State profile · Below median Poor share

New Jersey bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in New Jersey, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

6,796
Public bridges
17.1%
Good condition
4.6%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

6,796

Public highway bridges in New Jersey

Good Condition

17.1%

1,159 bridges rated 7-9

-32.9pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

4.6%

312 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-2.4pp vs national avg 7.0%

New Jersey vs national bridge condition

New Jersey - Good condition share 17.1%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

New Jersey - Poor-condition share 15.3%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

New Jersey27.2%65.5%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - New Jersey (FHWA NBI)

Counties (21)

Atlantic 207 Bergen 577 Burlington 356 Camden 259 Cape May 74 Cumberland 102 Essex 501 Gloucester 242 Hudson 202 Hunterdon 370 Mercer 413 Middlesex 562 Monmouth 503 Morris 504 Ocean 238 Passaic 332 Salem 112 Somerset 393 Sussex 174 Union 409 Warren 266

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.

OR

Oregon

4.46% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,310

OH

Ohio

4.54% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$26,753
Selected

NJ

New Jersey

4.59% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$6,796

CA

California

4.60% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$27,040

AR

Arkansas

4.71% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,544

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.

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

MECHLIN CORNER RD

Poor

Over: Lehigh Valley ML

0.51 mi South of I-78, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 5,144

Pine Hill Road

Poor

Over: South Br Raritan River

1.6 Miles West of NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 159

RED HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE

1.90MI NE OF GSP EX. 114, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1922 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 7,110

E ANDERS ST (CR60)

Poor

Over: HACKENSACK RIVER

0.36 MI E OF CR 62, Bergen, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 18,945

PATRIOTS WAY

Poor

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

1 mi. west of us 202, Bergen, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 156

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UNION AVENUE

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.1 MI E. OF NJ 21, Bergen, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 4,397

SOOY PLACE ROAD

Good

Over: BURRS MILL BROOK

2.9 MI W OF JCT NJ RTE 72, Burlington, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 403

HOFFMAN STATION RD

Good

Over: MANALAPAN BROOK

1.1 MI WEST OF CR 522 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 6,002

HGTSTN-CRAN STA RD

Good

Over: MILLSTONE RIVER

1.1 MILE EAST OF US 130, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 330

CR 6 (STONE ROAD)

Good

Over: CHINGARORA CREEK

1/2 MI. NW of NJ 36, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 3,152

RT 528

Good

Over: S Br Metedeconk River

0.23 MI. EAST OF US 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 28,691

I-195 EASTBOUND

Good

Over: N BRANCH METEDECONK RIV

1.54 MILES WEST OF US 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 27,578

SOUTHSIDE AVENUE

Good

Over: PETERS BROOK

.04 MI E OF HAMILTON ST, Somerset, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 4,585

NEWTON AVENUE

Good

Over: NEEPAULAKATING CREEK

0.7 MI W OF RT 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,159

US 322

Good

Over: BIG DITCH

2.81 MI WEST OF NJ 50, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 16,315

BEAR TVRN RD-CR579

Good

Over: JACOBS CREEK

0.1 MI S.OF MADDOCK RD, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 17,170

BROADWAY

Good

Over: COMPTON CREEK

0.5 MI NORTH RT 36, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 432

GSP SB

Good

Over: S.Br. Metedeconk River

0.2 MI.S.OF RT88& GSP JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 53,115

West 17th Street

Good

Over: Venetian-Carnival Bayou

05.MI NW OF ROOSEVELT BLV, Cape May, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 210

CR12A (NAVESINK RD

Good

Over: MCCLEES CREEK

3.5 MI S OF NJ 36, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 6,916

CHARLES STREET

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

0.2 MI SW OF US 46 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 2,275

US 1&9 TONNELLE

Good

Over: AMTRAK

0.10 MILES S. OF NJ 3, Hudson, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 69,817

LAUREL AVENUE

Good

Over: WAACKAACK CREEK

0.77 mi N. of NJ 36, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2020 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 8,526

