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

MAPLE AVE. (CR537)

Good

Over: ATLANTIC CITY LINE

2.6MI NE ofUS130&NJ30 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 5,705

Glen Avenue

Good

Over: West Branch Rahway River

1 mi East of CR 527, Essex, NJ

Built 1908 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 4,109

NJ RT 3

Good

Over: NORTHERN SEC. & RAMP A

0.2 MI SE OF 3-495 JCT, Hudson, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 54,320

COKESBURY ROAD

Good

Over: I-78

3 MI EAST OF RT 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 8,082

Milepost 69 U-turn

Good

Over: NJ Turnpike

1.84 Mi. S. of CR 615, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 105

I-280

Good

Over: RAMP C

0.1 MI WEST OF RT 21, Essex, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 93,073

ALEXANDER ROAD

Good

Over: AMTRAK

1.30 MILE SOUTH OF RT 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 14,920

NJ 18

Good

Over: Campus Road

0.41m N of River Rd Jctn, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 45,869

PLEASANT VIEW ROAD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY TO PIKE RUN

0.3 MI NORTH OF CR 601, Somerset, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 1,156

BERNARD DRIVE

Good

Over: D&R FEEDER CANAL

.38MI NW OF RT29&I95 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 147

INT. 163 RAMP NBX

Good

Over: ROUTE NJ 17

AT GSP & NJ 17 JUNCTION, Bergen, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 15,302

POMONA RD (CR561A)

Good

Over: GSP NB

4 MI N OF US30&GSP JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 6,468

POMONA RD (CR561A)

Good

Over: GSP SB

4 MI N OF US30&GSP JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 6,341

GLENDALE AVE

Good

Over: PASCACK BROOK

0.07 MI S OF HILSDALE AVE, Bergen, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 973

I-676 CON RMP FE

Good

Over: LAND UNDR WALT WHIT BRDG

0.56 MI N OF RT US 130, Camden, NJ

Built 1957 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 2,559

MANTUA BLVD. CR676

Good

Over: CHESTNUT BRANCH

0.5 Mi South of CR 632, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 8,581

CR 671(LOCKE AVE)

Good

Over: RACCOON CREEK

0.62 MI SOUTH of US 322, Gloucester, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 3,570

MANTUA GROVE (656)

Good

Over: I-295

6.7 MI SOUTH OF I-76, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 7,580

NJ 31

Good

Over: ASSISCONG CREEK

1.07 MI NO RT 523 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 22,438

RAMP(I195EBTO206SB

Good

Over: CROSSWICKS CREEK

AT I-195 EXIT 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 13,356

I-295 SB

Good

Over: E.STATE ST. (CO.RT 535)

3 MI SOUTH OF RT 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 33,633

EAST MAIN ST.

Good

Over: PEMBERTON CREEK

1 Mile east of NJ 71, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 6,074

NJ 18 SB

Good

Over: HOPE RD.

0.34 MI. SOUTH OF GSP., Monmouth, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 21,446

OLD TAVERN ROAD

Good

Over: I-195

3.71 MILE E OF ROUTE 9, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 4,272

ACCESS ROAD

Good

Over: WHIPPANY RIVER

0.5 MILES S OF NJ 24, Morris, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 32

CR 619

Good

Over: JAKES BRANCH OF TOMS RIV

0.44 Mi. S. of CR 530, Ocean, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 6,583

RIVERDALE RD

Good

Over: PEQUANNOCK RIVER

0.38 MI West of CR 691, Passaic, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 11,745

CR 533

Good

Over: PIKE RUN

0.75 MI NORTH OF RT 206, Somerset, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 8,618

SUNNYMEAD ROAD

Good

Over: ROYCE BROOK

0.2 MI NO WESTON RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 3,301

CEMETERY ROAD

Good

Over: PEQUEST RIVER

1.0 MI SOUTH OF NJ 46, Warren, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 225

VALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: POHATCONG CREEK

0.5 MI. NORTH OF CR 628, Warren, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 209

US RT 1 RAMP C

Good

Over: NJ RT 29 NB

300 NE of DEL. R., Mercer, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 1,700

GSP NB

Good

Over: Oyster Creek

4 miles S. of CR 614, Ocean, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 30,617

I-676 NB

Good

Over: N. BRANCH NEWTON CREEK

0.4 MI N OF I-76 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 38,973

14TH ST VIADUCT

Good

Over: HBLTR & LOCAL STREETS

AT CR 670 JCT, Hudson, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 19,335

CR 615

Good

Over: BEAR BROOK

0.42 miles East of CR 571, Mercer, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 10,000

UNION HILL ROAD

Good

Over: MATCHAPONIX BROOK

3.2 MILES WEST OF ROUTE 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 482

E. GREENBUSH RD

Good

Over: GSP NB

0.7 MI N OF RT9 & GSP JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 2,436

GSP SB

Good

Over: JAKES BRANCH

2 MI S OF NJ 37 & GSP JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 43,701

GSP NB

Good

Over: JAKES BRANCH

2 MI S OF RT37 & GSP JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 40,263

GSP SB

Good

Over: INDIAN HEAD RD (CR571)

2.1 MI N OF GSP & Rt 37, Ocean, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 42,040

GSP NB

Good

Over: STEELMANVILLE RD-CR 651

2.75 MI N OF RT 52 CIRCLE, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 22,586

GSP SB

Good

Over: STEELMANVILLE RD-CR 651

2.75 MI N OF RT 52 CIRCLE, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 23,597

NJTPK (I-95)

Good

Over: Crosswicks-Hamilton Sq.

2.8 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 7A, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 28,919

NJTPK SNO Roadway

Good

Over: Assunpink Creek

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

Built 2012 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 125,568

US 1&9T

Good

Over: US 1&9T

US 1&9T and NJ 7 Junc., Hudson, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 29,990

OLD TURNPIKE ROAD

Good

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

MP 17.97 on Rt. 57, Warren, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 562

INT. 163 RAMP SBX

Good

Over: ROUTE NJ 17

AT GSP & NJ 17 JUNCTION, Bergen, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 15,302

US 206

Good

Over: SLEEPERS BROOK

5.13 MI N of NJ30, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 9,735

OAKVIEW AVENUE

Good

Over: EAST BRANCH RAHWAY RIVER

0.1 miles west of CR 638, Essex, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 1,347

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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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