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

WASH CRSG RD CR546

Poor

Over: TRENTON LINE (CSXT)

1.4MI NW OF I295&NJ31 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 7,472

E.H. WERNER GEN ST

Poor

Over: NJ TRANSIT & MAIN ST.

1 MILE SE OF RTE 9 & 35, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1

US 46

Poor

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.7 MI E OF I-80 & 94 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1933 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 9,530

LANDING LANE (609)

Poor

Over: DELAWARE & RARITAN CANAL

0.29 MI N OF CO RT527 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 21,825

CORYELL STREET

Poor

Over: D&R CANAL FEEDER

.2MI N LAMBERTVILLE BRDGE, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1949 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,453

US 30

Poor

Over: DUCK THOROFARE

1.25 MI NW OF 30-87 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 45,285

HAMMONTON RD CR542

Poor

Over: WADING RIVER

0.08 MI W of CR 653, Burlington, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 2,384

OHIO AVE. (CR 734)

Poor

Over: ATLANTIC CITY LINE

2.7MI SE of US30&NJ73 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1905 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 282

NJ 139

Poor

Over: Conrail (aban Eirie-Lac)

0.35 MI E OF TONNELE AVE, Hudson, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 77,190

MOUNTAIN ROAD

Poor

Over: RARITAN VALLEY LINE

4.42MI SE I-78 & US22 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 520

CENTER STREET

Poor

Over: AMTRAK NE CORRIDOR

0.03 MILES SOUTH OF US 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 2,642

LAKEWD-ALLENWD RD

Poor

Over: HAYSTACK BROOK

2.64 MILES W OF CR 549, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1944 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 6,419

CR12 (HUBBARD AVE)

Poor

Over: SHADOW LAKE

2 ML NE OF INTCHNG 109GSP, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1945 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 9,448

LENAPE ISLAND ROAD

Poor

Over: INDIAN LAKE

0.5MI SW OF I-80&NJ53 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 94

I-78 Eastbound

Poor

Over: Washington Valley Road

1.1 Mi East of I-287 Jct, Somerset, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 40,400

RIVER DRIVE

Poor

Over: D&R FEEDER CANAL

AT MP 13.74 of NJ Rt 29, Mercer, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 58

BRIDGE STREET

Poor

Over: D&R FEEDER CANAL

0.16 MI S.of RT 29 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 11,856

C.R. 542

Poor

Over: W.BR. BULL CREEK

0.08 M. W. OF C.R. 651, Burlington, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,397

BRIDGE ST (CR 508)

Poor

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.3 MI SE I-280&NJ21 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1913 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 10,600

Baldwin Avenue

Poor

Over: Conrail & Path

0.4 MI S of RT 139, Hudson, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 38,705

PALATINE ROAD

Poor

Over: LAMINGTON RIVER TRIB.

50 FT W. OF COLD SPR. RD., Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 216

HORSESHOE BEND RD

Poor

Over: COPPER CREEK

0.9 MI SOUTH OF NJ 12, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1896 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 160

N OLDEN AVE CR 622

Poor

Over: PCRR SIDETRACK (ABAN)

1.4MI NE OF US1&US206 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 15,362

CR 520

Poor

Over: SHREWSBURY RIVER

200FT.W OF OCEAN AV-RTE36, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 11,230

NJ 33B

Poor

Over: FREEHOLD SEC. MP 18.35

0.8 MI E OF RT 79, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 14,438

I-80 EASTBOUND

Poor

Over: HOWARD BLVD. (CR 615)

1.90 M.W. OF ROCKAWAY R., Morris, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 53,919

I-80 WB

Poor

Over: HOWARD BOULEVARD (615)

1.95 M.W. OF ROCKAWAY R., Morris, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 53,919

West Dewey Avenue

Poor

Over: Morristown Line MP 40.50

0.88 MI S of NJ 15, Morris, NJ

Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 5,850

NEW BRUNSWICK RD

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY TO D&R CANAL

.1 MI S OF CEDAR GROVE RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,238

AMWELL RD(CR 514)

Poor

Over: DELAWARE & RARITAN CANAL

2.5 M W Cedar/Amwell Rd, Somerset, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 14,270

NJ 49-DELSEA DRIVE

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

1.2 MI WEST OF NJ 50, Cape May, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 6,971

NJ 47

Poor

Over: MANANTICO CREEK

1.0 MI N OF NJ 55&47 JUNC, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 2,250

PARK AVE (CR 531)

Poor

Over: LEHIGH VALLEY MAIN LINE

2.9MI N OF I287&NJ27 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1933 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 14,333

CORLIES AVE

Poor

Over: DEAL LAKE

0.3 MILE E OF CR 15, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,367

OAK GLEN ROAD

Poor

Over: HAYSTACK BROOK

0.7 MILE SOUTH OF CR 547, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1946 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,066

OLD BLOOMFIELD AVE

Poor

Over: BRANCH OFPASSAIC RIVER

0.09 MI. NORTH OF US 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 328

PIAGET AVE(CR 628)

Poor

Over: PASSAIC-NY BR (ABAN.)

.5 MI East of US 46, Passaic, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 9,330

US 40 WESTBOUND

Poor

Over: WEST BRANCH GAME CREEK

0.9 MI EAST OF NJTPK, Salem, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 6,566

WHITEHD RD(CO 616)

Poor

Over: DELAWARE & RARITAN CANAL

0.8 MI ENE OF 1 & 206 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 13,610

NJ 4

Poor

Over: HACKENSACK RIVR & ROAD

2.5 MI SE OF NJ4&NJ17 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 92,076

US 206 SB

Poor

Over: CROSSWICKS CREEK

.4 MILE SOUTH OF 533 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1924 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 24,581

WHITE STREET

Poor

Over: N BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK

.1 MI. S. CO.RTE 537, Burlington, NJ

Built 1853 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 870

MONMOUTH RD CR 537

Poor

Over: BARKERS BROOK

1.31 MI E OF US 206, Burlington, NJ

Built 1912 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 8,244

GARFIELD AVE

Poor

Over: NO.BR TIMBER CREEK

0.05 MI N OF BERLIN RD, Camden, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,336

RDGWD AVE (CR 653)

Poor

Over: CONRAIL (ABND)

2.0MI SW OF GSP EXIT 151, Essex, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 12,409

Changewater Road

Poor

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

2.5 MI NE NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,147

QUKRBRDG RD CR533

Poor

Over: MIRY RUN

0.66 mile North of CR 535, Mercer, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 20,985

WASHINGTON RD

Poor

Over: CARNEGIE LAKE

0.8 MI NW OF US RT 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1905 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 13,599

LINCOLN AVE(CR626)

Poor

Over: AMTRAK & ASSUNPINK CRK

0.1 MI W OF EAST STATE ST, Mercer, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 5,591

SOUTH CLINTON AVE

Poor

Over: AMTRAK NE CORRIDOR

0.05 MILES N OF NJ 33, Mercer, NJ

Built 1890 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 7,956

Showing 6,501-6,550 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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