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

US 22

Good

Over: ACCESS ROAD

2.95 mi West of NJ 21 Jct, Union, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 74.8 t ADT: 73,275

GSP NB

Good

Over: ZION RD (CR 615)

4 MI N OF RT 52 CIRCLE, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 22,586

GSP SB

Good

Over: ZION RD (CR 615)

4 MI N OF RT 52 CIRCLE, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 23,597

DOUGAL PLACE

Good

Over: KANE BROOK

175 ft E of Fairfield Ave, Essex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 731

CEDAR LANE-CO 608

Good

Over: NJ ROUTE 55

0.5 MI SO.OF RT55 EXIT 45, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 2,777

GRAYROCK ROAD

Good

Over: SO. BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

0.3 MI. EAST OF NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 1,932

COLLEGE ROAD

Good

Over: US 1

0.9MI SO.OF CO.RT 522, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 6,685

RAMP FROM GSP

Good

Over: US ROUTE 1

0.91 MI.N.OF NJTPK EXIT11, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 23,024

FIELDCREST DRIVE

Good

Over: CROSSWICKS CREEK

0.1 MI SO OF CO RT 528, Ocean, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 125

SOUTH ST. (CR 647)

Good

Over: SALT BROOK

NEAR GALES DRIVE, Union, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 14,242

RABBIT HILL ROAD

Good

Over: BEAR BROOK

0.19 MI N of CR571, Mercer, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 75.5 t ADT: 2,258

CR606(MILLTOWN RD)

Good

Over: US 1

0.48 MI N OF US 130, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 75.5 t ADT: 20,790

DELILAH RD (CR646)

Good

Over: U.S.ROUTE 30

1.76 MI EAST US 9, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 75.8 t ADT: 11,359

GSP NB

Good

Over: STAFFORD FORGE RD(CR606)

3.8 MI SW OF NJ72&GSP JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 75.8 t ADT: 25,492

GSP SB

Good

Over: SHORDS MILL BRANCH

1.3 MI S OF CR539&GSP JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 76.1 t ADT: 37,753

ROUTE I-295

Good

Over: RED BANK AVE(CO 644)

3.2 MI SOUTH OF I-76, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 96,398

ROYAL AVENUE

Good

Over: NJ 55

1.58 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 43, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 1,638

US 46

Good

Over: NJT RCKWY RVR W BLKWLL

1.7 MI S I-80&NJ15 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 17,555

AUGUSTA HILL ROAD

Good

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.03 MI SW OF US 206, Sussex, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 1,878

GARDEN ST PKWY SB

Good

Over: THIRD RIVER

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

Built 1954 Load: 76.5 t ADT: 92,554

GARDEN ST PKWY NB

Good

Over: THIRD RIVER

1 MI S OF GSP & RT 3 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 76.5 t ADT: 96,195

NJ ROUTE 47

Good

Over: MANTUA CREEK

1.3 MI S OF CR 635, Gloucester, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 8,875

WHIG LANE (CR 619)

Good

Over: NJ 55

1.10MI.N.OF CO.608 JCT, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 127

U.S. 1 RAMP C

Good

Over: MARKET STREET

0.3 MI. N. OF S. BROAD ST, Mercer, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 5,823

US 9

Good

Over: ERNSTON ROAD (CR.673)

1.23 miles S of GSP, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 93,049

US 9

Good

Over: CR 522 & CONRAIL

0.54 MI N OF NJ 33B JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 45,091

NJ 18 SB

Good

Over: INDUSTRIAL WAY WEST

0.3 MI S OF CO RD 547, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 26,117

MANVILLE CAUSEWAY

Good

Over: DELAWARE & RARITAN CANAL

1.7 MI N CR 533 & 623 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 77.4 t ADT: 4,843

NJ 55 NORTHBOUND

Good

Over: STILL RUN

6.43 MI S OF RT 322 JCT, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 26,817

ROCKT.-LAMB.ROAD

Good

Over: SWAN CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.5 MI.NE OF CR 518, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 1,674

EVERITTS ROAD

Good

Over: BR OF NESHANIC RIVER

.01 MI. SW REAVILLE ROAD, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 658

STILLWATER DRIVE

Good

Over: KAKEOUT BROOK

0.45 MILE WEST OF NJ 23, Morris, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 159

HOLLAND BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF HOLLAND BROOK

0.15 MI. N. OF US 202, Somerset, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 1,113

SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD

Good

Over: GSP NB

0.69 MI S OF GSP&NJ 33JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 78.1 t ADT: 8,102

NJ 35

Good

Over: ASHLEY AVE

1 mi S OF JCT NJ 70-NJ 34, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 78.4 t ADT: 24,266

ELM STREET

Good

Over: HACKENSACK RIVER

.4 Mi So of Oradell Ave., Bergen, NJ

Built 1892 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 4,680

MARNE HWY (CR 537)

Good

Over: PARKERS CREEK

0.44 MI. E. of C.R. 686, Burlington, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 17,057

NJ 37

Good

Over: UNION BR OF TOMS RIVER

0.3 MILES EAST OF NJ 70, Ocean, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 28,081

BALTIMORE ST.

Good

Over: TRIB TO LOPATCONG CREEK

0.3 M NE of US22&NJ57 Jct, Warren, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 2,620

NJ ROUTE 66

Good

Over: GSP NB

0.34 MI N OF GSP&RT33 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 79.4 t ADT: 31,313

NJ 34

Good

Over: MINE BROOK

0.09 MI N OF 34-CR537 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 79.7 t ADT: 17,200

NJ 57

Good

Over: MERRILL CREEK

1.1 MI. EAST OF CR 519, Warren, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 79.7 t ADT: 9,959

NJ 4 RAMP NW

Good

Over: NJ 4 NJ 17 & RAMP

0.04 MI E OF NJ4&NJ17 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 14,578

I-295 NB

Good

Over: NJ TRANSIT RIVER LINE

0.71 MI NORTH OF US 130, Burlington, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 44,881

I-295 SB

Good

Over: NJ TRANSIT-RIVER LINE

0.71 MI NORTH OF US 130, Burlington, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 47,891

WASHINGTON AVENUE

Good

Over: SCOTLAND RUN

0.25 mi East of CR 655, Gloucester, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 1,082

CHAPEL AVENUE

Good

Over: HBLR&CONRAIL

0.92MI NE NJTPK EXIT 14A, Hudson, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 3,465

MORRIS AVENUE

Good

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

0.1 MILE WEST OF CR 511, Morris, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 3,276

DIAMOND BRIDGE AVE

Good

Over: GOFFLE BROOK

0.07 MI East of CR 659, Passaic, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 10,560

US 206

Good

Over: DUKES BROOK

.16 Mile South of 608 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 31,170

Showing 6,201-6,250 of 6,827 bridges

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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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