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

NJTPK (I-95)

Good

Over: Monmouth Street

0.41 MI NORTH OF EXIT 8, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 60.6 t ADT: 62,282

W SADL RIV RD CR77

Good

Over: PLEASANT BROOK

2.8 mi North of NJ 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 1945 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 6,436

I-295

Good

Over: CRAFTS CREEK

3.9 MI SOUTH OF RT 130, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 91,810

CR 544

Good

Over: BARTON RUN

1.75 MI E OF NJ 73, Burlington, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 16,752

INDEPENDENCE AVE.

Good

Over: ROUTE I-295

0.5 MI N JCT 195 129&29, Mercer, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 1,716

UNION AVENUE

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

BOROUGH OF UNION BEACH, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 4,469

NJ 35

Good

Over: WHALE POND BROOK

1.2 MI S OF 35-36 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 36,435

NJ 72 EB

Good

Over: US 9

5.3 MI WEST OF COUNTY 607, Ocean, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 34,756

US 46 EB

Good

Over: RAMP TO US 46 EB

0.2 MI EAST OF NJ 20 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 52,504

MADISON AVE

Good

Over: TRIB. TO GREEN BROOK

.12 MI S OF GREENBROOK RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 5,311

SILVER GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: NY SUSQ & WESTERN RR

0.04 MI E OF NJ 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 1,239

CR 605

Good

Over: Ab. Lackawanna cutoff

3.01 mi south of CR 607, Sussex, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 4,790

EAST INMAN AVENUE

Good

Over: SOUTH BR RAHWAY RIVER

NEAR MILL STREET, Union, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 6,081

Ramp HM

Good

Over: Ramp MBH1

Borgata Casino Property, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 7,181

GSP NB

Good

Over: OCEAN HTS AVE (CR 559A)

4 MI N OF RTS 9 & 52 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 22,586

GSP SB

Good

Over: OCEAN HTS AVE (CR 559A)

4 MI N OF RTS 9 & 52 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 23,597

PIP RAMP

Good

Over: HUDSON TERRACE (RT 505)

0.04 MILES SOUTH OF I-95, Bergen, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 36,112

NJTPK (I-95)

Good

Over: Rocky Brook

0.3 MI SOUTH OF INT 8, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 61,353

NJ 94

Good

Over: ABANDONED NYS&WRR

0.14 MI N. OF CR 602, Warren, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 61.2 t ADT: 5,501

NJ TPK RAMPS C&E

Good

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

AT INTERCHANGE 3, Camden, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 61.2 t ADT: 9,356

CR 565

Good

Over: PAPAKATING CREEK

7.71 mi north of US 206, Sussex, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 3,835

GSP SB

Good

Over: DELILAH ROAD (CR 646)

0.5 MI N OF GSP&ACE JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 26,200

Landing St. CR 641

Good

Over: South Br. Rancocas Creek

0.6 MI WEST OF VINCENTOWN, Burlington, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 2,275

I-295 SB RAMP C

Good

Over: LITTLE TIMBER CREEK

AT I-76 INTERCHANGE, Camden, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 46,700

COOPER ST(CO. 706)

Good

Over: ROUTE NJ 55

0.4 MI S OF RT 55 EXIT 58, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 9,330

NJ 129 NB

Good

Over: US 1 RAMP "G"

0.21 MI N of CR 606, Mercer, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 31,443

OLD BR.-MATAWAN RD

Good

Over: DEEP RUN

0.81 miles east of NJ 18, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 28,223

INAMERE ROAD

Good

Over: WHIPPANY RIVER

1.4MI NW US202&CR617 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 1,480

WANAQUE AVE(CR684)

Good

Over: WANAQUE RIVER

0.2 MI EAST OF CR 511 ALT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 9,444

MAGEE ROAD

Good

Over: WEST BROOK

0.1 N OF WEST BROOK ROAD, Passaic, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 947

NJ 18 (MEMRL PKWY)

Good

Over: ALBANY ST (NJ 27)

1.7 MI NORTH OF US 1, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 103,315

HALLS MILL ROAD

Good

Over: NJ RT 33 BUSINESS

1.47 Mi East of NJ 79 Jct, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 23,140

620-BURNT MILLS RD

Good

Over: I-287 SB

.3 MILE NORTH OF I-78 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 8,445

GSP Northbound

Good

Over: Stone Harbor Blvd

1.1 MI S OF GSP & CR 609, Cape May, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 12,154

GSP Southbound

Good

Over: Stone Harbor Blvd(CR657)

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

Built 2015 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 11,505

GSP SB

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

0.5 MI S OF CR618&GSP JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 44,265

NJTPK (I-95)

Good

Over: Monmouth Street

0.41 MI NORTH OF EXIT 8, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 63,732

I-76

Good

Over: KINGS HIGHWAY (CR 551S)

0.15 MI N OF 76-295 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 213,916

UNITED STATES AVE.

Good

Over: ATLANTIC CITY LINE

3.8MI NW of US30&NJ73 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 3,819

I-280 RAMP 2P

Good

Over: PROSPECT AVE (CR 577) NB

I-280 AT EXIT 8, Essex, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 62.5 t ADT: 3,004

NJ 50

Good

Over: US 322

2.8 MI S OF AC EXPRESSWAY, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 14,709

CARRANZA ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB SHANE BRANCH

2.5 Ml W OF C.R. 563, Burlington, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 23

US 1&9 NB

Good

Over: MAGAZINE STREET

1.28 MILES S NJTurnpike, Essex, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 45,506

US 22 WB

Good

Over: NJ 21 SB

AT INT WITH US 22/NJ21, Essex, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 30,289

MID ATLANTIC PKWY

Good

Over: I-295 & US 130

1.25 MI S OF 295 EXIT 21, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 2,375

COUNTY ROUTE 513

Good

Over: BRANCH CAPOOLONG CREEK

S. OF JUNCTION WITH CR579, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 8,111

HOLLAND BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: HOLLAND BROOK

0.15 MI. N. OF COLE ROAD, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 267

WINDSOR ROAD

Good

Over: ASSUNPINK CREEK

0.1 mi North of Sharon Rd, Mercer, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 3,869

NJ 133 EB

Good

Over: ROCKY BROOK

0.39 MI WEST OF ROUTE 130, Mercer, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 16,663

PEARL STREET

Good

Over: HEARDS BROOK

1 MILE NORTH OF RT 514, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 2,383

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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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