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

COUNTY ROUTE 579

Good

Over: PETERS BROOK

0.55 MI SOUTH OF NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 9,217

US 206

Good

Over: STONEY BROOK FLOOD CHANL

.05 MILE SOUTH OF 533 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1924 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 17,279

TRANS OLD BRIDGE R

Good

Over: DEEP RUN BROOK

0.04 miles east of SR 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 1,274

CR547 (ASBURY AVE)

Good

Over: MINGAMAHONE BROOK

0.25 MI N OF CR 524, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 7,887

NJ ROUTE 35

Good

Over: NAVESINK RIVER

5 MI NO. OF RT 36 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 42,571

TROY ROAD

Good

Over: TROY BROOK

0.6MI SW OF I80&CR637 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 7,212

TROY ROAD

Good

Over: WHIPPANY RIVER

1.9MI E OF CR637&NJ10 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 5,491

Middle Bridge

Good

Over: NORTH BRANCH FORKED RIV.

0.1 Mi N of Lakeside Dr S, Ocean, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 988

LINCOLN ROAD

Good

Over: OLDMANS CREEK

1.5 MI NW CR581 & CR660, Salem, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 627

CR 609

Good

Over: BRANCH OF MUDDY RUN

1 MI NORTH OF US 40, Salem, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 1,255

CHERRY HILL ROAD

Good

Over: BEDENS BROOK

0.2 Mi. South of CR 518, Somerset, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 1,157

CLINTON AVE

Good

Over: GREEN BROOK

0.38 MI S. OF CR 636, Somerset, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 9,352

WEST MOUNTAIN ROAD

Good

Over: NYS & W RAILWAY

0.4 MI SE OF NJ 94, Sussex, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 1,889

NJ 15

Good

Over: NY SUSQUEHANNA WEST.RR

1.59 mi S of NJ 94, Sussex, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 28,194

VALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

0.85 MILES EAST OF CR 632, Union, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 17,120

GSP

Good

Over: DOVER RD (CR 530)

1.5 MI S OF NJ37&GSP JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 128,514

GSP NB

Good

Over: Church Road (CR 620)

2.9 Mi. S. of Route 70, Ocean, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 41,624

GSP SB

Good

Over: Church Road

2.9 Mi. S. of Route 70, Ocean, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 41,624

US Route 30 & 130

Good

Over: Haddon Avenue (RT 561)

0.79 Mi East of NJ 38 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1949 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 21,899

CHAPEL AVE (CR626)

Good

Over: ATLANTIC CITY LINE

2.3MI NE ofUS130&NJ30 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 5,741

CAVEN POINT ROAD

Good

Over: NATIONAL STORAGE BRANCH

0.1MI SE OF NJTPK INT 14B, Hudson, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 23,802

CR 581

Good

Over: ALLOWAYS CREEK

5.3 MI. S. OF US 40, Salem, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 1,418

AMWELL RD - CR 514

Good

Over: US_206 BYPASS

6.2 MILES S OF US 202, Somerset, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 17,791

CR 537(Colts Neck)

Good

Over: MINE BROOK

0.03 mile west of NJ 34, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2020 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 17,747

FAIRFIELD ROAD/679

Good

Over: SINGAC BROOK

0.1 MI S OF US 80, Passaic, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 3,444

INT. 13A RAMP ET

Good

Over: NJ TURNPIKE NASE ROADWAY

3 MI SO OF NJ TPK INT14, Union, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 5,722

GIBBSBORO RD

Good

Over: N BRANCH TIMBER CREEK

0.39 MI S OF RT30, Camden, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 15,923

NJ 440

Good

Over: AVENUE C

0.5M East OF BAYONNE BR, Hudson, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 36,305

CR 523

Good

Over: THIRD NESHANIC RIVER

0.75 MI SW OF CR 579, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 7,887

NJ 18 (CENT. AVE)

Good

Over: AMBROSE BROOK

0.25 MI. S. OF INTER. 287, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 24,265

Holmes Mill Rd

Good

Over: LAHAWAY CREEK

1.37 MI N OF CR 537, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 439

NJ 18 SOUTHBOUND

Good

Over: HAMILTON ROAD

0.61 MI NORTH OF GSP JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 23,816

NJ 18 NORTHBOUND

Good

Over: HAMILTON ROAD

0.61 MILES S. OF GS PKY, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 21,438

I-195 WB

Good

Over: SHARON STATION ROAD

1.5 MI W OF I-195 EXIT 11, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 28,320

SMITH ROAD

Good

Over: TROY BROOK

0.80MI SE OF I80&I287 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 4,770

NJ RT 3

Good

Over: UPPER POND SPILLWAY

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

Built 1947 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 138,590

US 46 WB & RAMP I

Good

Over: NJ 23 NB & RAMPS J&M

NJ RT 23 INTERCHANGE, Passaic, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 63,362

NJ 19 SB

Good

Over: GRAND STREET (CR 638)

0.25 Mi North OF I-80 Jct, Passaic, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 22,700

I-287 SOUTHBOUND

Good

Over: ROSS BROOK

1.8 MI N OF US 22 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 42,178

PROVINCE LINE ROAD

Good

Over: BEDENS BROOK

0.6 Mi. South of CR 518, Somerset, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 1,168

GSP Northbound

Good

Over: Shell Bay Avenue

1.8 MI N OF GSP & NJ 147, Cape May, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 12,154

GSP Southbound

Good

Over: Shell Bay Avenue

1.8 MI N OF GSP & NJ 147, Cape May, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 19,500

GSP

Good

Over: WASHINGTON AVE (CR 608)

0.6 MI S OF GSP&ACE JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 53,701

NJTPK (I-95)

Good

Over: Rocky Brook

0.3MI SOUTH INT 8, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 61,741

US 206

Good

Over: CLARKS CREEK

5.03 MI N of NJ30, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 10,490

MADISON HILL RD

Good

Over: ROBINSONS BR RAHWAY RIV

0.55 MI W OF CR 613, Union, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 8,073

Exit Bridge

Good

Over: N57 Earhart Dr

.25 mi N of Terminal A en, Essex, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 48,500

Rville-Atown Rd

Good

Over: NJ TPK Ramp TN

At Interchange 7A, Mercer, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 6,016

NJTPK (I-95)

Good

Over: NJ 33

0.29 MI north of Exit 8, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 62,906

WILSON AVE CR 527

Good

Over: MATCHAPONIX CREEK

MANALAPAN TOWNSHIP, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 60.6 t ADT: 10,676

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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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