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

ROUTE NJ 90

Fair

Over: US ROUTE 130

1.7 MI E OF BETSY ROSS BR, Camden, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 19,785

FRANKLINVILLE RD

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

1.3 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 2, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 4,764

OGDEN ROAD(CR 648)

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

5.7 MI NORTH OF EXIT 2, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,671

PARKVILLE STATION

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

6 MI NORTH OF EXIT 2, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 11,792

NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.

Fair

Over: CHAPEL AVENUE & L.V.RR.

2.5 MI E OF NEWARK BAY, Hudson, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 97,675

GSP SBI

Fair

Over: PINE BROOK

2.52 mi. N of GSP/18N Int, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 26,200

PARKWAY SBI

Fair

Over: INT.117 SB EXIT RAMP A

AT GSP & RT 36 JUNCTION, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 36,035

GSP NB RAMP

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE ROADWAYS

0.95 MI NORTH OF US 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 29,924

GSP

Fair

Over: LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD

0.6 MI N OF CR 606, Union, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 208,543

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: SALEM CANAL

0.4 MI N OF START OF TPK, Salem, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 51,425

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: MILL LANE PRR KINKORA

0.4 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 6, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 51,825

NJ TPK(I-95)

Fair

Over: CROSSWICKS CR & U-TURN

3.5 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 7A, Mercer, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 56,327

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: CENTRAL RAILROAD OF NJ

.16 MI N RAHWAY RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 206,155

COUNTY RT 543

Fair

Over: RANCOCAS CREEK

5.26 MI NE OF NJ RT 73, Burlington, NJ

Built 1935 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 25,200

EXIT RAMP TO NJ 52

Fair

Over: GSP NB

1 MI N OF GSP & US 9 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 5,960

GSP (SB ROADWAY)

Fair

Over: US ROUTE 9 (SOUTH BOUND)

.75 MI N OF GSP&NJ440 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 75,235

UNION AVENUE

Fair

Over: GARDEN ST PKWY NB & SB

1.2 MI NE OF GSP&I-78 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 8,161

GARDEN ST PKWY NB

Fair

Over: INT. 153 SB EXIT RAMP B

AT GSP & RT 3 JUNCTION, Passaic, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 80,650

GARDEN ST PKWY NB

Fair

Over: KULLER ROAD

0.3 MI E OF GSP&NJ 20 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 68,041

GARDEN ST PKWY SB

Fair

Over: ROUTE NJ 4

AT GSP & NJ 4 JUNCTION, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 74,900

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: RACCOON CREEK

0.67 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 2, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 51,321

TANYARD ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

4.6 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 3, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 7,276

NJ RT47 (N DELSEA)

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

3.3 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 3, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 18,077

US 40 & NJ 50

Fair

Over: PLEASANTVILLE SEC.(ABAN)

0.5 MI E OF US40&NJ50 INT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 8,150

PASSAIC STREET

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.03 mi WEST OF CR 507, Bergen, NJ

Built 1898 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,382

RAMAPO VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: POND BROOK

0.15 mi North I-287, Bergen, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 15,843

GARRISON AVE.

Fair

Over: NJ 4

3.4 MI EAST OF NJ 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,395

NJ 4

Fair

Over: WEBSTER AVENUE

2.5 MI W OF I-95 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 92,623

I-95 RAMP B

Fair

Over: TEANECK CREEK

0.25 MILES S. OF CR 56, Bergen, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 9,727

PROSPECT STREET

Fair

Over: NYS&W RAILROAD MAIN LINE

1.1 MILE NORTH OF RT I-80, Bergen, NJ

Built 1906 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 11,415

BEVER. RANCOC. RD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.65 Mile E. of US Rt 130, Burlington, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 20,697

RIVER RD (CR 543)

Fair

Over: BRDNTWN SCNDRY NJT RD

2.3MI NE OF US38&I676 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,690

BRANDRIFF AVE

Fair

Over: MAURICE RIVER

0.25 M N OF RT 49, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,922

NJ 55 NB

Fair

Over: SCOTLAND RUN

1.04 MILE SOUTH OF US 40, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 20,121

BROADWAY(CR 667)

Fair

Over: SECOND RIVER

160 FT. S.OF MILL STREET, Essex, NJ

Built 1903 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 14,556

OAK PLACE&FREST ST

Fair

Over: TONEYS BROOK

60 east of Forest St., Essex, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,289

Springfield Avenue

Fair

Over: Elizabeth River

0.3 MI W OF CLINTON AVE, Essex, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 17,604

NJ 21 SB (Viaduct)

Fair

Over: NJ 21 NB

1.2mi N OF RT21&280 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 38,438

ROUTE NJ 45

Fair

Over: EDWARDS RUN

0.5 MI N OF JCT. CR 626, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,541

CR 553 (BUCK ROAD)

Fair

Over: STILL RUN

0.4 MI NORTH OF CR 608, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,389

KEARNY AVENUE

Fair

Over: CONRAIL & NJT(ABANDONED)

0.04 MI S OF COLUMBIA AVE, Hudson, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 12,230

S. Marginal Hwy

Fair

Over: Relief Cut

S. Marginal over Park St., Hudson, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 36,701

HONEYSUCKLE LANE

Fair

Over: HAKIHOKAKE CREEK

10 FT W. OF WATER ST., Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1945 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 562

I-78 WB

Fair

Over: PITTSTOWN ROAD

AT I-78 EXIT 15, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 56,208

PENWELL ROAD

Fair

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

0.4 MI EAST OF NJ 57, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,904

SPRUCE ST (CR 613)

Fair

Over: BRANCH SHABAKUNK CREEK

0.5 mile NW of US 206, Mercer, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 18,625

POE ROAD

Fair

Over: HARRYS BROOK

1000 FT. WEST OF RT 27, Mercer, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,549

ROOSEVELT AVENUE

Fair

Over: NOES CREEK

0.32 miles north of CR604, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 18,910

I-287 NB

Fair

Over: SOUTH RANDOLPHVILLE RD

I-287 (EXIT 7), Middlesex, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 60,428

PROMENADE BLVD

Fair

Over: LAWRENCE BROOK

1.73 MI SE OF ROUTE 1, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 12,114

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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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