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

NJ RT 21 & RAMP B

Poor

Over: BROOK AVE RIVER DR NB

1.1 MI N OF 3-21 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 45,570

MUDTOWN ROAD

Poor

Over: CLOVE BROOK

0.03 MI E OF NJ 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 1915 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 700

US 22

Poor

Over: ECHO LAKE

2.2 MI WEST OF RAHWAY R, Union, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 73,690

NJ 27NB(CHERRY ST)

Poor

Over: former CNJRR (ABAND)

3.37 MI SOUTH OF I-78 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 17,311

WEST HANOVER ST.

Poor

Over: DEL. & RAR. CANAL FEEDER

0.09 Mile East of CR 653, Mercer, NJ

Built 1916 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 7,092

SANDTOWN ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE CREEK

0.5 MI.E.OF EAYRESTOWN RD, Burlington, NJ

Built 1932 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 85

CR657(STONE HARBR)

Poor

Over: GREAT CHANNEL

3 M E OF GS PARKWAY INTER, Cape May, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 6,880

BERGEN AVENUE

Poor

Over: HUDSON-BERGEN LIGHT RAIL

.82 MI N OF JFK BLVD(501), Hudson, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 11,120

WOODSVILLE ROAD

Poor

Over: PETERS BROOK

100 YARDS SW OF NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1840 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,262

CR 524(ALLAIRE RD)

Poor

Over: WRECK POND BROOK

1/2 MILE WEST OF NJ 35, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1945 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 7,239

PREVENTORIUM ROAD

Poor

Over: MANASQUAN RIVER

.3 MI SOUTH OF CO RD#524A, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1897 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 949

CR 521

Poor

Over: SWARTSWOOD CREEK

0.18 mi north of CR 622, Sussex, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 691

US 206

Poor

Over: BR. PEQUEST RIVER

0.35 MI SO OF RT 517 JUNC, Sussex, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 19,759

US 206

Poor

Over: LITTLE FLAT BROOK

5.51 MI N OF 206-521 JCT, Sussex, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 11,457

CARNEGIE ROAD

Poor

Over: DELAWARE & RARITAN CANAL

0.2 MI E OF US 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,506

OHIO AVENUE

Poor

Over: VENICE LAGOON

80 FT EAST OF MURRAY AVE, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 4,095

JFK MEMRL (CR 629)

Poor

Over: RISLEY CHANNEL

EAST TERMINUS OF RT.152, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 8,142

KINDERKAMACK ROAD

Poor

Over: PASCACK BROOK

.24 MI S OF HILLSDALE AVE, Bergen, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 9,078

NJ 4

Poor

Over: GRAND AVE. (NJ 93 CR501)

5.5 MI EAST OF RT 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 83,252

CR 537

Poor

Over: NORTH BR PENNSAUKEN CK

0.06 MI. EAST OF NJ RT 73, Burlington, NJ

Built 1912 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 11,669

U.S. 1B

Poor

Over: FIVE MILE RUN

1.1 MILES NO- OF RT 206, Mercer, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 21,276

SMITH ST (CR 656)

Poor

Over: NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE

1.35M SE ofNJ440&NJ35 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 15,482

ROBERTS ROAD

Poor

Over: HOP BROOK

0.76 MILES NORTH OF CR 4., Monmouth, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 6,288

LAFAYETTE MILLS RD

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF MILFORD BROOK

0.3 MILE EAST OF US 9, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,546

NJ 15 NB

Poor

Over: ABAND MT HOPE MINERAL RR

0.24 MI. NO. OF I-80, Morris, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 25,484

NJ 23

Poor

Over: PEQU RIV RR HMBG TPK SB

4.13 MI N of I-287, Morris, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 44,755

Pottersville Road

Poor

Over: PEAPACK BROOK

0.58 MI EAST OF US 206, Somerset, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 3,608

ROUTE NJ 82

Poor

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

0.28 MI E of JCT W/ 124, Union, NJ

Built 1875 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 25,292

NJ 57

Poor

Over: LOPATCONG CREEK

1.4 MI EAST OF RT 22, Warren, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 11,878

BRIDGE STREET

Poor

Over: D&R FEEDER CANAL

650 W OF NJ 29 MP 22.37, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 4,726

KINGSLAND AVENUE

Poor

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

52 FEET EAST OF NJ 21, Bergen, NJ

Built 1905 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 29,431

NJ 3 EB

Poor

Over: HCKNSCK R & MEADWLND PKW

0.25 MI E OF NJ TURNPIKE, Bergen, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 55,405

FARNSWRTH AV CR545

Poor

Over: ROBINSVILLE SECONDARY

0.9MI NE OF I295&US130 JC, Burlington, NJ

Built 1911 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 5,443

CHURCH RD (CR 616)

Poor

Over: SW BR RANCOCAS CREEK

1.1 MI E OF CR 541, Burlington, NJ

Built 1908 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,042

BURLNGTN ST CR662

Poor

Over: BLACKS CREEK

0.7mi SW of CR662&528 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,413

KAIGHNS AV (CR607)

Poor

Over: COOPER RIVER

0.16 MI W OF RT 130, Camden, NJ

Built 1924 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 8,890

MARTIN L KING AVE

Poor

Over: WHIPPANY RIVER

1MI NW OF NJ124&I287 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 13,169

NJ 15 SB

Poor

Over: ROCKWAY RIVER

2.2 MI. N. OF ROUTE 80, Morris, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 36,307

NJ 166

Poor

Over: North Channel Toms River

0.92 MI SOUTH OF RT 37, Ocean, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 26,921

IRVING STREET

Poor

Over: ROBINSON BRANCH RAH RIV

0.13 MI S OF CR 613, Union, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 16,240

NJ 31

Poor

Over: FURNACE BROOK

2.1 MI SOUTH OF RT 46 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 12,730

NORTH AVE WB

Poor

Over: CENTRAL RR OF NJ-CONRAIL

0.15 MI E OF NJ TURNPIKE, Union, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 18,815

US 1&9

Poor

Over: ABAND. NYS&W RR & STRM

2.2 MI S OF 1+9 - 46 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 41,470

NJ 4

Poor

Over: PALSD AV WNDSR RD&CSX RR

3.65 MI EAST OF RT 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 88,880

NJ 17

Poor

Over: NYS & W RR SPUR

1.5 MILES SOUTH OF RT 4, Bergen, NJ

Built 1932 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 105,554

NORTH MUNN AVENUE

Poor

Over: I-280

0.1 MI W OF I-280-GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5,385

NJ 47

Poor

Over: BIG TIMBER CREEK

0.12 MI SOUTH OF RT 130, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 13,455

SIDNEY RD (CR 617)

Poor

Over: Lehigh Valley ML

1.02 mi South of CR513, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,770

I-287 SB

Poor

Over: US 22 WB+I-287 RAMP "NC"

0.85 MI N OF NJ 28 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 42,223

KING GEORGE RD

Poor

Over: I-78

6.52 MI EAST OF I-287 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 17,135

Showing 6,601-6,650 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.