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

MAIN ST (CR 535)

Fair

Over: SAYREVILLE SECONDARY

4.6MI SE OF NJ18&NJ27 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1912 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 13,614

CR 29 (BRANCHPORT

Fair

Over: BRANCHPORT CREEK

5MI E. OF GSP INT. 115, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1944 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 8,602

ROBERTSVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: TEPEHEMUS BROOK

2.11 miles north of NJ 79, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,591

CHURCH STREET

Fair

Over: MOHINGSON BROOK

0.3 M WEST OF LLOYD ROAD, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,360

OCEAN AVE

Fair

Over: LAKE TAKANASSEE

1.0 MILE EAST OF NJ 71, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,252

US 9

Fair

Over: MANASQUAN RIVER

1.3MI. SO. OF CO. RT. 524, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 49,260

NJ 71

Fair

Over: Shark River

0.5mi S of NJ35&71 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1932 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,029

CR511(Boonton Ave)

Fair

Over: Kikeout Brook

0.62 MILE NORTH OF NJ 23, Morris, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,101

River Road

Fair

Over: Crooked Brook

0.41 MI WEST OF CR 621, Morris, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 11,393

CR 643(N MORRIS)

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

500 FT N OF CTY RT 513, Morris, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,133

VALLEY ROAD CR 512

Fair

Over: GLADSTONE LN&PASSAIC RVR

1.95 MI N I-78&CR531 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,230

NJ 35

Fair

Over: Manasquan River

1.38 miles south of NJ 70, Ocean, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 24,034

GREGORY AVENUE

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.1 MI. EAST OF RT.21 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1906 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 28,602

SICOMAC ROAD

Fair

Over: MOLLY ANNS BROOK

50 FT E OF HIGH MT ROAD, Passaic, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 68,292

US 46

Fair

Over: PAULISON AVENUE (CR 618)

.45 MI. EAST OF NJ 19 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 47,671

I-287 SB

Fair

Over: EASTON AVE SB

0.08 MI. NO. OF RARITAN R, Somerset, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 61,055

CONANT ST (CR 630)

Fair

Over: STREAM 8-5

AT CONRAIL OVERPASS, Union, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,531

W GRAND AV (CR613)

Fair

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

0.05 MI W OF CR 514, Union, NJ

Built 1917 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 16,370

ELIZABETH AVENUE

Fair

Over: STREAM 10-7-17

0.02 MI S OF NJ 28, Union, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,550

LOCK STREET

Fair

Over: LOPATCONG CREEK

0.5 MI SOUTH US 22, Warren, NJ

Built 1946 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 429

NJ 94 NB US 46 RMP

Fair

Over: US ROUTE 46

250 FT.E.DELAWARE RIVER, Warren, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,250

GSP NB

Fair

Over: JONES CREEK

2.4 MI NE OF US9&GSP JCT., Cape May, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,368

GSP SB

Fair

Over: JONES CREEK

2.4 MI NE OF US9&GSP JCT., Cape May, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,542

ROUTE NJ 90

Fair

Over: DEL. R R.AVE CON NJ TR.

PENNSAUKEN, Camden, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 19,785

PARK DRIVE

Fair

Over: RARITAN POWER CANAL

0.17 MI S of RT 567, Somerset, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 670

PARKWAY S

Fair

Over: ROUTE US 46

AT GSP & US 46 JUNCTION, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 67,700

GARDEN ST PKWY SB

Fair

Over: SADDLE RIVER RD (CR 90)

6 MI N OF GSP & NJ 17 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 41,881

POINTERS-AUBURN RD

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

5.5 MI NORTH OF EXIT 1, Salem, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 1,166

E. COHAWKIN ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

3.5 MI NORTH OF EXIT 2, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 6,682

IRICK ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

0.5 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 5, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 9,057

NJTPK RAMPS TS&NT

Fair

Over: NJ TPK RWYS & CRR OF NJ

INTERCHANGE 12, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 12,600

NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.

Fair

Over: LINDEN AVENUE

2 MI E OF NEWARK BAY, Hudson, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 95,750

NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.

Fair

Over: RR BAYVIEW & PLANT RD

3.2 MI E OF NEWARK BAY, Hudson, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 95,750

A C EXPRESSWAY

Fair

Over: AC CONN BEACH THOROFARE

.5 MI W OF ATLANTIC CITY, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 78,665

PARKWAY S

Fair

Over: MULLICA RIVER

4.6 MI SO NEW GRETNA TOLL, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 25,000

SB GARDEN ST PKWY

Fair

Over: BASS R US9 W GREENBSH RD

1.7 MI SO NEW GRETNA TOLL, Burlington, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 20,045

GSP NBI

Fair

Over: PINE BROOK

4.5 MI N OF GSP&RT36 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35,791

PARKWAY NBI

Fair

Over: INT.117 SB EXIT RAMP A

AT GSP & RT 36 JUNCTION, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 41,661

GSP SB ENTR. RAMP

Fair

Over: JFK Dr. SB & NJ TRANSIT

2 MI N OF GSP&RT280 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 19,484

JFK DRIVE SB

Fair

Over: SECOND RIVER

2.25 MI N OF GSP&I280 JC, Essex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 14,360

GSP SB

Fair

Over: NB SPUR (ROUTE NJ 19)

AT GSP & NJ 19 JUNCTION, Passaic, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 67,837

GARDEN ST PKWY NB

Fair

Over: MOLA BOULEVARD

0.5 MI NE OF GSP&US46 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 59,870

STUMPY ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

4.5 MI NORTH OF EXIT 1, Salem, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 655

NJ 70

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

0.25 MI EAST OF I295 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 60,128

ELM AVE

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

6 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 3, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 5,310

NJ 27

Fair

Over: GSP

JCT OF NJ 27 & GSP, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 22,610

GSP

Fair

Over: MYRTLE STREET

1.8 MILES NORTH OF I280, Essex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 212,304

GARDEN ST PKWY NB

Fair

Over: ROUTE NJ 3

AT GSP & NJ 3 JUNCTION, Passaic, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 75,855

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: Kings Highway

3 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 2, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 51,321

NJ TPK(I-95)

Fair

Over: GEORGETOWN RD

0.8 MI NORTH OF EXIT 7, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 57,459

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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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