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

EAST STATE STREET

Poor

Over: AMTRAK NE CORRIDOR

.4 MILE EAST OF US 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1911 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 9,247

OCEAN DRIVE CR 619

Poor

Over: GRASSY SOUND

0.45 mi N of NJ 147, Cape May, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 1,228

WEYMOUTH RD CR640

Poor

Over: ATLANTIC CITY LINE

2.4MI SE of US30&NJ54 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 2,624

Kuhls Road

Poor

Over: Branch of Neshanic River

0.3 Mi E. of US 202-NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 414

PERRINEVILLE ROAD

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY TO ROCKY BROOK

2.4 MI E OF INT. W RT 571, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 2,927

ROXITICUS ROAD

Poor

Over: N BR RARITAN RIVER

1.0 MI. SOUTH OF NJ RT 24, Morris, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 2,598

SO BROAD ST(US206)

Poor

Over: ASSUNPINK CREEK

0.21 mile East of Rt 29, Mercer, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 7,285

OCEAN DRIVE CR 621

Poor

Over: MIDDLE THOROFARE

1.68 MI E OF NJ RT 109, Cape May, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 9,502

CR 619 (OCEAN DR)

Poor

Over: GREAT CHANNEL

1.9 MI NE OF RTE 147, Cape May, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 5,582

ROUTE NJ 45

Poor

Over: WOODBURY CREEK

0.1 MI SOUTH OF CO RT 644, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1892 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 17,326

OLD BRIDGE TPKE

Poor

Over: SAYREVILLE SECONDARY

1.78 mi South of NJ 18, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 14,726

CR 54 (PHALANX RD)

Poor

Over: HOP BROOK

2 M SW INTCHG 109 ON GSP, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 8,038

MORTON ST.

Poor

Over: CUCKELS BROOK

.02 M S OF KLINE PL INTER, Somerset, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 520

N. FRNKLN AV CR692

Poor

Over: ATLANTIC CITY LINE

2.8MI NW of US30&NJ73 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 7,688

OLD WHITE HORSE PK

Poor

Over: ATLANTIC CITY LINE

2.0MI SE of NJ73&RT30 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1904 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,845

GLENDOLA ROAD

Poor

Over: WRECK POND BROOK

1.3 MI. WEST N.J. RTE. 35, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1942 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 133

OCEAN DRIVE CR 619

Poor

Over: CORSONS INLET

4.38 m S. of CR623 (34th), Cape May, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 2,410

CR561 (HADDON AVE)

Poor

Over: ATLANTIC CITY LINE

1.9MI NW of NJ73&US30 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 2,516

US 1&9

Poor

Over: PASSAIC R NJTPK RR 1&9T

AT US1&9 OVER PASSAIC RVR, Essex, NJ

Built 1932 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 84,212

EAST 32ND STREET

Poor

Over: HBLRT-BAYONNEBR&CONRAIL

1.31MI SW NJTPK EXIT 14A, Hudson, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 8,600

CR 8A

Poor

Over: NAVESINK RIVER

0.39 MI.NORTH OF RIVER RD, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 15,330

CR539-OLD YORK RD

Poor

Over: NEW SHARON BROOK

5 MI. S. OF HIGHTSTOWN, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 5,481

IRONIA RD

Poor

Over: N.BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

0.50 MI. NW OF JCT NJ 24, Morris, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 1,869

HAMILTON ROAD

Poor

Over: NEW YORK BRNCH (CONRAIL)

6.1MI S OF US22&I287 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1918 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 6,429

GRANT STREET

Poor

Over: D&R CANAL FEEDER

0.6MI NW OF WASH CROSS BR, Mercer, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 1,140

CR 537

Poor

Over: MASON CREEK

0.74 MI E OF CO RT 635, Burlington, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 16,991

NEW DOVER ROAD

Poor

Over: S.BRANCH OF RAHWAY RIVER

1 MI. EAST OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 6,909

GREEN AVENUE

Poor

Over: DEBBIES CREEK

0.03 mi. S. of Brielle Rd, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1943 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 2,240

RIVERDALE AVE.

Poor

Over: PINE BROOK

0.6 MI. WEST HANCE AV., Monmouth, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 97

CR633(LAFAYETTE S)

Poor

Over: CAPE ISLAND CREEK

1 MI S OF PARKWAY, Cape May, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 22,960

US 1&9

Poor

Over: Hcksck & Pssc Rvrs Rds

KEARNY to JERSEY CITY, Hudson, NJ

Built 1932 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 86,402

MILLTOWN ROAD

Poor

Over: LOCKATONG CREEK

0.7 MILE WEST OF CR 519, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1850 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 95

MONTGOMERY ST

Poor

Over: ASSUNPINK CREEK

0.13 MI N OF MARKET ST, Mercer, NJ

Built 1873 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 135

County Route 569

Poor

Over: BEDENS BROOK

2.32 MI N. OF Clevland Rd, Mercer, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 6,240

ALLENWOOD ROAD

Poor

Over: WRECK POND BROOK

1 ML E OF GRDN ST PRKWY, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1915 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 5,412

OLD ROAD (NJ 33)

Poor

Over: MILLSTONE RIVER

.9 Mi. E. of CR 625, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1915 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 34,650

Danforth Road

Poor

Over: Morristown Line MP 26.79

0.3 MI North of NJ 124, Morris, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 2,680

VALLEY RD (CR 512)

Poor

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.29 mi E of CR 651, Somerset, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 11,396

CR 622

Poor

Over: Swartswood Creek

0.13 mi east of CR 521, Sussex, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 3,185

S MAIN ST (CR 678)

Poor

Over: LOPATCONG CREEK

0.55 MI WEST OF CR 519, Warren, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 8,549

OCEAN DRIVE CR 619

Poor

Over: TOWNSENDS INLET

1.81 Mi N of CR 601, Cape May, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 6,548

RANGE ROAD

Poor

Over: LARKINGS RUN CREEK

0.4 MILES WEST OF COOKSTO, Burlington, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 17.4 t ADT: 100

COOKS CORNER

Poor

Over: SOUTH RUN CREEK

2.7 MILES NORTH OF RANGE, Burlington, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 17.4 t ADT: 125

US 30

Poor

Over: NEWFOUND THOROFARE

0.9 MI W OF BEACH THORO, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 53,245

MILL ROAD (CR 651)

Poor

Over: ABSECON CREEK

0.52MI SOUTH OF RT 30, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 13,837

US ROUTE 46

Poor

Over: RT NJ 17 SOUTHBOUND

JCT OF 46 & NJ 17 SB, Bergen, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 36,710

US 130

Poor

Over: MAIN BR. NEWTON CREEK

0.39 MI S OF RT168 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 47,350

MOUNTAIN ROAD

Poor

Over: ROCKAWAY CREEK

0.9 MI WEST OF CR 517, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1901 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 169

CHURCH ST (RT 579)

Poor

Over: LEHIGH VALLEY ML (NS)

0.53 MI South of NJ 173, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2,842

OLD NJ 27

Poor

Over: MILLSTONE RIVER

0.25 MI S of CR 614, Mercer, NJ

Built 1798 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 24

Showing 6,451-6,500 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.