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

HOMESTEAD AVENUE

Fair

Over: WOODBRIDGE CREEK

0.17 miles east of RT 514, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 3,725

I-287

Fair

Over: RARITAN R D&R EASTON AVE

AT I-287 EXIT 10, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 132,640

BORDENTOWN AVENUE

Fair

Over: TENNENTS BROOK

0.21 miles south of CR675, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 11,209

MUHLENBRINK ROAD

Fair

Over: YELLOW BROOK

1.1 MILES EAST OF NJ 34, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,525

LONG BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: WILLOW BROOK

1 M NORTH OF LAIRD ROAD, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,634

FIRST AVE

Fair

Over: WRECK POND BROOK

0.2MI. N. OF CHICAGO BLVD, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1916 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 4,492

LLOYD RD (CR 3)

Fair

Over: NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE

0.15 MI SW of GSP EX 117, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 17,648

MERCER ST

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

.1 MILE EAST OF UNION ST., Morris, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 6,446

KINNY ROAD

Fair

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

.6MI.N.WATERLOO VALLEY RD, Morris, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 93

NJ 10

Fair

Over: SUSSEX TURNPIKE (CR 617)

1.9 MI E OF US 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1935 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 32,658

I80 WB

Fair

Over: HOOK MTN. ROAD

1.3 MI EAST OF RTE 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 47,340

US 9

Fair

Over: WATERING PLACE BROOK

0.3 MI S OF RT 88 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1908 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 23,305

RT 549

Fair

Over: SOUTH BR OF KETTLE CREEK

0.2 mi N of CR 620, Ocean, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 42,046

MAIN STREET(CR511)

Fair

Over: PEQUANNOCK RIVER

CO LINE W OF PAT HAM TPK, Passaic, NJ

Built 1915 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 10,010

MARGARET KING AVE

Fair

Over: RINGWOOD RIVER

700FT W OF SLOATSBURG RD, Passaic, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 7,341

CR 540 & 553

Fair

Over: MUDDY RUN

2.1 MI. E. OF CR 677, Salem, NJ

Built 1944 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,861

HUSTED STA-PLTN RD

Fair

Over: INDIAN RUN

3.5 MI E OF ROUTE 77, Salem, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 581

US 22

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

8MI EAST OF I-287 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 50,500

US 202-206 SB

Fair

Over: I-287 RAMP A

1.1 MI N OF 206-22 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 9,566

I-287 NB

Fair

Over: CR 527 SB (EASTON AVE)

I-287 INT.10, Somerset, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 73,624

ROYCEFIELD ROAD

Fair

Over: DUKES BROOK

AT DUKES PKWY INTERSECTN, Somerset, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,810

CRIM ROAD

Fair

Over: W BR MIDDLE BROOK

.5 MI SO WASH. VALLY RD., Somerset, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 3,299

MARTINSVILLE(CR525

Fair

Over: DEAD RIVER

0.54 MILES NORTH OF I-78, Somerset, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 23,883

THOMPSON AVE(CR525

Fair

Over: MIDDLE BROOK

0.39 MI NORTH US 22, Somerset, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 11,646

WARRENVILLE RD

Fair

Over: GREEN BROOK

0.58 MI S OF US 22, Somerset, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 10,121

MOUNTAIN BLVD.

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

AT CR 531 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 13,979

PLAINFIELD AVENUE

Fair

Over: GREEN BROOK

0.19 MILES NORTH OF I-78, Union, NJ

Built 1916 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 9,723

VET. MEM. DRIVE

Fair

Over: NORFOLK So. RR ACCES RD

0.2 mi east of NJTP, Union, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 9,371

MUNSELL AVENUE

Fair

Over: WEST BROOK

NEAR COOLIDGE STREET, Union, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,785

WHITTIER STREET

Fair

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

0.15 MI NORTH OF CR 613, Union, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 8,171

COBBLEWOOD ROAD

Fair

Over: JACKSONBURG CREEK

0.1 MI WEST OF MOHICAN RD, Warren, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 467

COUNTY ROUTE 637

Fair

Over: MERRILLS CREEK

1.48 MI NORTH OF I78, Warren, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 3,671

CR 650

Fair

Over: POHATCONG CREEK

0.9 MI E. NJ. RT 31, Warren, NJ

Built 1916 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 470

COUNTY ROUTE 618

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

AT INT. OF US 46, Warren, NJ

Built 1913 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 651

NJ 57

Fair

Over: BRASS CASTLE CREEK

2.2 MI WEST OF RT 31 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 18,139

FOUL RIFT ROAD

Fair

Over: HUDSON SECONDARY (NS)

1.6 mi South of CR 620, Warren, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 250

WELSH SPUR ROAD

Fair

Over: RARITAN VALLEY LINE

2.2 MI SE I-78&US22 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1891 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 15

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: POLE BRIDGE BRANCH

6.8 MI NE OF RT70&72 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 31

SERVICE ROAD

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

6 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 30

NJTPK INT RAMP SH

Fair

Over: CONRAIL & NJTPK RAMP SOT

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

Built 1955 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 14,275

Lakeview Avenue

Fair

Over: Garden State Parkway

.5 MI W OF GSP&PASSAIC RV, Passaic, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 15,707

NJTPK NSI-SNI RWYS

Fair

Over: TRUMBULL ST & CRR OF NJ

1.87 MI NE OF BAY WAY CIR, Union, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 142,010

NJ TPK EXTENSION

Fair

Over: CONRAIL

3.6 MI E OF NEWARK BAY, Hudson, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 93,084

NJ TPK (I-95) EB

Fair

Over: US 130 (BURL.-BORD. RD)

3.7 MI WEST OF EXIT 6, Burlington, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 44,286

NJ TPK (I-95) WB

Fair

Over: US ROUTE 130

3.7 MI WEST OF EXIT 6, Burlington, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 6,110

I-280 Eastbound

Fair

Over: Passaic Avenue (CR 613)

0.24 Miles East of Exit 4, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 41,579

PARKWAY N

Fair

Over: ASBURY AVENUE (CR 16)

1.55 mi N. of GSP&66 Jct., Monmouth, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 87,073

GARDEN ST PRKWY NB

Fair

Over: SADDLE RIVER RD (CR 79)

0.5 MI NE OF GSP&I-80 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 71,682

PENNSGROVE-AUBURN

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

3.6 MI NORTH OF EXIT 1, Salem, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,645

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: US 30 (WHITEHORSE PIKE)

2 MI NORTH OF EXIT 3, Camden, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 65,205

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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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