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 TPK NSO-NSI RWY

Fair

Over: NJ TP U TURN

1.3 MI S INTER 10, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 117,943

NJTPK NS 95

Fair

Over: US RT 46&RAMPS L ET & N

1.9 MI N HACKENSACK RIVER, Bergen, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 82,777

W MILL RD (CR 662)

Fair

Over: PATCONG CREEK

1.3 mile West NJ Rt 9, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 9,220

MARKET ST. CR56 I

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.1MI N. of Rt. 80, Bergen, NJ

Built 1923 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,620

HAMILTON AVE

Fair

Over: OVERPECK CREEK

0.2 MI W. OF CR 501, Bergen, NJ

Built 1906 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,412

MONROE STREET

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

211 FT W. OF RIVER DRIVE, Bergen, NJ

Built 1908 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 16,675

HOLLYWOOD AV CR502

Fair

Over: SADDLE RIVER

0.49 MILE E OF NJ 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 8,538

MIDLAND AVE

Fair

Over: SPROUT BROOK

0.03 mi W. of GS Parkway, Bergen, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 20,960

COLONY AVENUE

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

.2 mi E of Spring Vally R, Bergen, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 980

NJ 4

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RVR NJ20 CR507

2.0 MI SW NJ4&NJ208 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 40,750

NJ 4

Fair

Over: PROP. LAFAYETTE AVE EXT.

2 MILES WEST OF I-95 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 92,623

NJ 68

Fair

Over: FORMER PEMB/SBURY RR

0.69 MI SO OF CR670, Burlington, NJ

Built 1942 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,724

FORKED NECK ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB SPRINGERS BROOK

0.2 MI W 206 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,137

CROPWELL ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH BR OF COOPER RIVER

.53 MI.N OF KRESSON RD, Camden, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 8,546

Becker Farm Road

Fair

Over: Foulertons Brook

0.16 miles east of CR 611, Essex, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 8,383

PASSAIC AV

Fair

Over: THIRD RIVER

0.97 miles north of CR648, Essex, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 11,837

NJ 3

Fair

Over: Penhorn Creek

0.22 mi west of Route 495, Hudson, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 91,493

COUNTY ROUTE 513

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY S BR RARITAN R

3.0 MI NE OF CR 579, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 11,563

CR651 (BYR.-KING.)

Fair

Over: LOCKATONG CREEK TRIB.

0.68 MI SO OF RT 519, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 632

CAPNER STREET

Fair

Over: WALNUT BROOK

0.1 MI E OF OLD CROTON RD, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,561

PENNA AVE EXT

Fair

Over: TRIB SO BR RARITAN RIVER

0.4 MI WEST RIVER RD JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1872 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,022

I-78 EB

Fair

Over: LEIGH STREET

.7 MI EAST OF I-78 EXIT15, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 99,483

US 202 NB

Fair

Over: NJ 31

1.25 MI S OF CO 514 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 17,273

WARD STREET

Fair

Over: ROCKY BROOK

1020 feet N of CR571, Mercer, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 990

SNOWDEN LANE

Fair

Over: HEATHCOTE BROOK

0.1 mile north of RT 27, Mercer, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,480

I-287 SB

Fair

Over: S RANDOLPHVILLE ROAD

AT I-287 EXIT-7, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 60,428

BREZA ROAD

Fair

Over: INDIAN RUN

0.5 MILE NORTH RT 524, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 539

BROOKLAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: SPRING GARDEN BROOK

1.7MI NW NJ24&NJ124 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,219

N.FOUR BRIDGES RD.

Fair

Over: RARITAN RIVER

.2 M NORTH OF BARTLEY RD, Morris, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 721

I-80 WB

Fair

Over: US 46 & I-80 RAMP L

0.8 MILES WEST OF NJ 53, Morris, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 69,979

BAYVIEW AVE CR 617

Fair

Over: SLOOP CREEK

.17MI NO. OF SLOOP CRK RD, Ocean, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,104

Double Trouble Rd

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

DOUBLE TROUBLE STATE PARK, Ocean, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 30

SPRUCE ST (CR 639)

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER RACEWAY

0.2 N OF GRAND ST(CR 638), Passaic, NJ

Built 1903 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 14,600

CR 581

Fair

Over: SALEM CREEK

1.1 MILE SOUTH OF US 40, Salem, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,265

US202/US206

Fair

Over: N BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

0.26mi N. of I-287, Somerset, NJ

Built 1922 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 27,550

TALAMINI ROAD

Fair

Over: INTERSTATE ROUTE I-287

2.44 MI SOUTH OF I-78 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,413

CEDAR BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: I-287 SOUTHBOUND

1.1 MI SOUTH OF I-78 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,432

ANNIN ROAD

Fair

Over: I-287

0.7 MI S OF I-287 EXIT 26, Somerset, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,744

CR.531(HILLCR.RD)

Fair

Over: I-78

3.59 MI E OF I-78 EXT 36, Somerset, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 17,506

MT AIRY RD (CR525)

Fair

Over: HARRISONS BROOK

1.53 MI NORTH OF I-78, Somerset, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 23,883

GREEN VALLEY DRIVE

Fair

Over: E. BRANCH MIDDLE BROOK

.05 MI S Of WASH VALLEY, Somerset, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,158

CR 515

Fair

Over: PEQUANNOCK RIVER

2.37mi north of NJ 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 1943 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 9,147

CR 565

Fair

Over: Pochuck Creek Branch

0.09 mi south of CR 517, Sussex, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,074

BROOKSIDE TERRACE

Fair

Over: PUMPKIN PATCH BROOK

NEAR ORCHARD STREET, Union, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 338

HAWTHORNE DRIVE

Fair

Over: PUMPKIN PATCH BROOK

NEAR ORCHARD TERRACE, Union, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 557

WATCHUNG AVENUE

Fair

Over: CEDAR BROOK

AT RICHMOND STREET, Union, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,084

JACKSONBURG ROAD

Fair

Over: JACKSONBURG CREEK

0.2 MI NORTH OF NJ RT 94, Warren, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,145

MILLBROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

170 FT NORTH OF CR 519, Warren, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,561

Bridge St

Fair

Over: Delaware River

Bridge St, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1904 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 14,115

US 206

Fair

Over: DELAWARE RIVER

MONTAGUE NJ, Sussex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 7,400

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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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