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 513

Good

Over: LITTLE BROOK

0.18 MI S OF CR 512, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 4,378

UNION ROAD

Good

Over: MUDDDY RUN

0.2MI N BARBERTN PT BR RD, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 143

PORT MONMOUTH ROAD

Good

Over: PEWS CREEK

0.73 miles east of CR 36, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 1,712

I-195 WB

Good

Over: RUES ROAD

2.5MI WEST OF CO.RT 526, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 29,227

I-195 WESTBOUND

Good

Over: S BRNCH METEDECONK RIVER

0.83 MI EAST OF EXIT 21, Ocean, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 18,571

I-195 EASTBOUND

Good

Over: SOUTH BR METEDECONK RIV

0.83 MI.EAST OF JCT.527, Ocean, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 18,770

TERHUNE DRIVE(202)

Good

Over: HAYCOCK BROOK

NORTH OF COLFAX ROAD, Passaic, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 11,531

RIVRVIEW DR CR 640

Good

Over: US 46

0.68 MILES EAST OF NJ 23, Passaic, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 28,237

Bridgepoint CR609

Good

Over: Back Brook

0.3 MI EAST OF US 206, Somerset, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 1,828

N. MAIN ST (CR533)

Good

Over: RARITAN RIVER

.42 MI N OF DUKES PKWY E, Somerset, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 25,473

MILLVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: SHIMERS BROOK

0.07 MI E OF CR 521, Sussex, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 134

CR 663

Good

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.45 mi south of NJ 94, Sussex, NJ

Built 2023 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 1,584

GSP Ramp 91NBX

Good

Over: N. BRANCH METEDECONK RIV

0.02MI S OF CR 549, Ocean, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 750

NJ TPK NSO ROADWAY

Good

Over: BOG BROOK

3 MI SOUTH OF INT 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 46,023

I-676 SB

Good

Over: N. BRANCH NEWTON CREEK

0.4 mi north of I-76 Jct., Camden, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 38,973

W OAK ST (CR 624)

Good

Over: I-287 SB

5.7 MI NO. OF NJ 18 JCT., Somerset, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 5,800

AMWELL RD (CR 514)

Good

Over: TRENTON LINE (CSXT)

0.91 MI E of US206, Somerset, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 17,934

ROSEVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: ABANDONED CONRAIL

1.7 MI SE OF US 206, Sussex, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 994

ESSEX ST. (CR 56)

Good

Over: NJ 17

0.3 MI NORTH OF I-80, Bergen, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 35,829

UNION BLVD (CR646)

Good

Over: US 46

1.2 MILES EAST OF NJ 23, Passaic, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 20,502

BUCKLEY RD

Good

Over: ROUTE NJ18 FREEWAY

0.2 MILES S OF 18-79 XING, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 2,967

GILBRIDE ROAD

Good

Over: EAST BR MIDDLE BROOK

0.4 MI EAST OF RT 525 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 1,694

DIVISION AVENUE

Good

Over: SALT BROOK

0.24 MI SOUTH OF CR 512, Union, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 5,971

COUNTY ROUTE 519

Good

Over: BUCKHORN CREEK

.07 MI N OF CR 626, Warren, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 9,789

CR 524 (ELTON RD)

Good

Over: APPLEGATES CREEK

0.25 MI E OF US 9 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 10,255

MILL ROAD

Good

Over: WATNONG BROOK

0.67MI SW US202&CR650 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 2020 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 3,248

HOMESTEAD ROAD

Good

Over: TRENTON LINE(CSXT)

0.5 ML E OF RT 206, Somerset, NJ

Built 1918 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 760

I-295 AND RAMP E

Good

Over: ESSEX AVENUE

AT I-295/I-76 INTERCHANGE, Camden, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 100,273

BURNET STREET

Good

Over: LAWRENCE BROOK

0.19 MI S of Ramp to US 1, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 7,776

HILLSBOROUGH RD.

Good

Over: TRENTON LINE (CSXT)

0.4 MI E OF RT 206., Somerset, NJ

Built 1917 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 1,490

RAMP 10A

Good

Over: HURON AVE. RAMP BH1 & MH

ATLANTIC CITY2001, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 6,000

ZION RD (CR 615)

Good

Over: PATCONG CREEK

0.2MI E. GSPKWY&1MI W RT9, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 3,875

OLD NEW YORK ROAD

Good

Over: NACOTE CREEK

0.28 Mi. So. of Main St., Atlantic, NJ

Built 2023 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 1,316

CO.608 (LENOLA RD)

Good

Over: NORTH BR. PENNSAUKEN CR.

0.3 MI NW OF COUNTY RT611, Burlington, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 10,622

BIRMINGHAM ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN RUN

450 Ft. N. of Arneys Rd., Burlington, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 540

NJ 18 SB

Good

Over: US 9 NB & US 9 RAMP 8

1.95 MI N OF CO. 520 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 25,122

GULLY ROAD

Good

Over: SHARK RIVER

1/2MILE SOUTH OF NJ 33, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 4,635

I-287

Good

Over: MOUNTAIN AVENUE

1.4 M.S.OF I-287/NJ23 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 85,977

MULE ROAD

Good

Over: WRANGLE BROOK

0.60 west of NJ 37, Ocean, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 13,209

S. MIDDLEBUSH RD

Good

Over: SIX MILE RUN

0.33 mi S of Hilltop Ln, Somerset, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 16,717

FERGUSON ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB. TO DOCK WATCH HOLL

0.3 MI NO. DOCK WATCH RD., Somerset, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 608

CR 579 (CHURCH ST)

Good

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

.04 MI SOUTH OF NJ RT 173, Warren, NJ

Built 1892 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 2,873

CR631(WASHINGTON)

Good

Over: FURNACE BROOK

0.1 MI SOUTH OF CR 624, Warren, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 2,224

NJ 15 NB

Good

Over: MAIN STREET

0.2 MILE SOUTH OF CR 517, Sussex, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 11,425

GARDEN ST PKWY SBO

Good

Over: BORDENTOWN AVE (CR 615)

1.7 MI S OF RARITAN TOLL, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 51,908

US 22 EB

Good

Over: S BR ROCKAWAY RIVER

CO RT 523 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1945 Load: 66.7 t ADT: 18,219

US 46 WESTBOUND

Good

Over: BEAVER BROOK

2.74 MI. WEST of NJ31, Warren, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 66.7 t ADT: 4,983

NJTPK (I-95)

Good

Over: Cranbury Brook

0.26 MI north of CR689, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 66.7 t ADT: 63,100

NJTPK (I-95)

Good

Over: Cranbury Brook

0.26 MI north of CR 689, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 66.7 t ADT: 61,666

HARTFORD R (CR686)

Good

Over: PARKERS CREEK

0.23 MI W OF NJ RT 38, Burlington, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 10,534

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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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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. New Jersey Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.