLAINS ROAD

Good

Over: I-195

1.43MI WEST OF US 9, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 3,396

Horseneck Road

Good

Over: Passaic River

0.02 Mi E OF HOOK MT RD, Morris, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 5,510

W. BROADWAY

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.4 SE OF UNION AV(CR646), Passaic, NJ

Built 1897 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 23,506

CR 628

Good

Over: GAME CREEK

0.5 MI S.W.OF NJ 48, Salem, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 741

OPIE ROAD

Good

Over: S. BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

SOUTH OF RIVERSIDE DRIVE, Somerset, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,895

US 22

Good

Over: Delaware River

US 22 at PA & NJ Border, Warren, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 35,800

North Ave. WB

Good

Over: South Directory Road

0.5 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Union, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 23,766

GOLF COURSE PATH

Good

Over: SOUTH RUN CREEK

0.11 MILES SOUTH OF SERVI, Burlington, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 100

NJ 33

Good

Over: NJ TRANSIT (ABANDONED)

2.1 MI EAST OF NJ 79 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 18,630

NJTPK NSO Roadway

Good

Over: Assunpink Creek

2.83 mi north of Int. 7A, Mercer, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 125,568

ETRA ROAD

Good

Over: NJ TPK(I-95)

0.52 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 8, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 3,102

NJTPK INT.11 R.TNI

Good

Over: NJ TURNPIKE SNO RWY

1.2 MI E RTE 444 & NJ TPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 23,152

NJ TPK MP 92 U-TRN

Good

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

1.86 MI E RT.444 & NJ TPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 357

Int. 16W RAMP TW

Good

Over: SOUTH SERVICE ROAD

INTERCHANGE 16 W, Bergen, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 28,433

GROVEVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: ROUTE US 130

0.24 MI S. CR524 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 2,871

NJ 33

Good

Over: LONG BROOK CREEK

0.16 Miles E of Howell Rd, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 18,630

GSP

Good

Over: TILTON ROAD (CR 563)

0.6 MI S OF RT40&322 CIR, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 44,200

GSP

Good

Over: PENN-READING SEASHORE RR

0.14 MI S OF US30&GSP JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 54,463

ENGLEWOOD AVE

Good

Over: OVERPECK CREEK

0.35 MI W. OF CR 501, Bergen, NJ

Built 1909 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 7,603

Orangeburgh Road

Good

Over: Dorotockeys Run

500 ft east of Dewolf Rd., Bergen, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 5,800

DEVON AVENUE

Good

Over: I-295

1.57 MI NORTH OF I-76, Camden, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 341

Eisenhower Pkwy

Good

Over: S. Br. of Foulertons Br

0.11 miles north of CR611, Essex, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 27,443

BERKELEY AVENUE

Good

Over: SECOND RIVER

0.3 miles north of CR 509, Essex, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 2,163

DEPTFORD CTR ROAD

Good

Over: ALMONESSON CREEK

0.29 MI W OF NJ RT 41, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 14,744

SHARPS ROAD

Good

Over: HOSPITALITY BR DIAMOND L

0.33 Mi SOUTH OF US RT322, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 34

DUNKARD CHURCH RD

Good

Over: THIRD NESHANIC RIV TRIB

0.35E. SANDBK. HDQTRS RD., Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 144

ELMWOOD AVENUE

Good

Over: HEARDS BROOK

0.2 MILE NORTH OF RT. 514, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 780

NJ 440 RAMP "J"

Good

Over: NJ 35 RAMP "G"

600 FT WNW OF 35/440 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 6,901

CR 6 (AMBOY AVENUE

Good

Over: MATAWAN CREEK

NEAR KEYPORT HARBOR, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 6,816

NJ 18 SB

Good

Over: CR 547 (WYCKOFF ROAD)

0.79M S. of GSPKWY JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 24,243

NJ ROUTE 18 NB

Good

Over: HOPE RD

0.5 MI S. OF GSP INTRCH., Monmouth, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 21,446

I-195 WB

Good

Over: ALLAIRE ROAD (CR 524)

0.7 MI EAST OF EXIT 31, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 30,175

Showing 5,701-5,750 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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