DEY GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: MANALAPAN BROOK

0.66 mi. west of CR527ALT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 475

ROUTE US 46

Good

Over: PECKMAN'S BROOK

1.9 Mile West of RT 3, Passaic, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 144,455

WERTSVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB.NESHANIC RIVER

150' E. OF MONTGOMERY RD., Somerset, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 813

CR 631

Good

Over: WALLKILL RVER &NY,S&W RR

1.32 mi north of NJ 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 6,522

US 322-BLK HRSE PK

Good

Over: PENNY POT LAKE

2.3 MI EAST OF NJ 54, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 9,491

LOWER CROSS ROAD

Good

Over: SADDLE RIVER

0.13 mi East of CR 77, Bergen, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,187

EARHART DR (BR#51)

Good

Over: PERIPHERAL DITCH

4.4 MI.N.J.Tpk. Toll, Essex, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,148

COUNTY ROUTE 519

Good

Over: LOCKATONG CREEK

.04 MILES NORTH OF CR 651, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,603

COMBS ROAD

Good

Over: MIRY RUN

1.0 MI WEST OF CO. 535, Mercer, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 914

NJ 156

Good

Over: DOCTORS CREEK

0.14 MI NO OF RT 130 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,639

SCHOOL STREET

Good

Over: HEARDS BROOK

0.11 MILE SOUTH OF CR 604, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 849

WOODGATE AVENUE

Good

Over: WHALE POND BROOK

0.26 miles S of Cedar Ave, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 838

US ROUTE 9

Good

Over: DEBOIS CREEK

1.86 MI S OF NJ 33F JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 55,229

MOUNT VERNON AVE

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

1.8 MI SW NJ24&NJ124 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 4,011

LAKE RD

Good

Over: WHIPPANY RIVER

0.8MI NW CR617&US202 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,762

UNION AVENUE

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.76 MI SW OF JCT US 46, Passaic, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 19,538

HILLERY STREET

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.53 E UNION BLVD/CR646, Passaic, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 6,335

PARK AVENUE

Good

Over: PEAPACK BROOK

0.1 mi w. of CR 512, Somerset, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 32

JARED COURT

Good

Over: EAST BR STONY BROOK

200 FT SE OF VALLEY ROAD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 684

PARK AVE

Good

Over: NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE

0.85MI SE of Monmouth Uni, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 2,814

NJ 23

Good

Over: BRANCH OF WALLKILL RIVER

2.15 MI N OF NJ 94, Sussex, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 10,410

US 322-BLK HRSE PK

Good

Over: Conrail Beesleys Pt Sec

0.16 MI WEST OF NJ 54, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 12,744

BAIRD BLVD(CR 608)

Good

Over: COOPER RIVER

0.14 MI S OF RT30, Camden, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 12,505

N.OLDEN AVE.CR.622

Good

Over: SHABAKUNK CREEK

1 Mi. North of US Route 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 25,995

US 202

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

5.4 MI SOUTH OF RT 124, Morris, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 11,439

US 9

Good

Over: BASS RIVER

0.46 MI EAST OF C.R. 679, Burlington, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 9,950

Mt. Pleasant Place

Good

Over: W. Br. of Rahway River

800FT NORTHWEST OF NJ 10, Essex, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 817

VAN SYCKLES COR RD

Good

Over: TRIB MULHOCKAWAY CREEK

0.7 MI NE NJ 173 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1903 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,391

US RT 22WB

Good

Over: S BR ROCKAWAY CREEK

CO RT 523 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1912 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 36,048

FLRD GRV RD CR 655

Good

Over: PERTH AMBOY BRANCH

0.57MI E OF US9&NJ440 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 8,703

EMLEYS MILL RD

Good

Over: LAHAWAY CREEK

0.12 miles N. of CR 537, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 185

NJ 36

Good

Over: MANY MIND CREEK

4.0 MI N OF SHREWSBURY R., Monmouth, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 26,023

Showing 5,901-5,950 of 6,796 bridges

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