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

COLLIERS MILLS RD

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY OF RIDGEWAY BR

1.0 MI EAST OF RT 539, Ocean, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 37

ATSION ROAD

Fair

Over: MULLICA RIVER

8 MI N OF RT30 & 206 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 18

HUDSON ST RAMP

Fair

Over: I-95 SB (LOWER LEVEL WB)

0.35 MI W OF GEO WASH BR, Bergen, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 24,836

I676 US30 PATCO

Fair

Over: DEL RIV I-95 RR&ROADS

CITY OF CAMDEN, Camden, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 104,658

FLATBROOK-MILLBROO

Fair

Over: VANCAMPENS BROOK

AT MILLBROOK VILLAGE ON C, Sussex, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 216

I-78 RAMPS 5+6

Fair

Over: US 1+9 AND RAMP 11

AT 78-1&9 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 17,820

INT. 156 RAMP B

Fair

Over: ROUTE US 46

AT GSP&PASSAIC RIVER JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 70,897

ALMONESSON ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

2.1 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 3, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 14,148

US RTE 9

Fair

Over: NJ TPK NSI-SNI-SNO RWYS

.9 MI E RTE 444 & NJ TPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 71,407

I-280

Fair

Over: BROD & STATE ST 8 UNI AV

0.2 MI W OF 280-21 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 89,570

NJ 37 EB

Fair

Over: Barnegat Bay

1.51 mi W of RT 35, Ocean, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 23,786

SPRING STREET

Fair

Over: ROSS BROOK

0.06 MI EAST OF GROVE ST, Somerset, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 3,289

GSP

Fair

Over: TOMS RIVER

0.5 MI S OF JCT GSP & 527, Ocean, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 124,401

VAN HOUTEN AVE

Fair

Over: GARDEN ST PARKWAY

0.5 MI S OF GSP & RT46 JC, Passaic, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 16,117

GSP SBI

Fair

Over: S. HOLLAND ROAD

1.34 mi. N of GSP/CR52 Jc, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 30,569

ALLWOOD RD (CR602)

Fair

Over: GSP SB

AT GSP & NJ 3 JUNCTION, Passaic, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 20,577

INT. 154 SB RAMP

Fair

Over: SB SPUR & ROUTE NJ 19

1.9 MILES SOUTH OF I80, Passaic, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 11,934

GARDEN ST PKWY NB

Fair

Over: ROUTE NJ 4

AT GSP & NJ 4 JUNCTION, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 74,875

GARDEN ST PKWY NB

Fair

Over: E. MIDLAND AVENUE

0.7 MI N OF GSP&NJ 17 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 55,291

EAST RIDGEWOOD AVE

Fair

Over: GARDEN ST PARKWAY

1.75 MI N OF GSP&NJ17 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 28,301

COURSES LANDING RD

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

1.8 MI NORTH OF EXIT 1, Salem, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 1,147

E TOMLIN STATIONRD

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

1.06 MI NORTH OF EXIT 2, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 2,111

NJ TPK INT.14 TSI

Fair

Over: NJ TPK NSO ROADWAY

.59 MI N BOUND CREEK, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 7,335

NJ TPK SN-80

Fair

Over: US RT 46 & RAMPS L & ET

1.9 MI N HACKENSACK RIVER, Bergen, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 84,423

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: GRND AV FLT RCK BK NRR

1.5 MI N OF I-95 & I-80, Bergen, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 180,772

NJTPKINT14-HNO&HLT

Fair

Over: CONRAIL&RAMP SOT&SIT

I-SEC.NJTPK & HUD.CO.EXT., Essex, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 23,430

Turnpike NSW / SNW

Fair

Over: NJ RTE 7 & NJ TPK U-TURN

.4 MI N INTERCHANGE 15W, Hudson, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 136,599

DURIE AVE (CR41 II

Fair

Over: TENAKILL BROOK

.36 MI E OF KNICKERBOCKER, Bergen, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 4,977

OUTWATER LANE(C.42

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.05 M W. OF CR 507, Bergen, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 12,862

KINDERKAMACK ROAD

Fair

Over: COLES BROOK

0.01 MI NORTH OF NJ 4, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 18,825

UNION MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: PARKERS CREEK

.19 MI W OF CR 686, Burlington, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 5,876

CHURCH RD (CR 616)

Fair

Over: SW BR OF RANCOCAS CREEK

1.1 MI E OF CR 541, Burlington, NJ

Built 1909 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 4,042

KINGS HWY(551SPUR)

Fair

Over: Beesley Pt Sec/Atlantic

0.1 MI S OF RT 30, Camden, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 10,556

CR 561

Fair

Over: CAPE MAY BRANCH

1.6MI NEof A.C. EXP EX.31, Camden, NJ

Built 1906 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 5,422

NJ 47-WILDWOODBLVD

Fair

Over: GRASSY SOUND

2.84 MI SOUTH OF RT US 9, Cape May, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 18,048

Washington Street

Fair

Over: Wigwam Brook

0.15 miles east of CR 659, Essex, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 5,264

OZONE AVENUE

Fair

Over: PECKMAN RIVER

300 ft. east of Grove Ave, Essex, NJ

Built 1946 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,886

OLD MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: GREEN BROOK

60 south of CR 628, Essex, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 647

US 322

Fair

Over: CONRAIL(PENNSGROVE SECO)

0.27 MI EAST OF US 130, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 22,628

NELSON AVENUE

Fair

Over: SECAUCUS ROAD (CR 678)

0.18 Mi. West of RT 501, Hudson, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 11,085

PINE HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB.WICKECHEOKE CREEK

200 FT. N. OF CR 604, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1849 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 148

RIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: CHAMBERS BROOK

SOUTH OF CHAMBERS DRIVE, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 932

NJ 173

Fair

Over: SOUTH BR RARITAN RIVER

0.54 MI EAST OF RTE I-78, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 10,146

LOWER CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: WICKECHEOKE CREEK

0.7 MILE NORTH OF CR 519, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1889 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 328

FIDDLERS CREEK RD

Fair

Over: FIDDLERS CREEK

1.14 MILE EAST OF RT 29, Mercer, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,675

RAMP FROM US RT 1

Fair

Over: US ROUTE 1

0.75 MI NE OF RT295&1 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 5,610

DUTCH NECK ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAR BROOK

1.33 mi W of US 130, Mercer, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 3,342

NJ 29

Fair

Over: JACOBS CREEK

1.37 MI N OF I-295 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1832 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 13,585

US 1& US 1B SB

Fair

Over: FIVE MILE RUN

1.4 MILES SOUTH OF 1-295, Mercer, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 60,531

I-295 SB RAMP C

Fair

Over: US1 AND US1 RAMP

AT RT 1 INTERSECTION, Mercer, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 6,460

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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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