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

CLINTON ROAD

Good

Over: MOSSMANS BROOK

3.7 MI N OF NJ 23, Passaic, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 197

CR 540

Good

Over: DEEP RUN

3.9 MI. NORTH OF NJ 49, Salem, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 2,199

PASSAIC AVENUE

Good

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

0.5 MI W OF CR 517 JCT, Sussex, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 1,677

SANDFORD AVENUE

Good

Over: GREEN BROOK

0.23 MI N OF E FRONT ST, Union, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 999

NETHERWOOD AVENUE

Good

Over: GREEN BROOK

0.2 MI NO OF E FRONT ST, Union, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 1,550

MOUNTAIN AV-CR635

Good

Over: STREAM 10-35

0.25 MI S OF NJ 124, Union, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 17,784

I-295

Good

Over: PARKERS CREEK

1.95 MI N OF RT 38 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 117,831

NEW FREEDOM ROAD

Good

Over: SW BR RANCOCAS CREEK

0.50 MI. NW JCT EAYRESTWN, Burlington, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,690

NJ 41

Good

Over: S. BR PENNSAUKEN CREEK

0.2 MILES SOUTH OF RT.38, Camden, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 28,349

I-295 & RAMPS A&D

Good

Over: COOPER RIVER

3.2 MI SOUTH OF RT 70, Camden, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 153,890

E Hobart Gap Road

Good

Over: Canoe Brook

0.44 MI S OF JFK PKWY, Essex, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 6,268

TOMLIN STATION RD

Good

Over: NEHONSEY BROOK

.41 M S of NJ 44, Gloucester, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,119

CR673(DEMOCRAT RD)

Good

Over: NEHONSEY BROOK

3/4 MI NW OF I-295, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,820

TOMLIN STATION RD.

Good

Over: WHITE SLUICE RACE

0.6 MI NW of I-295, Gloucester, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,118

CR603(BARNSBORO-)

Good

Over: MANTUA CREEK

4.65 MI EAST of NJ RT 45, Gloucester, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 9,978

CR 603 (CENTER ST)

Good

Over: CHESTNUT BRANCH

3.78 mi East of RT NJ 45, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1922 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 9,978

Holly Ave

Good

Over: Porch Branch

0.37 Mi. S. of CR 654, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,577

NJ 55

Good

Over: LITTLE EASE RUN

1.5 MI N OF RT 55 EXIT 39, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 45,189

ROUTE 55 SOUTHBO.

Good

Over: STILL RUN

1.4 MI S. CR553&NJ55 INCH, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 26,817

I-280

Good

Over: FRANKS CREEK

2.0 MI EAST OF NJ 21 JCT, Hudson, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 80,958

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: N BR ROCKAWAY CREEK

2.0 MI SW OF CR 517, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,186

EAST MAIN STREET

Good

Over: BEAVER BROOK

0.9 MI NORTH OF US 22, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,910

ROSE RUN

Good

Over: ALEXAUKEN CREEK

0.5 MI E NJ179/MT AIRY RD, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 58

ROUTE US 1

Good

Over: ASSUNPINK CREEK

0.33 MILES NO. OF RT.206, Mercer, NJ

Built 1949 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 60,811

COUNTY ROUTE 518

Good

Over: STONY BROOK

0.21 mile E of Rt 31, Mercer, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 5,440

US 206

Good

Over: FIVE MILE RUN

0.84 MI S OF I-295 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 19,514

NJ 129 SB

Good

Over: MARKET STREET

0.27MI N OF CR606, Mercer, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 14,047

WHITEHEAD ROAD

Good

Over: AMTRAK NE CORRIDOR

0.8 MI SOUTH OF US 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 12,121

CR 524 (ELTON RD)

Good

Over: YELLOW BROOK

INT. CR 524A, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 9,275

NJ 18

Good

Over: CRANBERRY BROOK

1.3 MI. S. OF G.S PRKWY, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 53,405

I-195 EB

Good

Over: MANASQUAN RIVER

0.4 MI W OF I-195 EXIT 31, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 47,994

BOWNES ROAD (PVT)

Good

Over: NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE

2.0MI NE of GSP EX. 114, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 13

COZY LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: PEQUANNOCK RIVER

0.4 MILE SOUTH OF NJ 23, Morris, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 3,639

RIDGEDALE AVENUE

Good

Over: TRIB. OF WHIPPANY RIVER

0.4MI W OF NJ24&I-287 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 18,494

MANOR HOUSE ROAD

Good

Over: S. BR. OF RARITAN RIVER

4 MI. E. OF JCT. 46 & 57, Morris, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 681

INTERNATIONAL DR

Good

Over: WILLS BROOK

0.1 MI NORTH OF RTE I-80, Morris, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 7,727

CR10(OLD SQUAN RD)

Good

Over: SO BR BEAVER DAM CREEK

0.33 MI NE OF ROUTE 88, Ocean, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 4,393

I-195

Good

Over: BRANCH OF TOMS RIVER

0.72 MI E OF CR537, Ocean, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 53,305

MAIN AVE

Good

Over: WEASEL BROOK

0.1 MI NW OF HIGHLAND AVE, Passaic, NJ

Built 1903 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 12,741

RATZER ROAD(CR705)

Good

Over: SINGAC BROOK

0.2 E OF VALLEY RD(CR681), Passaic, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 10,978

PAT-HAM TPK(CR504)

Good

Over: SINGAC BROOK

EAST OF VALLEY RD(CR 681), Passaic, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 25,509

BELMONT AVENUE

Good

Over: MEADOW BROOK

0.3 MI E OF CR511 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,359

PROSPECT STREET

Good

Over: MEADOW BROOK

0.3 MI E OF CR511 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,147

UNION VLLY RD(513)

Good

Over: GREEN BROOK

1.7 N OF MARSHLL HILL/696, Passaic, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 9,755

ROUTE NJ 21

Good

Over: MONROE ST & WEASEL BROOK

0.12 MI. N. OF MADISON ST, Passaic, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 76,149

NJ RTE 49

Good

Over: SALEM RIVER

8.3 MI SOUTH OF NJTPK, Salem, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 11,966

WOODFERN ROAD

Good

Over: S. BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

0.85 mi North of CR 514, Somerset, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,083

PLEASANT VIEW ROAD

Good

Over: ROYCE BROOK

0.4MI S OF AMWELL RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 616

BURNT MILLS ROAD

Good

Over: MUDDY RUN

0.58mi E. of Lamington Rd, Somerset, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 4,029

River Road (CR605)

Good

Over: Van Horn Brook

1 MI EAST OF US 206, Somerset, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 3,518

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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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