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 TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: ASSISCUNK CREEK

5 MI NORTH OF EXIT 5, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 90,772

NJ TPK SNO&TN RDWY

Fair

Over: CRRNJ LVRR-&NJ.TPK.RAMPS

1.64 MI N BOUND CREEK, Essex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 65,830

TURNPIKE NS95/SN80

Fair

Over: BERGEN - TPK UTILITIES

0.4 MI N OVERPECK CRK, Bergen, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 78,671

GRAND ST ON RAMP

Fair

Over: COLDEN ST GRAND ST

1.6 MI SW HOLLAND TUNNEL, Hudson, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 10,275

NJTPK INT.15E NET

Fair

Over: NJTPK SNW&NSW & RAMP TNW

.9 MI S PASSAIC RIV.&TPK, Essex, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 4,775

NJTPK SNW RDWY

Fair

Over: E-NSI & SNI-E RDWYS

1.7 MI S PASSAIC RIV& TPK, Essex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 69,520

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: OLDMANS CREEK

5 MI SOUTH OF OF EXIT 2, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 51,321

OLDMANS CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

4.2 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 2, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 2,882

NJ TPK INT 2 RAMPS

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

AT INTERCHANGE 2, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 3,769

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: PRSL RR E. ATLANTIC AVE

1.75 MI NORTH OF EXIT 3, Camden, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 47,832

NJTPK SNI RWY

Fair

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

.4 MI N INTERCHANGE 12, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 56,309

TURNPIKE SNO

Fair

Over: FRANKLIN STREET

.7 MI N ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 67,612

NJTPK NSI-SNI RWYS

Fair

Over: CRRNJ LVRR &NJ.TPK.RAMPS

1.64 MI N BOUND CREEK, Essex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 133,400

NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.

Fair

Over: RTE 440

2 MI E NJTPK & HUD.CO.EXT, Hudson, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 96,500

U.S.ROUTE 9

Fair

Over: ABSECON CREEK

0.4 MI S OF 9-30 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 10,900

EGG HRBR-GRN BANK

Fair

Over: MULLICA RIVER

0.57 MI SOUTH OF (CR542), Atlantic, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 841

HILLSDALE AVENUE

Fair

Over: PASCACK BROOK

0.61 MI E.OF PASCACK ROAD, Bergen, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 7,429

BERGEN TPK(CR124I)

Fair

Over: OVERPECK CREEK

0.68 MI W. of US 1&9, Bergen, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 17,342

NJ 4

Fair

Over: QUEEN ANNE ROAD

3.8 MI EAST OF NJ 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 91,575

I-80 & RAMP A

Fair

Over: ACCESS ROAD

0.23 Mi. East of Exit 60, Bergen, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 127,513

NJ 208

Fair

Over: COLONIAL ROAD (CR 117)

1.3 MI SE OF 208-202 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 62,951

UNDERWOOD COURT

Fair

Over: SWEDES RUN

0.2 M. S. of S. Chester A, Burlington, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 460

CR 550(Station Rd)

Fair

Over: WEST CREEK

1.1 MI E of NJ 347, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,987

ADP Boulevard

Fair

Over: Foulertons Brook

900 FT NW. OF CR 527, Essex, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,812

E. McClellan Ave.

Fair

Over: Canoe Brook

APRX 500 FT W OF LAUREL A, Essex, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 6,805

ROUTE NJ 21

Fair

Over: THIRD RIVER

0.4 MI SOUTH OF RT 3 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 47,850

I-280 WB

Fair

Over: LIVINGSTON AVE (CR 527)

AT I-280/CR 527 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 41,973

CR 608 HOBART GAP

Fair

Over: NJ 24

1.78 MI.E.OF PASSAIC R., Essex, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 6,480

WARRINGTON MILL RD

Fair

Over: PARGEY CREEK

0.3 mi West of CR 607, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 434

SHOPPERS LANE

Fair

Over: BELLS LAKE BRANCH

0.4 Mi. West of NJ 42, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,008

I-295 NB

Fair

Over: NJ 45 & NSRR

0.65 MI SOUTH OF NJ 47, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 40,525

OGDEN AVENUE

Fair

Over: HOLLAND AVE (ABANDONED)

At Bowers St Intersection, Hudson, NJ

Built 1905 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 775

PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: BAYONNE PARK FOOTPATH

BAYONNE PARK BAYONNE, Hudson, NJ

Built 1916 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 435

PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: BAYONNE PARK FOOTPATH

BAYONNE PARK BAYONNE, Hudson, NJ

Built 1916 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 435

CR 604

Fair

Over: WICKECHEOKE CREEK

1.2 MI WEST OF CR 523, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1872 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 515

WOODGLEN ROAD

Fair

Over: SPRUCE RUN

0.5 MI S. OF ANTHONY RD, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,324

NJ 12

Fair

Over: LOCKATONG CREEK

0.8 MI EAST OF CO RT 519, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 6,708

KINGWOOD AV (NJ12)

Fair

Over: LITTLE NISHISAKAWICK CK.

0.7 MILE EAST OF NJ 29, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 5,779

MECHLIN CRNR

Fair

Over: I-78 AND US 22

4 MI WEST OF RT 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 5,147

US 1

Fair

Over: DUCK POND RUN

2.19 MILES NORTH OF I-295, Mercer, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 117,791

NJ 29 NORTHBOUND

Fair

Over: MARKET STREET

0.3 MI NW OF 1-29 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 57,037

HALL AVENUE

Fair

Over: NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE

0.9MI SE OF NJ35 & 440JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 9,635

LAIRD ROAD

Fair

Over: YELLOW BROOK

1.8 MILES EAST OF NJ 34, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,563

POND RD

Fair

Over: MCGELLIARDS BROOK

1.09 MILES SOUTH OF US 9, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 10,037

CR 6A (RAVINE DR.)

Fair

Over: MATAWAN CREEK

1 MI. S. OF EXIT 117 GSP, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 10,515

OCEAN ROAD

Fair

Over: WRECK POND BROOK

0.1 MI. EAST N.J. RTE. 35, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,722

US202(Main Street)

Fair

Over: Crooked Brook

0.56 MILE WEST OF I-287, Morris, NJ

Built 1933 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 18,953

MOUNT PLEASANT AVE

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

0.08M SW CR511 & NJ10 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1917 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,422

VAN BEUREN ROAD

Fair

Over: GREAT BROOK

1.3MI NW CR646&CR663 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 807

MEGGINS ROAD

Fair

Over: HIBERNIA BROOK

.02 MI NORTH OF CR 513, Morris, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,515

Showing 801-850 of 6,827 bridges

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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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