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

CR 658

Good

Over: LONG BRANCH CREEK

2.3 MI E OF NJ 49, Salem, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 87.2 t ADT: 2,585

CR 670

Good

Over: Branch Assiscunk Creek

0.59 MI E of CR 628, Burlington, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 87.5 t ADT: 5,679

Woodside Avenue

Good

Over: Ho-Ho-Kus Brook

0.13 mi S. Pulis Avenue, Bergen, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 88.0 t ADT: 1,530

CR646 (VILLAGE RD)

Good

Over: GREAT BROOK

1.6MI SW CR646&CR647 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 88.0 t ADT: 4,566

COUNTY RT 517

Good

Over: SCHOOLEYS MTN BROOK

1500 FT S OF NEWBURGH RD, Morris, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 88.0 t ADT: 12,131

NJ 31

Good

Over: BUSHKILL CREEK

0.29 MI S. OF RT 523 JCT., Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 88.1 t ADT: 23,266

S MAIN ST (CR533)

Good

Over: ROYCE BROOK

0.29 MI S OF CAMPLAIN RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 88.1 t ADT: 25,473

SMITH ROAD

Good

Over: TROY BROOK

0.7MI SE OF I80&I287 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 88.5 t ADT: 14,233

FEDERAL ROAD

Good

Over: CRANBURY BROOK

0.9M west of Perrineville, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,881

TERRACE AVENUE

Good

Over: SADDLE RIVER

0.22 Mi. SE OF CR 40, Bergen, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 3,721

NJ 208

Good

Over: POND BROOK

0.25 MI S of 208-287 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 46,865

C.R. 545

Good

Over: BLACKS CREEK

0.8 Mi South of C.R. 660, Burlington, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 7,631

I-295

Good

Over: HESSIAN RUN

0.18mi N. of CR644, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 71,357

LITTLE MILL RD

Good

Over: STILL RUN

.25MI.N.OF N.J 55 EXIT.43, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,209

CR 605 (Queen Rd)

Good

Over: TRIB OF ALEXAUKEN CREEK

2270 FT.N. OF US 202 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,273

DAYTON ROAD

Good

Over: FIRST NESHANIC RIVER

0.3 Mile W OF S Main St, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 766

DAYTON ROAD

Good

Over: FIRST NESHANIC RIVER

WEST OF COUNTY ROUTE 611, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 766

HUNTERDON PNT.BLVD

Good

Over: NESHANIC RIVER TRIBUTARY

2.2 MI NE RT514&US202 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 262

SCOTCH ROAD(CR611)

Good

Over: EWING CREEK

0.12 MI S OF I-295, Mercer, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 9,878

NJ 18 &RAMPS SE/SW

Good

Over: YELLOW BROOK

0.11 MI SO OF CR 537 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 46,800

Ramp to 33BWB

Good

Over: Trib. of Applegate Creek

CR-55 SB Ramp to 33BWB, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 4,773

I80 I280&RAMPS B&F

Good

Over: TROY BROOK BRANCH

I-280 INTERCHANGE, Morris, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 186,760

I-287

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

1.55 MI S OF MOUNTAIN AVE, Morris, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 85,977

NJ 208

Good

Over: GOFFLE BROOK

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

Built 1958 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 74,980

TALAMINI ROAD

Good

Over: PETERS BROOK

0.4 MI W. OF US 202/206, Somerset, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,283

KING GEORGE ROAD

Good

Over: EAST BR MIDDLE BROOK

0.2 MI SO. WASH VAL. RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,777

I-80 LINABERRY RMP

Good

Over: DELAWANNA CREEK

1.59 M EAST OF NJ 94, Warren, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 44,795

US1Rp/Brewster Rd

Good

Over: Waverly Ditch

2.1 mi SW of US9&I-78 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 14,700

MILL STREET

Good

Over: SECOND RIVER

0.49 miles north of CR645, Essex, NJ

Built 1942 Load: 90.4 t ADT: 5,837

SWEET BRIAR AVENUE

Good

Over: MIRY RUN

.4 MI E OF WHITEHEAD ROAD, Mercer, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 91.0 t ADT: 17,490

FLANDERS-DRAKESTOW

Good

Over: S. BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

2.9 MI WEST OF CO RT 613, Morris, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 91.4 t ADT: 972

CARNEGIE ROAD

Good

Over: ASSUNPINK CREEK

0.46 MI SOUTH OF ROUTE 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 92.0 t ADT: 790

BOWMAN ROAD

Good

Over: MAIN BRANCH TOMS RIVER

0.64 MI. W. OF CO. 527, Ocean, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 92.0 t ADT: 1,938

FAIR LAWN AVENUE

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.03 miles E OF JCT RT 20, Passaic, NJ

Built 2023 Load: 92.7 t ADT: 2,282

NJ ROUTE 33

Good

Over: GSP NB

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

Built 1986 Load: 92.7 t ADT: 22,460

OLD YORK ROAD

Good

Over: HOLLAND BROOK

.14MI E OF HOLLAND BRK RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 2023 Load: 94.6 t ADT: 2,308

Centre Street

Good

Over: Third River

0.17 miles east of CR 645, Essex, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 94.9 t ADT: 9,912

CORBIN STREET

Good

Over: OUTLET TO PORT NEWARK

PT.NEWARK CHAN.&CORBIN ST, Essex, NJ

Built 1923 Load: 95.9 t ADT: 19,550

EAST ATLANTIC AVE

Good

Over: RELIEF FOR WATERWAY

0.95 MI. N. OF CR 551, Camden, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 2,181

Hoover Avenue

Good

Over: Third River

0.01 miles east of CR 509, Essex, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 3,642

RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: NJ 3

0.69 MI WEST OF NJ 17 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1947 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 1,935

Crispin Road

Good

Over: Branch of Rancocas Creek

0.5 mi E of Fostertown RD, Burlington, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 1,104

NJ 52 Ramp

Good

Over: Access Road

2.2mi SE of US9&52 JCT, Cape May, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 552

JFK BLVD E (CR693)

Good

Over: CLIFF AT E END 76TH ST

2.8 MI N OF RT 495 OP, Hudson, NJ

Built 1915 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 19,870

ROUTE 31

Good

Over: PETERS BROOK

7.25MI N.OF PENNGTN CRCLE, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 16,686

RAMP (FROM US 1)

Good

Over: US 130

US 1 and US 130 Jct., Middlesex, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 6,080

KENT ROAD

Good

Over: N. BR. METEDECONK RIVER

0.2 MILE NORTH OF CR 526, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 3,295

BERKSHIRE VALLEY R

Good

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

0.21 MI WEST OF NJ 15, Morris, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 5,897

NJ 183

Good

Over: NJ TRANSIT(MORR LINE)

0.04 MILE NORTH OF US 46, Morris, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 15,337

RT 571

Good

Over: Main Branch Toms River

4.00 MI. S. OF I-195, Ocean, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 12,613

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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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