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

SALINA ROAD

Good

Over: NJ 55

1.81 MILES S. OF NJ 47, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 866

LOWER KINGTOWN RD.

Good

Over: CAPOOLONG CREEK

0.3 MI WEST OF CR 617, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 700

N Olden Ave CR 622

Good

Over: Rt. US 1 and CONRAIL

0.97 MI N of RT. 33 Int., Mercer, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 24,277

VALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: MOORES CREEK

1.7 MI EAST OF RT 29 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 1,530

NJ 29 Ramp

Good

Over: OPEN SPACE

0.78 miles South of US1, Mercer, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 5,611

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: DEAL LAKE

0.3MI. SO. OF CORLIES AVE, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 6,351

ROUTE NJ-35

Good

Over: SHARK RIVER

1.36 MI NORTH OF NJ-138, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 32,225

ACCESS ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BEDENS BROOK

0.1 MI W. OF INVERNESS DR, Somerset, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 11

WILHOUSKY ST)CR623

Good

Over: MILLSTONE RIVER

0.1 MI EAST CR 533, Somerset, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 13,307

ARMSTRONG ROAD

Good

Over: PAPAKATING CREEK

0.1 MI NW OF CR 565, Sussex, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 22

MAPLE GRANGE ROAD

Good

Over: POCHUCK CREEK

0.6 MI E OF CR 517, Sussex, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 1,857

SB ENT FR SER AREA

Good

Over: THIRD RIVER

1 MI S OF GSP & RT3 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 9,638

LOT P4 RSR BRIDGE

Good

Over: PERIPHERAL DITCH

3.3 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 3,683

NJ 33

Good

Over: GSP SB

0.31 MI S OF GSP&RT66 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 67.4 t ADT: 24,823

NJ TPK SNO ROADWAY

Good

Over: BOG BROOK

3 MI SOUTH OF INT 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 67.4 t ADT: 46,023

US ROUTE 22

Good

Over: LIBERTY AVE & CONRAIL

2 MI EAST OF PARKWAY, Union, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 67.7 t ADT: 74,640

GSP NB

Good

Over: MILL ROAD (CR 662)

1 MI N OF BARGAINTWN POND, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 67.7 t ADT: 22,586

GSP SB

Good

Over: MILL ROAD (CR 662)

1 MI N OF BARGAINTWN POND, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 67.7 t ADT: 23,597

IKEA DRIVE

Good

Over: NJ 4 & C-D RAMPS

0.15 MI EAST OF GSP, Bergen, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 6,505

NORTH MILL ROAD

Good

Over: BURNT MILL BRANCH

1.7 MILES N OF LANDIS AVE, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 3,750

CR 603

Good

Over: NJ ROUTE 55

1.7 MI N OF CO. 553 JCT, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 2,293

YDVILLE-GRVILLE RD

Good

Over: DOCTORS CREEK

0.25 mile South of US 130, Mercer, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 2,815

RAMP "B"

Good

Over: HAMILTON AVE. (CR. 606)

AT I-295 EXIT 63, Mercer, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 13,882

NEW STREET

Good

Over: ROUTE NJ 18

.35 MILE SO.OF RT 27, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 15,349

MATAWAN RD (CR527)

Good

Over: SOUTH RIVER

0.46 MI N of RT 516, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 6,992

MIDDLE RD

Good

Over: WAACKAACK CREEK

3.5 MI E OF NJ 35&36 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 4,141

I-195 WESTBOUND

Good

Over: MARSH BOG BROOK

0.28 MI W OF CR547 SB, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 26,646

I-195

Good

Over: TOMS RIVER

0.5 MI E OF CO RT 537 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 42,830

OLD DUTCH ROAD

Good

Over: PEAPACK BROOK

At Int. Peapack Rd CR512, Somerset, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 1,082

Ramps HM and B

Good

Over: Ramp LE - Out

@ MP 0.6 of NJ 87, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 7,181

SCOTCH RD(CR 611)

Good

Over: RT I-295

1.4 MI W OF 295-31 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 68.4 t ADT: 9,846

GARDEN ST PKWY NB

Good

Over: ROUTE NJ 17

AT GSP & NJ 17 JUNCTION, Bergen, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 68.4 t ADT: 55,291

PIP RAMP TO GWB

Good

Over: I-95 NB (LOWER LEVEL EB)

0.15 MI. WEST OF THE GWB, Bergen, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 68.4 t ADT: 36,112

CR 567

Good

Over: Pleasant Run

1.87 mi N of CR 514, Somerset, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 68.7 t ADT: 2,791

CR670 (BUCKSHUTEM)

Good

Over: LAUREL LAKE

3 M SE OF RT 555&670 INT, Cumberland, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 6,675

NEW BRUNSWICK AVE.

Good

Over: BOUND BROOK

0.16 m N of New Market Av, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 14,859

MAPLETON ROAD

Good

Over: HEATHCOTE BROOK

0.25 MI. S. OF N.J. 27, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 4,682

IRON ORE RD-CR527A

Good

Over: MANALAPAN BROOK

2.16 MI NE OF NJ RT 33, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 3,907

I-195 Eastbound

Good

Over: Marsh Bog Brook

4.04 MI EAST OF RT 9 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 25,420

DOVER MILTON ROAD

Good

Over: RUSSIA BROOK

1.34 MILE NORTH OF CR 699, Morris, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 3,376

CR 623 (Main St.)

Good

Over: CANTON DRAIN

6 MI S OF NJ 49, Salem, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 826

US 40

Good

Over: SALEM RIVER

1.45 MI WEST OF NJ 45 JCT, Salem, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 12,873

CR 533

Good

Over: ASSUNPINK CREEK

1 mile S. of CR 608, Mercer, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 26,990

ROUTE NJ 18 NB

Good

Over: RAMP E (US 1)

1.1 MILES NORTH OF NJ TPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 58,002

JERSEY AVENUE

Good

Over: EAST CREEK

0.37 miles E of Union Ave, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 1,147

NJ 23 SB & RAMP B

Good

Over: I-80 RAMP E

0.1 MI. SO. OF RT. 80, Passaic, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 54,380

NJ 50

Good

Over: Tuckahoe River

0.2mi N of RT49&50 JCT, Cape May, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 69.7 t ADT: 13,410

GARDEN ST PKWY SB

Good

Over: ROUTE NJ 17

AT GSP & NJ 17 JUNCTION, Bergen, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 69.7 t ADT: 51,582

US 30

Good

Over: NJ TRANSIT (AC LINE)

0.15 Mi. East of CR 143, Camden, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 12,088

REPAUPO RD (CR684)

Good

Over: I-295

2.65 MI NORTH OF US 322, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 1,315

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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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