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

South Orange Ave

Fair

Over: E. Br. Rahway River

0.5 mi E of CR 577, Essex, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 15,552

Thomas Boulevard

Fair

Over: Second River

150 FT E OF WASHINGTON ST, Essex, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 5,035

HELLER PARKWAY

Fair

Over: CITY SUBWAY

2.1 MI NE I-280&NJ21 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 16,860

RTE I-280

Fair

Over: PASSIAC R RAMPS PASS.AVE

0.1 Mi. EAST OF RTE 21, Essex, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 98,515

CR538(COLES ML RD)

Fair

Over: LITTLE EASE RUN

0.1 Mi East OF NJ RT 47, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1923 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 6,930

JACKSON ROAD

Fair

Over: FARAWAY BRANCH

1.9 MI. SOUTH OF CR 538, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1935 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,126

ALMONESSON ROAD

Fair

Over: I-295

0.31 Mi North of Exit 25, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 10,659

I-295 SB

Fair

Over: BIG TIMBER CREEK

0.55 MI N OF NJ 47 JCT, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 47,190

JFK BLVD E (CR505)

Fair

Over: CLIFF

0.6 MI N OF RT 495, Hudson, NJ

Built 1915 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 13,960

NORTH MARGINAL ST

Fair

Over: PARK AVENUE

0.6 MI W OF LIN TUNNEL, Hudson, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 33,577

CHESTNUT STREET

Fair

Over: NJT & CONRAIL(ABANDONED)

0.70 MILES SOUTH OF NJ 7, Hudson, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 3,090

HERMAN THAU ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

0.16 MI W. BEAVER BK RD, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 275

PINE HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: PLUM BROOK

0.4 MI.N. OF PAVLICA ROAD, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 192

KLOCKNER ROAD

Fair

Over: EDGES BROOK

0.33 mile E of US 130, Mercer, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 17,750

MAIN ST. (CR 531)

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

0.35 MILE NORTH OF CR 514, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 15,793

DISTRIBUTION BLVD

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

0.5 mi west of CR 667, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 377

ROUTE NJ 35

Fair

Over: CHEESEQUAKE CREEK & RAMP

.25 MI SO OF NY&LB RR, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1942 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 34,000

LANGSTAFF AVENUE

Fair

Over: AMBROSE BROOK

600 Feet N of RT 27, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 3,295

NJ 184 EB

Fair

Over: NJ 440

1.1 MI E. OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 12,270

WASHINGTON AVE.

Fair

Over: SAYREVILLE SEC (FORMER)

.04 MILES E. OF US9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1914 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 12,414

CLAYTON ROAD

Fair

Over: PINE BROOK

0.11 MILES SOUTH OF US 9, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 119

CR 520 (Newman Rd)

Fair

Over: SWIMMING RIVER

0.75 MI E OF GSP EXIT 109, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 34,254

HARVEY ROAD

Fair

Over: MIRY RUN

0.2 MI.NO. COUNTY RTE. 27, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 968

NJ 35

Fair

Over: LUPPATATONG CREEK

0.4 MI N OF 35-36 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 35,756

ABBETT AVENUE

Fair

Over: WHIPPANY RIVER

0.22MI NW OF I287 EXIT 36, Morris, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 9,746

CR617 (SUSSEX AVE)

Fair

Over: WHIPPANY RIVER

1.6MI NW US202&CR617 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1947 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 13,160

EAST AVE

Fair

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

0.1 MILE EAST OF NJ RT182, Morris, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 14,664

I-80 EB

Fair

Over: LANDING RD SB (CR 631)

0.68 MI EAST OF US 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 49,274

I-80 WB

Fair

Over: LANDING ROAD NB (CR 631)

1.7 MI WEST OF EXIT 30, Morris, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 49,274

I-80 EB

Fair

Over: ABANDONED MT HOPE MIN RR

0.15 Mi. WEST OF RT 15, Morris, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 52,790

I-80 WB

Fair

Over: ABANDONED MT HOPE MIN RR

0.15 Mi. WEST OF RT 15, Morris, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 51,170

I-80 EB

Fair

Over: BURNT MEADOW BROOK

0.72mi E. of CR 634, Morris, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 66,972

I-80 WESTBOUND

Fair

Over: CR 513(GREEN POND RD)

AT I-80 EXIT-37, Morris, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 64,570

I-287 NB

Fair

Over: RIVER ROAD

4.7MI N OF RTE 80 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 41,857

Route I-287

Fair

Over: CR694/Pequ Riv/NYS&W RR

0.7 MI NORTH OF RT 23, Morris, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 109,416

NJ ROUTE 24

Fair

Over: WHIPPANY ROAD

AT RAMP D OF I 287 EXT 37, Morris, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 97,761

NJ 24 Eastbound

Fair

Over: I-287

At junction with I-287, Morris, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 48,880

MORNINGSIDE DRIVE

Fair

Over: SUCCASUNNA BROOK

1.3 miles S of RT 10, Morris, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 226

COLONIAL DRIVE S

Fair

Over: UNION BRANCH TOMS RIVER

0.25 Mi N of Rt NJ 37, Ocean, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 889

NAUTILUS DRIVE

Fair

Over: FOURMILE BRANCH

1.1 MILE SOUTH RT 554, Ocean, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,127

HARPOON DRIVE

Fair

Over: FOURMILE BRANCH TRIBUTAR

0.5 MI WEST LIGHTHOUSE DR, Ocean, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,173

IDA STREET

Fair

Over: MOLLY ANNS BROOK

350 FT SO OF E BARBOUR ST, Passaic, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,630

CIRCLE AVENUE

Fair

Over: GAEDE BROOK

N.OF POMPTON RD (CR 504), Passaic, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,140

US 46

Fair

Over: VALLEY ROAD (CR 621)

0.18 MILES W. OF NJ 3, Passaic, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 126,928

I-80

Fair

Over: NJ 20 PASS.RIV.&SLG.RD.

2.2 MI EAST OF NJ 19, Passaic, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 124,549

SWEDES BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: SWEDES RUN

3.1 MI E INT CR540 & NJ45, Salem, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 561

AVIS MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: SALEM CREEK

1.0 MI SOUTH OF US 40, Salem, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,464

VALLEY VIEW ROAD

Fair

Over: ROUTE INTERSTATE 78

9.5 MI EAST OF I-287, Somerset, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,151

MOUNTAIN BLVd

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

AT RT 531 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1908 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 13,979

CR 603

Fair

Over: EAST BR PEQUEST RIVER

1.73 mi south of US 206, Sussex, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 3,105

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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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