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

NORTH SUSSEX ST

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

200 FT NO OF CTY RT 659, Morris, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 12,322

NJ 10

Fair

Over: MALAPARDIS BROOK

.89 MILE EAST OF I-287, Morris, NJ

Built 1932 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 34,726

I-80 WB

Fair

Over: LANDING RD SB (CR 631)

0.68 MI WEST OF US 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 49,274

US 206

Fair

Over: SO BRANCH OF RARITAN RIV

0.41 MI N OF CR 613, Morris, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 22,225

GREAT BAY BLVD

Fair

Over: JIMMIES OLD CREEK

3.8 Mi. S. of Rt. US 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 166

GREAT BAY BLVD.

Fair

Over: LITTLE THOROFARE

3.25 Mi. S. of Rt. US 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 175

COLONIAL DRIVE N

Fair

Over: UNION BRANCH TOMS RIVER

0.25 Mi N of Rt NJ 37, Ocean, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 889

RT NJ 19 SB

Fair

Over: RAMP M

.16 Mi South of I-80, Passaic, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 23,410

RENTER ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF AVIS MILL POND

.7 MI. SOUTH OF US 40, Salem, NJ

Built 1924 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 143

TOWNSHIP LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: PIKE RUN

0.7 MI WEST of WILLOW RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,622

Washington Val Rd

Fair

Over: DOCK WATCH HOLLOW BRK

1.38 MI EAST OF RT 525, Somerset, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 6,543

CR 611

Fair

Over: PEQUEST RIVER

0.9 MI NW OF CR 517, Sussex, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 3,170

SADDLEBACK ROAD

Fair

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.3 MI SE OF CR 521, Sussex, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 568

Mt. Benevolence Rd

Fair

Over: Swartswood Lake Trib.

2.0 m west of CR 521, Sussex, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,577

CR 565

Fair

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

0.67 mi north of NJ 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 8,008

GIBBONS STREET

Fair

Over: WEST BROOK

0.07 MI SOUTH OF WOOD AVE, Union, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 614

STONE BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO PAULINS KILL

0.6 MI SE OF CR 521 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 194

US 22 EB

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

2 MI EAST OF DELAWARE RIV, Warren, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 30,609

COUNTY ROUTE 609

Fair

Over: TRIBUTAR TO DELAWARE RIV

0.34 MILES EAST OF US 46, Warren, NJ

Built 1933 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 698

I-295 SB & US 40 W

Fair

Over: Delaware River

Delaware Memorial Bridge, Salem, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 46,830

VAN SYCKLES ROAD

Fair

Over: SPRUCE RUN RESERVOIR

0.11 Mi West of NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 5,203

NJ-495 WB

Fair

Over: CENTER RAMP TO LIN TUNNL

NEAR LINCOLN TUNNEL PLAZA, Hudson, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 93,923

440 440 06011015

Fair

Over: State Street Ramp

3 miles north of NJ TRPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 83,856

NJ TPK NSO RWY

Fair

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

0.4 MI N INTERCHANGE 12, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 56,309

NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.

Fair

Over: NEWARK BAY & RTE NJ 440

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

Built 1955 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 470,763

GARDEN ST PKWY SB

Fair

Over: MAIN AVENUE (CR 601)

1 MI NE OF GSP&US46 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 71,437

SBORO-MONROEVILLE

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

1.44 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 2, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 4,692

E WOLFERT STATION

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

1.8 MI NORTH OF EXIT 2, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 1,263

NJ TPK (I-95)

Fair

Over: XWICKS-HAMILTON SQ RD

2.8 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 7A, Mercer, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 142,056

NJ139WB-12 ST VDCT

Fair

Over: I-78 & Coles Street

0.9mi SW of US1&139 JCT, Hudson, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 38,491

GSP NBI

Fair

Over: WEST FRONT STREET

0.7MI SE GSP&RT 36 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 21,979

GARDEN ST PARKWAY

Fair

Over: BURKE PARKWAY

1.5 MILES SOUTH OF I-78, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 287,498

TPK RAMPS NT & TS

Fair

Over: TURNPIKE MAINLINE

AT INTERCHANGE 5, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 5,906

OXMEAD ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

1.5 MI NORTH OF EXIT 5, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 689

NJTPK INT12 RP TNI

Fair

Over: NJTPK SNO RDWY & CONRAIL

INTERCHANGE 12, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 3,720

NJ TPK SNO RWY

Fair

Over: TRUMBULL ST & CRR OF NJ

1.87 MI NE OF BAY WAY CIR, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 67,626

RIDGE AVENUE

Fair

Over: MILL BRANCH

1.55 MI S. OF US 322 & 40, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 3,592

DORSET AVE. CR 629

Fair

Over: INSIDE THOROFARE

.05 MI w of Ventnor Ave, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 13,485

WYCKOFF AV (CR 87)

Fair

Over: HO-HO-KUS BROOK

0.23 mi N of CR 101, Bergen, NJ

Built 1899 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 10,625

SICOMAC AVENUE

Fair

Over: GOFFLE BROOK

0.63 mi E of CR 87, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,561

US 46

Fair

Over: TERRACE AVENUE (CR. 55)

0.10 MILE W. of NJ 17 Jct, Bergen, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 40,661

I-80

Fair

Over: HackRv RivRD WShorAv RRs

1.38 MI W OF I-95, Bergen, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 175,550

PRINCE ST (CR 662)

Fair

Over: ROBINSVILLE SECONDARY

0.9MI NE OF I295&US130 JC, Burlington, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,337

BARTON RUN BLVD.

Fair

Over: BARTON RUN

1 MI W OF 623 & 620 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 615

HAWKIN ROAD

Fair

Over: SW BR RANCOCAS CREEK

0.75 MI. EAST OF CO. 541, Burlington, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,550

Tabernacle Road

Fair

Over: Sharps Run

0.12 MI E OF CR 541, Burlington, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 7,978

ROUTE 528

Fair

Over: BR. BLACKS CREEK

0.59 MI E OF C.R. 664, Burlington, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 3,894

Park Drive

Fair

Over: N. Br. of Rancocas Creek

150 ft S. of Rancocas Rd, Burlington, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 531

COLES AVE 627

Fair

Over: S BR PENNSAUKEN CREEK

.29 MI N OF NJ RTE 38, Camden, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 9,531

CR657(S.DENNIS RD)

Fair

Over: SLUICE CREEK

1 MI. SOUTH OF NJSH 47, Cape May, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 9,600

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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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