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

STONE HOUSE ROAD

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.16 MI WEST OF CR 605, Morris, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,870

W CENTRAL AVE

Good

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

0.25 MI S OF CO 642, Morris, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,922

MULE ROAD

Good

Over: DAVENPORT BRANCH

0.91 MI. W. OF RT. 37, Ocean, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 13,209

I-78 EB

Good

Over: I-287 NB

AT I-287 INTERCHANGE, Somerset, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 57,656

MOUNTAIN AV(CR613)

Good

Over: NOMAHEGAN BROOK

0.18 MI SO OF US 22, Union, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 9,329

US 46

Good

Over: SADDLE RIVER

2.1 Mile East of GSP, Bergen, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 66,810

I-195 WB

Good

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

1.94 MI E OF US 130 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 34,466

US 206

Good

Over: CRUSERS BROOK

0.49 MILE N OF CR 604 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 17,477

GSP NB

Good

Over: WESTCOAT ROAD (CR 685)

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

Built 1954 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 25,053

Maint. Rd (U Turn)

Good

Over: Int 8 Ramps NT & TS

At Interchange 8, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 104

NJ TPK NSO NSI RWY

Good

Over: IRELAND BROOK OVERPASS

3.8 MI NORTH OF INT 8A, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 93,801

I-76 Ramp "D"

Good

Over: I-76

At I-295/I-76 Interchange, Camden, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 66,800

NJ 168

Good

Over: GRENLOCH LAKE

0.5 MILE N. OF CR. 705, Gloucester, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 12,346

GARDEN ST PKWY SB

Good

Over: INT 163 RAMP NBX

AT GSP & NJ 17 JUNCTION, Bergen, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 51,582

JACOBS CK RD-CR579

Good

Over: EWING CREEK

1.18 MI NORTH OF I95, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 17,190

I-280 WB

Good

Over: WHIPPANY RIVER

1.4 MI SE OF 280-80 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 26,100

NJ ROUTE 3

Good

Over: RIVER RD (CR 624)

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

Built 1947 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 138,590

Exit Bridge

Good

Over: N62 Earhart Drive

N of Terminal A arrival, Essex, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 48,500

FOURTEENTH STREET

Good

Over: GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER

.3 MILES N OF RT.322, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,239

TAPPAN ROAD CR 39

Good

Over: TAPPAN RUN

50 N of Lafayette Rd, Bergen, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 10,393

PARIS AVENUE-CR108

Good

Over: SPARKILL BROOK

0.49 MI EAST CR 505, Bergen, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 5,030

CHATSWORTH RD

Good

Over: WEST BRANCH WADING RIVER

.71 MILE WEST OF C.R.563, Burlington, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 3,916

I-295

Good

Over: E/W ATLANTIC AVE/CONRAIL

0.37 MI S OF EXIT 29, Camden, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 144,305

CR639(COOKS CNR R)

Good

Over: RACCOON DITCH

1.22 M S OF CR 623, Cumberland, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 321

NJ 18 SB

Good

Over: PROPOSED RAMP "A"

NEAR US 1 & NJ 18 INTER., Middlesex, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 47,558

RT547 SHAFTO ROAD

Good

Over: SHARK RIVER BROOK

0.2 mi NE of NJ 33, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 15,028

ROUTE 35 NB

Good

Over: MATAWAN CREEK

0.5 MI N OF CO RT 516 INT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 21,855

CR 547 SB

Good

Over: I-195

0.29 MI S of CR524, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2,504

PLEASANT PLAINS RD

Good

Over: BLACK BROOK

1.3 MILES NORTH OF CR 657, Morris, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 4,383

GINGERBR CASTLE RD

Good

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

0.3 MI SW OF NJ 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,791

CR 517

Good

Over: HAMBURG CREEK

0.58 mi north of NJ 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 4,568

MORRIS LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: GLEN BROOK

0.1 MI N OF CR 620, Sussex, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 191

Union Avenue

Good

Over: Green Brook

0.10 MI NW OF US 22, Union, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 6,071

GAISLER ROAD

Good

Over: JACKSONBURG CREEK

0.3 MI. W. OF CR 602 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 67

BUTTERMILK BR. RD.

Good

Over: POHATCONG CREEK

0.5 MI. SOUTH NJ RT57, Warren, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 270

CR 521(HP-BLRS RD)

Good

Over: BEAVER BROOK

0.2 MI S. OF I-80 EXIT 12, Warren, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 10,628

MAGNOLIA AVENUE

Good

Over: US 1&9

0.8 MI South of CR 624, Union, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 11,545

NOTTINGHAM WAY

Good

Over: ASSUNPINK CREEK

.1M E FRM INT NTNHM & MLY, Mercer, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 10,600

RIDGEWAY BLVD.

Good

Over: RIDGEWAY BRANCH

1 MI. NO INT. NJ 70 & 37, Ocean, NJ

Built 2020 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 1,596

Ramps TW & WT

Good

Over: NJ Route 33

0.51 Mi. E. of NJTA, Mercer, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 26,986

NJTPK (I-95)

Good

Over: Mill Lane

0.2 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 8, Burlington, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 26,624

WHITTEMORE AV.

Good

Over: GREEN POND BROOK

WHITTEMORE AV & GRN PD BR, Morris, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 100

OLD EGG HARBOR RD

Good

Over: BABCOCK CREEK

.35 MI N OF US 40, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1944 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 746

COUNTY ROUTE 522

Good

Over: AMTRAK TRACKS

0.41 miles west of CR 681, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 11,876

I-195 EB

Good

Over: RUES ROAD

1.03 MIE OF I-195 EXIT 11, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 23,437

I-195 WB

Good

Over: PINEWOOD RD

0.6 MI E OF US RT 9 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 26,727

I-195 EB

Good

Over: PINEWOOD ROAD

0.6 MI E OF US RT 9 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 28,090

COUNTY RT 547 NB

Good

Over: MANASQUAN RIVER

0.42 MI S. of I-195, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 8,989

CR 646

Good

Over: SALEM CREEK

PILESGROVE-1 MI SO US 40, Salem, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 1,061

US RT 1

Good

Over: RAMP N

ADJACENT TO DELAWARE RIV., Mercer, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 5,300

Showing 5,801-5,850 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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