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

LAKE STREET

Good

Over: BARCLAY BROOK

0.2 MI.EAST OF CO.RT.522, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 901

NJ 172

Good

Over: NJ 18

NJ 172 & NJ 18 JCT., Middlesex, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 70.0 t ADT: 17,471

STILL VALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: POHATCONG CREEK

0.1 MI NORTH CO RT 636, Warren, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 70.0 t ADT: 1,051

COUNTY ROUTE 551

Good

Over: LITTLE TIMBER CREEK

0.62 MI.N OF RT 130, Camden, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 70.3 t ADT: 6,827

US 206 Bypass

Good

Over: Homestead Rd.

0.99 miles SW OF CR 514, Somerset, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 70.3 t ADT: 1,926

WEST BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: WANAQUE RESERVOIR

.34 mil W.OF RINGWOOD AVE, Passaic, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 70.6 t ADT: 7,046

HOPPER AVENUE

Good

Over: HO-HO-KUS BROOK

.25 Mi E of Wyckoff Ave, Bergen, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 4,340

I-295 US 130

Good

Over: WOODBURY CREEK

1.5 MI S OF RT 130 JCT, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 86,478

NJ ROUTE 55 SB

Good

Over: MANTUA CREEK

2.05 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 56, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 29,563

JOHANNA FARMS RD

Good

Over: 2ND NESHANIC RIVER

1 MI WEST OF US202-NJ31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 379

NEW STREET

Good

Over: BARCLAYS BROOK

0.3 MILE EAST OF RT 522, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 1,448

MILL ROAD

Good

Over: GRAVELLY BROOK

0.18 miles south of NJ 34, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 5,368

SNAKE DEN ROAD

Good

Over: WEST BROOK

AT JCT OF WEST BROOK, Passaic, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 265

CR 519

Good

Over: LOPATCONG CREEK

.5 MI S OF CR646 JUNCTION, Warren, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 71.0 t ADT: 5,519

NJ ROUTE 55 NB

Good

Over: MANTUA CREEK

2.05 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 56, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 28,426

PINE BANK ROAD

Good

Over: HOLLAND BROOK

1.3 MI SOUTH OF CR 620, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 143

US 9 RAMP 11

Good

Over: US 9 NB & US 9 RAMP 8

0.8 Mi N. OF CR 690, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 12,985

BUCKS MILL ROAD

Good

Over: YELLOW BROOK

0.29 miles N. of CR 537, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 1,137

NJ 24 FREEWAY

Good

Over: SPRING GARDEN BROOK

0.6 MI E OF GREENWOOD AVE, Morris, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 109,315

SPRNGFLD AV-CR615

Good

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

NEAR HAMPTON STREET, Union, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 17,310

EAST LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: SALEM CREEK

0.4 MILE SOUTH OF US 40, Salem, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 71.9 t ADT: 1,056

BAY AVE (CR 554)

Good

Over: GSP SB

5.5 MI N OF RTS9&72 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 72.3 t ADT: 13,656

NBO & Int. 117 Rps

Good

Over: Luppatcong Creek

GSP Interchange 117, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 72.3 t ADT: 57,286

CR 616 (TYLER RD)

Good

Over: SLUICE CREEK

0.3 MI. SOUTH OF CR 631, Cape May, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 790

CEDAR BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: NJ 55

0.77 MILES S. OF CO. 553, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 1,061

ROUTE NJ 55 NB

Good

Over: CHESTNUT BRANCH

1.56MI N OF US322/55 INT., Gloucester, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 31,433

KUSER RD (CR 619)

Good

Over: I-295

2.1MI N OF I95/295 INTERC, Mercer, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 11,945

CR 547 SB

Good

Over: MANASQUAN RIVER

ON SOUTH SIDE OF EXIT 31, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 6,145

US 46 EB&RAMPS D&E

Good

Over: NJ 23 NB & RAMP G

NJ 23 INTERCHANGE, Passaic, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 63,362

MADISON AVE

Good

Over: GREEN BROOK

.06 M S of Green Brook Rd, Somerset, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 5,310

WELLS MILLS RD-532

Good

Over: GSP NB

4.5 MI S OF RT614&GSP JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 73.2 t ADT: 2,515

I-195 EASTBOUND

Good

Over: S.BROAD ST & ARENA DRIVE

0.74 MI EAST OF RT 206, Mercer, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 28,247

SOUTH CLINTON AVE.

Good

Over: ROUTE I-295

0.1 MI. N. OF BROAD ST., Mercer, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 7,313

NJ10

Good

Over: WHIPPANY RIVER

2.75MILES EAST OF I-287, Morris, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 34,708

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: PEAPACK BROOK

NORTH OF DEWEY AVENUE, Somerset, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 2,216

ACKEN ROAD

Good

Over: DEAD RIVER

0.86 MI S.OF CO.RT. 512, Somerset, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 480

CR 653 (CLOVE RD)

Good

Over: MILL BROOK BRANCH

2.85 mi west of RT NJ 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 2,649

JONES ROAD

Good

Over: BLAIR CREEK

0.8 Mi N. of CR 521 Jct., Warren, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 62

NJ 208

Good

Over: LAFAYETTE AVE (CR 665)

1.7 Mi. N. of C.R. 507, Passaic, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 73.9 t ADT: 76,464

WELLS MILLS RD-532

Good

Over: GSP SB

4.5 MI S OF RT614&GSP JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 73.9 t ADT: 2,515

N COOKS BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: SO BRCH METEDECONK RIVER

0.44 mi S.of RT 526, Ocean, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 74.2 t ADT: 6,964

CR 620 (GLEN ROAD)

Good

Over: SPARTA GLEN BROOK

1.9 mi east of CR 517, Sussex, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 74.2 t ADT: 6,382

US 322-BLK HRSE PK

Good

Over: WATERING RACE BRANCH

0.15 MI WEST OF NJ 50, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 19,669

ROUTE NJ 166

Good

Over: JAKES BRANCH

1.2 MI SOUTH OF RT 37 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 26,742

HIGHLAND AV(CR626)

Good

Over: WEASEL BROOK

0.22 E OF LEXINGTON AV, Passaic, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 4,910

I-80 RAMP BB

Good

Over: NJ 23 NB

0.22 MI N OF I-80 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 18,105

MAIN ST. (CR 543)

Good

Over: US ROUTE 206

0.54 miles S. of CR 678, Burlington, NJ

Built 1957 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 4,520

HAVENS BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: MANASQUAN RIVER

0.6 MILE SOUTH OF RT 524, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 1,245

Two Bridges Road

Good

Over: Pompton River

0.42 MI N of I-80, Morris, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 8,482

I-295 NB

Good

Over: Del Rvr NJ29 PA32

.1 ML S OF JCT 29, Mercer, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 58,700

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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.