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

US 46

Poor

Over: ERIE-LACKAWANNA RAILROAD

0.99 MI EAST OF GSP, Bergen, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 70,812

US 46

Poor

Over: NJ 17 NORTHBOUND

3.7 MILES EAST OF GSP, Bergen, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 50,868

I-295 NB

Poor

Over: BURL - JACKS RD (CR 670)

3.29 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 52, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 48,366

I-295 SB

Poor

Over: BURLINGTN-JACKSONVLLE RD

3.29 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 52, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 48,366

I-78 RAMPS 2 & 6

Poor

Over: I-78 & I-78 RAMPS 4 &13

0.02 MI E of I-78 EXT 58, Essex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 22,775

ADAMS LANE (CR608)

Poor

Over: AMTRAK NE CORRIDOR

0.21 MILES EAST OF US 1, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 17,850

Picket Pl. (CR567)

Poor

Over: So. Br. of Raritan River

1.4 MI N OF AMWELL RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,791

NJ 124

Poor

Over: I-78 & RAMP ED

AT I-78 & NJ 124 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 13,730

COVERED BRIDGE RD

Poor

Over: N.BR.COOPER RIVER

0.75 MI SO. RT 70, Camden, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 6,006

RIVER ROAD CR 622

Poor

Over: I-287

AT I-287 EXIT 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 16,780

BREZA ROAD

Poor

Over: DOCTORS CREEK

0.25 MILE NORTH RT 524, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 538

NJ 124 EB

Poor

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

3.2 MILES WEST JCT 24&78, Morris, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 6,579

CR 515

Poor

Over: WAWAYANDA CREEK

0.46 mi north of NJ 94, Sussex, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 886

NORTH AVE EB

Poor

Over: NJTPK&RAMP TN

2.81 MI S OF INT. 14, Union, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 18,815

C.R. 613

Poor

Over: SWEDES RUN

0.6 MI. N. OF CO. RT. 614, Burlington, NJ

Built 1949 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 7,257

PENN-CTRVILLE RD

Poor

Over: STONY BROOK

0.69M S of CR 625, Mercer, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 7,072

CLARKSVILLE ROAD

Poor

Over: AMTRAK NE CORRIDOR

1.98 MILES WEST OF RT 571, Mercer, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 15,867

RT 48

Poor

Over: I-295

I-295 interchange, Salem, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 7,005

ROUTE NJ 28

Poor

Over: CUCKLES BROOK

0.69 MI W OF I-287/28 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 25,789

I-280 WESTBOUND

Poor

Over: ORANGE 1ST ST. RAMP NJT

1.2 MI.EAST OF 280-GSP JN, Essex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 51,340

NORTH MAPLE AVE.

Poor

Over: I-287 NB

0.19 mi S of US202, Somerset, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 10,720

NORTH MAPLE AVE.

Poor

Over: I-287 SB

AT I-287 EXIT 30, Somerset, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 10,934

Broad St CR512 SB

Poor

Over: NJ 24

At Intch 9A of NJ 24, Union, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 10,200

OLD CRANBURY RD

Poor

Over: MILLSTONE RIVER

1 MI SOUTH OF TRENTON RD, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1982 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,761

PAT-HAM TPK(CR694)

Poor

Over: PEQUANNOCK RIVER

0.25 MI. E. OF CR 511, Passaic, NJ

Built 1924 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 29,784

NJ 23 SOUTHBOUND

Poor

Over: NYS&W RR (D001)

11.5 Mi N. of RT 287, Passaic, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 12,350

I-78 WB

Poor

Over: QUARRY RD.

0.9 MI W OF 78-24 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 45,520

MAPLE AVE (CR 507)

Poor

Over: NJ ROUTE 208

2.9MI W OF 208-4 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 16,190

NJ 29

Poor

Over: NJ 175&D&R CANAL FEEDER

0.27 MI NORTH OF I-95 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 13,593

I-78 EASTBOUND

Poor

Over: I-78 RAMP "A"

0.3 Mi West of I-287 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 58,865

US 22 WB

Poor

Over: NJ 82

0.3 MI EAST OF GSP JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 31,623

NJ 18 SOUTHBOUND

Poor

Over: WAYSIDE ROAD

0.11 MI N OF GSP NB, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 20,788

STRICKLAND BLVD

Poor

Over: BARNEGAT BAY

0.13 MI. WEST OF RT 35, Ocean, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,193

NJ Route 166

Poor

Over: North Channel Toms River

0.84 MI SOUTH OF RTE 37, Ocean, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 12,985

I-676 NB & RAMP FN

Poor

Over: NEWTON CREEK

0.11 MI N OF JCT I-76, Camden, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 73,907

NJ 35

Poor

Over: NJ 71 (UNION AVE)

5 MI SO. of I-195 EXIT 35, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 24,280

NEW ROAD

Poor

Over: I-280

1.55 MI EAST OF I-80, Morris, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 7,813

MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD

Poor

Over: BEDENS BROOK

0.6 MI SOUTH CR 518, Somerset, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 340

ROY ROAD

Poor

Over: PAPAKATING CREEK

0.5 MI SE OF CR 565, Sussex, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 208

OIL CITY ROAD

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF WALLKILL RIVER

0.03 MI E OF NJ 284, Sussex, NJ

Built 2023 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 317

I-280 Eastbound

Poor

Over: Proposed Essex CO.PK.RD

0.05MI E OF 280-Pass R JT, Essex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 38,906

COOPER ROAD

Poor

Over: McCLEES CREEK

1.6 MILES EAST OF NJ 35, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 247

US ROUTE 1

Poor

Over: D&R CANAL

4.0 MILES NO.OF DEL.RIV., Mercer, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 42,271

ROUTE 36

Poor

Over: TROUTMANS CREEK

0.87 MI S. OF CR 29, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 23,590

NJ 124 WB

Poor

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

3.2 MILES WEST JCT 24&78, Morris, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 6,579

NJ 49-MAIN STREET

Poor

Over: MAURICE RIVER

.17 MILES WEST OF NJ 47, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 21,571

Millstone Road

Poor

Over: Millstone River

0.5 MI N.OF COUNTY RT 615, Mercer, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 8,430

CRANBURY RD (535)

Poor

Over: NEW JERSEY 18

2.5 MILES SOUTH OF NJ TPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 22,324

MILLTOWN ROAD

Poor

Over: NJ 18

.2 MILES NORTH OF 535 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 16,163

BAILEYS MILL ROAD

Poor

Over: I-287 SB

5.0 MI. SO. OF JCT. 24, Morris, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 2,825

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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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