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

FAIRVIEW AVENUE

Good

Over: STONY BROOK

0.1 MI SOUTH NAUGHRIGHT R, Morris, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 714

PARKER AVENUE

Good

Over: N.BRANCH OF FORKED RIVER

0.13 Mi N of Lakeside Dr, Ocean, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,038

Route US 46 EB

Good

Over: Ramp K and Connector

NJ 3 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 30,008

I-287

Good

Over: QUARRY ROAD

1.28 MI NORTH OF NJ 23, Passaic, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 107,917

CENTRAL AVENUE

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.4 MI WEST OF CR 512, Union, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 6,518

HILLSDALE ROAD

Good

Over: BIG BROOK

1.5 MILES WEST OF NJ 34, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 2,640

US 206

Good

Over: ASSISCUNK CREEK

1.1 MI S OF CR 543 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 19,047

US 9

Good

Over: Tuckerton Creek

0.2 MI SOUTH OF GREEN ST, Ocean, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 16,138

GSP Northbound

Good

Over: Crest Haven Road

2.6 MI S. OF GSP & CR 601, Cape May, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 18,231

GSP Southbound

Good

Over: Crest Haven Road(CR 609)

2.56 MI S OF GSP & CR 601, Cape May, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 11,505

GSP SB

Good

Over: WESTCOAT ROAD (CR 685)

1 MI S OF RT 30 & GSP JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 28,628

CRANBURY-HALF ACRE

Good

Over: NJ TPK (I-95)

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

Built 2012 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 8,438

AC/BC RAMP C2 & C4

Good

Over: BACHARCH BLVD.

ATLANTIC CITY, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 54.2 t ADT: 580

CR 505 & CR 102 I

Good

Over: Oradell Reservoir

0.18 mi E.of Schraalenbur, Bergen, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 8,060

EXTONVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: CROSSWICKS CREEK

0.4 M. S. of Elisdale Rd., Burlington, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 563

Haddonfield Road

Good

Over: NJ ROUTE 73

PENNSAUKEN TWP AT 73-130, Camden, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 19,515

HADDON RD (CR 644)

Good

Over: NJ 90

0.47 M WEST OF NJ 73, Camden, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 19,845

MAURICE RIVER PKWY

Good

Over: BLACKWATER BRANCH

0.2 MILE WEST OF NJ RT 55, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 747

CR626(HERITAGE RD)

Good

Over: EDWARDS RUN

0.78 mi East of NJ RT 45, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,173

CR 603 (BRKNCK RD)

Good

Over: EDWARDS RUN

1.3 mi East of NJ RT 45, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 9,978

ELLIS ML RD CR 641

Good

Over: NJ ROUTE 55

1.91 MILE NORTH OF CR 619, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 9,253

TRIMMER ROAD

Good

Over: TEETERTOWN BROOK

.25 MI.NE MAPLE LANE JCT., Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 331

CR 614

Good

Over: HAKIHOKAKE CREEK

0.75 MILE EAST OF CR 631, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 3,499

COUNTY ROUTE 519

Good

Over: MILFORD CREEK

0.4 MI S. OF CR 614, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 5,166

BLACK RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: LAMINGTON RIVER

1.7 MILES NORTH OF CR 523, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 359

I-295 NB

Good

Over: I-195

JCT I-295&I-195/NJ 29, Mercer, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 35,910

S. Broad St (206)

Good

Over: NJ ROUTE 129

0.54 Miles S of US 1 Jct., Mercer, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 9,000

Fresh Ponds Road

Good

Over: Great Ditch Brook

0.8 MILE EAST OF RTE 130, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 4,132

NJ 33

Good

Over: 33 BUSINESS EB

2.7 MI E. OF NJ RT. 9, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 23,114

WEST OAK ST(CR624)

Good

Over: I-287 NB

1.48MI. NO. OF INTRCH 26, Somerset, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 5,860

HOLLAND AVENUE

Good

Over: PEAPACK BROOK

0.05 MI WEST CR 512, Somerset, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 3,972

TEXAS ROAD

Good

Over: MATCHAPONIX BROOK

0.7 MI W OF CO 527 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 18,785

GSP SB

Good

Over: CHAMBERS BR RD (CR 549)

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

Built 2015 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 54,780

NJTPK (I-95)

Good

Over: Mill Lane

0.2 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 6, Burlington, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 25,823

US 322B

Good

Over: RACCOON CREEK

0.45 MI EAST OF US 322, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 16,078

SANATORIUM RD

Good

Over: SPRUCE RUN

East of NJ 31@ MP37.14, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 3,547

WILBURTHA ROAD

Good

Over: D&R CANAL FEEDER

0.34 MI EAST OF NJ 29, Mercer, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 981

GSP NB

Good

Over: OLD FREEHOLD RD (CR 623)

1 MI NE OF RT9 & GSP JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 48,016

GSP Southbound

Good

Over: Old Freehold Rd (CR 623)

1.0 MI NE OF GSP & RT. 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 48,016

NJTPK NSO&RMP SASO

Good

Over: WOODBRIDGE RIVER

2.4 MI E RTE 444 & NJTPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 55,445

MADISON AVE CR74II

Good

Over: HACKENSACK RIVER

0.44 mi West of CR 41, Bergen, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 11,170

Pulis Avenue

Good

Over: Ho-Ho-Kus Brook

0.21 Mi west of Wyckoff A, Bergen, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 8,535

UNION MILL RD

Good

Over: N. BR. PENNSAUKEN CR

0.27 MI W OF C.R. 612, Burlington, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 8,942

OLD CROTON ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB TO WICKECHEOKE CRK

0.1 MI EAST OF CR 579, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,176

LOWER FERRY ROAD

Good

Over: I-295

0.73 MI N OF RT 31 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 7,363

1ST AVENUE

Good

Over: AMBROSE BROOK

1 MI NORTH OF I-287, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 573

CR 522 (WATER ST)

Good

Over: WEAMACONK CREEK

0.5 MI.WEST JCT CR 527, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 9,730

ROBERTSVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF MILFORD BROOK

3.46 miles north of NJ 79, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,591

BROADWAY AVE

Good

Over: ROUTE 35

0.4MI SE OF MATAWAN CREEK, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 15,504

PREVENTORIUM ROAD

Good

Over: I-195

2.89 MILE E OF ROUTE 9, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 4,803

Showing 5,751-5,800 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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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.