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

ROUTE US 46

Good

Over: MAIN STREET (CR 61)

1.55 Mile West of RT 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 80.0 t ADT: 73,025

CR 630

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.28 MI.E OF CR 629, Burlington, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 6,919

AXE FACTORY ROAD

Good

Over: SPRING HILL BROOK

0.9 MI.S.OF RISING SUN RD, Burlington, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 466

OLDWICK RD (CR 523

Good

Over: N. BR. OF ROCKAWAY CREEK

0.6 MILES S.OF I-78, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2023 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 13,860

PAT-HAM TPK(CR504)

Good

Over: PREAKNESS BROOK

0.8 NW OF RATZER RD/CR705, Passaic, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 29,122

STATION ROAD

Good

Over: CHAMBERS BROOK

AT RIVER ROAD INTERSECT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1850 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 5,758

RT 533(MAIN STREET

Good

Over: CUCKELS BROOK

0.05 MI E CHIMNEY ROCK RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 18,202

US 22 WB

Good

Over: MEMORIAL PARKWAY EB

0.6 MI EAST OF DELAWARE R, Warren, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 20,760

Robert E. Kelly Bl

Good

Over: NJ 42

0.13 MI South of CR 765, Camden, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 81.0 t ADT: 7,694

GSP SB

Good

Over: STAFFORD FORGE RD(CR606)

3.8 MI SW OF RT72&GSP JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 81.3 t ADT: 27,574

SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD

Good

Over: GSP SB

0.69 MI S OF GSP&NJ33 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 81.3 t ADT: 7,514

GEORGE DAVIDSON RD

Good

Over: CRANBURY BROOK

3 MILES WEST OF US 130, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 13,234

WRANGLE BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: UNION BRANCH TOMS RIVER

0.15 MI S. Brown & RT 37, Ocean, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 50

JERSEY GARDENS BLV

Good

Over: EARHART DRIVE

0.2 mi west of NJTP, Union, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 9,372

I-78

Good

Over: CONRAIL RR (ABANDONED)

0.25 MI EAST OF GSP JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 188,000

VAUXHALL RD(CR630)

Good

Over: EAST BRANCH RAHWAY RIVER

0.17 MI NW OF NJ 124, Union, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 26,248

PALISADES IP SB

Good

Over: PEDESTRIAN THOROFARE

0.60 Miles S. of Exit 2, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 34,560

NJ 57

Good

Over: HANCES BROOK

0.5 MI EAST OF WATTERS RD, Warren, NJ

Built 1924 Load: 82.0 t ADT: 11,407

NJ 66

Good

Over: GSP SB

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

Built 1986 Load: 82.0 t ADT: 31,315

US 206

Good

Over: Branch of Royces Brook

0.9 MILES NORTH OF CR 514, Somerset, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 82.3 t ADT: 29,559

SECAUCUS RD(CR678)

Good

Over: CONRAIL/NJTransit/US1&9T

0.1 mile east of US 1&9, Hudson, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 15,860

NJ RT 31

Good

Over: LEHIGH VALLEY MAIN LINE

1.95 MI N. OF CO RT 523, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 26,890

US 46

Good

Over: BROWERTOWN RD (CR 635)

1.51MI. W. OF NJ 3, Passaic, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 147,161

CHIMNEY ROCK RD

Good

Over: MIDDLE BROOK

0.94 MI N OF US 22 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 11,646

INT. 163 RAMP SBX

Good

Over: GSP INT. 163 RAMP NBX

AT GSP & NJ 17 JUNCTION, Bergen, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 82.9 t ADT: 15,302

HARRIOT AVE (CR53)

Good

Over: HACKENSACK RIVER

.07 MI.S.OF BOGERTSML.RD., Bergen, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 83.3 t ADT: 11,932

US 1

Good

Over: AMBOY AVENUE (CR 501)

0.75 MI N OF I287&RT1 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 83.3 t ADT: 104,694

CROSS CREEK DR

Good

Over: ASSISCONG CREEK

WEST OF CHERRYVILLE HO RD, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 251

NJ 45

Good

Over: CULLIERS RUN

1.47 Mile South of CR 669, Salem, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 5,930

DOCK WTCH HLLW RD

Good

Over: DOCK WATCH HOLLOW BROOK

0.6 MI SO MT. HOREB RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 1,764

CR 559

Good

Over: Miry Run

1.63 mi. S of CR 559A, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 83.6 t ADT: 3,211

US 206 Bypass

Good

Over: Pike Run Tributary B

1.5 miles SW OF CR 514, Somerset, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 83.9 t ADT: 1,907

RED MILL ROAD

Good

Over: SPRUCE RUN

.25 MI.E.MT.AIRY RD.JCT., Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1892 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 242

VALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

1.4 MI WEST OF NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 686

I-195 WB

Good

Over: MANASQUAN RIVER

3.96 MILES E OF ROUTE 9, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 26,646

HOMESTEAD ROAD

Good

Over: ROYCE BROOK

0.4 MI West OF US 206, Somerset, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 3,680

DUER STREET

Good

Over: GREEN BROOK

0.29 MI N.OF NJ 28, Somerset, NJ

Built 1903 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 2,476

SCOTT ROAD

Good

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

0.2 MI W OF NJ 23 JCT., Sussex, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 1,028

NJ 31

Good

Over: STONY BROOK

4.2 MI S OF 31-202 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 85.2 t ADT: 16,217

TYLERS MILL ROAD

Good

Over: NJ ROUTE 55

0.53 MI E. OF CR 553, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 6,055

SIDNEY ROAD

Good

Over: AMBROSE BROOK

0.67 miles east of SR 18, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 8,076

BUCKINGHAM DRIVE

Good

Over: TRIB. TO AMBROSE BROOK

0.2 MI.S.OF MORRIS AVENUE, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 776

WATCHUNG AVE CR646

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.9 MI SW NJ24&NJ124 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 12,029

CR 567

Good

Over: N. BR. OF RARITAN RIVER

3.99 mi S of NJ 28, Somerset, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 6,254

Vail Road

Good

Over: Rockaway River

0.25 MILE WEST OF CR 621, Morris, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 86.2 t ADT: 10,480

CENTER STREET

Good

Over: WEASEL BROOK

0.1 E OF LEXINGTON AV/625, Passaic, NJ

Built 1914 Load: 86.2 t ADT: 4,070

INT. 163 RAMP NBX

Good

Over: GSP INT. 163 RAMP SBX

AT GSP & NJ 17 JUNCTION, Bergen, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 86.5 t ADT: 15,302

S JEFFERSON ROAD

Good

Over: WHIPPANY RIVER

0.67MI NE I287&NJ24 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 7,246

NJ Route 88

Good

Over: N. Br. Metedeconk River

0.14 MI EAST OF GSP JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 130,468

OLD TURNPIKE ROAD

Good

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

110 FT E OF RT NJ 57 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1860 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 388

Showing 6,251-6,300 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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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.