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

CR675 (DEGROAT RD)

Poor

Over: LITTLE FLAT BROOK

0.1 MI E OF US 206, Sussex, NJ

Built 1942 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 365

VALLEY ROAD

Poor

Over: POHATCONG CREEK

2 MI. EAST CO RT 628 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 280

SOMERDALE ROAD

Poor

Over: N BRANCH TIMBER CREEK

.27 MI E OF CR 683 Somerd, Camden, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 16,633

CENTRAL AVE CR 659

Poor

Over: ROUTE US 1&9T

1.1 MI W of 440-1+9 JCT, Hudson, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 16,539

CR 512

Poor

Over: LAMINGTON RIVER

2.5 MILES WEST OF US 206, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,193

OLD YORK ROAD

Poor

Over: ASSUNPINK CREEK

2 MILES SO. OF NJTPK, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 5,481

NJ 71

Poor

Over: NJ TRANSIT

3.2 MI S OF NJ 36 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 16,148

CAREY AV(CR 511NB)

Poor

Over: KIKEOUT BROOK

AT INT WITH BOONTON AVE, Morris, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 5,101

I-78 WESTBOUND

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY OF DEAD RIVER

0.27 MI W / I-287 EXIT 36, Somerset, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 49,148

WATER WORKS ROAD

Poor

Over: DEEP RUN

1.0 MI EAST OF ROUTE 18, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 13

PARKER RD WB

Poor

Over: NJ 15 NB

0.62 mi N of I-80, Morris, NJ

Built 1943 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,182

I-295 RAMP K

Poor

Over: I-295 SB

0.9 mi NE of NJ 49, Salem, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,730

FOOTHILL ROAD

Poor

Over: I-287

0.8 MI NORTH OF US 22 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,264

SOMERVILLE RD

Poor

Over: I-78 EASTBOUND

2.4 MI EAST OF I-287, Somerset, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5,155

SOMERVILLE RD

Poor

Over: I-78 WESTBOUND

2.4 MI EAST OF I-287, Somerset, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5,155

MEADOWLANDS PKWY

Poor

Over: SECAUCUS RD RR & STREAM

1.3 MILES SOUTH OF NJ 3, Hudson, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 16,720

NJ 173

Poor

Over: MULHOCKAWAY CREEK

0. MI E OF CR 614, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1919 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 4,272

SOUTH OLDEN AVENUE

Poor

Over: AMTRAK NE CORRIDOR

0.55 MILES SOUTH OF US 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1923 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 22,960

UNION HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: US 9

0.97 MI. S. OF C.R. 520, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 18,270

TAYLORS MILLS ROAD

Poor

Over: MC GELLIARDS BROOK

0.46 MI. NO. CR 522, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 6,573

NJ 35

Poor

Over: WILLS HOLE MANASQUAN RIV

1.6MI. S.OF JUNCT 70-34, Ocean, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 34,451

SKYLINE LAKES DR

Poor

Over: HIGH MOUNTAIN BROOK

1.43 MILES E OF CO RTE511, Passaic, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 336

NJ 23

Poor

Over: MILL BROOK

0.36 MI N OF CR 653, Sussex, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 6,165

US 206

Poor

Over: BIG FLAT BROOK

0.61 MI N OF CR 560, Sussex, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 16,806

CR577

Poor

Over: US 22

2.4 MI WEST OF I-78, Union, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 14,869

PASSAIC ST.-CR 647

Poor

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.5 MI NORTH OF CR 512, Union, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 10,958

MEADOW ROAD

Poor

Over: CHAMBERS BROOK

1.6 mi S of CR 620, Somerset, NJ

Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 781

NJ 17

Poor

Over: NYS & W RR

1.5 MILES SOUTH OF RT 4, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 105,573

US 130

Poor

Over: POMPESTON CREEK

2.32 MI N OF NJ 73 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 72,151

TUCKERTN RD CR 620

Poor

Over: HAYNES CREEK

.23 MI E CR 623, Burlington, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,076

US 130

Poor

Over: BIG TIMBER CREEK

0.3 MI S OF NJ 47 JCT, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,150

N.J 35

Poor

Over: PERTH AMBOY CONN (RT440)

0.28 MI. N. OF C.R. 656, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 22,004

PLAINSBORO ROAD

Poor

Over: DEVILS BROOK

1.0 MI EAST OF US RT 1, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,615

FAYETTE STREET

Poor

Over: NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE

0.75 MI EAST OF RT 35 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,947

DOTY ROAD

Poor

Over: POST BROOK

0.5 W OF RINGWOOD AV(511), Passaic, NJ

Built 1915 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 475

I-78 WESTBOUND

Poor

Over: US 202-206

0.4 MI E OF I-287 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 56,615

CR 523

Poor

Over: MIDDLE BROOK

0.10 mi S of Large Cross, Somerset, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,905

South Main Street

Poor

Over: Washington Scndry (N&S)

0.55MI SE PA611&US22 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,013

BURNT HOUSE ROAD

Poor

Over: MULLICA RIVER

6.8 MI NE OF RT30&206 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 35

CR 559

Poor

Over: LAKE CREEK

2.3 MI. N. GSPKWY, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1914 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,907

HENDRICKS CAUSEWAY

Poor

Over: CSX NORTH RUNNING TRACK

0.1 MI WEST OF RT 1&9 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 14,510

NJ ROUTE 34

Poor

Over: BIG BROOK

3.7 MI N OF NJ 18 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 16,077

US 202 & 206 S.B.

Poor

Over: US 22

0.6 MI N OF NJ 28 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 41,132

READINGTON ROAD

Poor

Over: CHAMBERS BROOK

0.71 mi S of US 22, Somerset, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 8,509

NEW FREEDOM ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE CREEK

0.1 MI W OF CHAIRVILLE RD, Burlington, NJ

Built 1915 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,725

BORDENTOWN AVENUE

Poor

Over: NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE

1.15MI NE of GSP&US 9 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5,359

WEST FARMS ROAD

Poor

Over: MANASQUAN RIVER

2.9 MI E OF RT 9, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,173

CR524 (ALLAIRE RD)

Poor

Over: MINGAMAHONE BROOK

0.5 MI.EAST JCT CR524/547, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 4,752

PRINCE RODGERS AVE

Poor

Over: I-287 NB

2.57 MI NORTH OF US22, Somerset, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 4,160

PRINCE RODGERS AVE

Poor

Over: I-287 SOUTHBOUND

2.57 mi N of US 22, Somerset, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 4,160

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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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