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

BROOKFIELD AVENUE

Fair

Over: THIRD RIVER

155 west of Passaic Ave., Essex, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 2,559

I-78 RAMP 3

Fair

Over: US 1 + 9 AND RAMP 11

AT 78-1&9 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 11,300

BELL AVENUE

Fair

Over: SPRUCE RUN

0.5 MI NORTH OF NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1896 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 753

POCONO ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

0.8MI NW US46&CR618 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 10,939

MOUNT MISERY ROAD

Fair

Over: MOUNT MISERY BROOK

3 MI NE OF NJ70&72 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 32

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: BELLMANS CREEK

2.5 MI NORTH OF INTER 17, Hudson, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 85,120

CEDAR LN RAMP

Fair

Over: CEDAR LN CONRAIL & NJT

0.2 MI WEST OF US 130, Burlington, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 6,748

NORMANDY RD

Fair

Over: CR-537

2.5MI S OF SR 18, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1935 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 120

GARDEN ST PKWY SBI

Fair

Over: U.S. ROUTE 9

1.5 MI S OF RARITAN TOLL, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 39,327

GARDEN ST PARKWAY

Fair

Over: RARITAN RIVER SMITH ST.

0.5 MI SOUTH OF ROUTE 440, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 125,726

NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.

Fair

Over: 2 ACCESS ROADS

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

Built 1955 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 94,600

PASSAIC AVE(CR40I)

Fair

Over: SADDLE RIVER

0.02 MI. E OF 1ST STREET, Bergen, NJ

Built 1902 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 9,787

ROUTE US 30

Fair

Over: CHANDLERS RUN

JUST WEST OF AIRPORT CRCL, Camden, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 69,780

BREWERS BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: SO. BRANCH METEDECONK R.

0.45 Mi. W. of CR 526, Ocean, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 9,168

BRUGLER ROAD

Fair

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.4 MILE SOUTH OF NJ 94, Warren, NJ

Built 1860 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 167

Access Road

Fair

Over: D&R Feeder Canal Lock 3

0.5 Mi S of Bridge Street, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 10

COWS HEAD ROAD

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

DOUBLE TROUBLE STATE PARK, Ocean, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 12

CR620S

Fair

Over: DELAWARE River

BELVIDERE NJ, Warren, NJ

Built 1904 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 5,000

GARDEN ST PKWY SBI

Fair

Over: WASHINGTON RD(535)&PCRR

1.2 MI S OF RARITAN TOLL, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 70,274

NJ TPK (I-95) EB

Fair

Over: Hedding Rd & Ramp ST

0.5 MI WEST OF EXIT 6, Burlington, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 19,914

GARDEN ST PARKWAY

Fair

Over: THIRD RIVER

3.15 N OF GSP&I-280 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 187,965

NJTPK HCE RAMP NOH

Fair

Over: NJTPK HCE RAMP U-TURN

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

Built 1955 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 13,975

NJ TPK (I-95) EB

Fair

Over: JACKSONVILLE RD (CR 628)

1 MI WEST OF EXIT 6, Burlington, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 12,828

NJ TPK (I-95) WB

Fair

Over: HEDDING RD & RAMP ST WB

2.4 MI EAST OF INT 6 TOLL, Burlington, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 20,195

NORMANDY RD RR

Fair

Over: LEONARDVILLE RD

0.2MI S OF JCT NJ RT. 36, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1943 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 100

GARDEN ST PKWY NBI

Fair

Over: U.S. ROUTE 9

1.4 MI S OF RARITAN TOLL, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 39,243

GSP RAMP Y

Fair

Over: US RT.9 SB & RAMP M

AT GSP & US RT.9 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 47,373

NJ TPK (I-95)WB

Fair

Over: CEDAR LN CONRAIL&NJT RV

4 MI WEST OF EXIT 6, Burlington, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 45,038

LONDON AVE

Fair

Over: LANDING CREEK

0.58 MI N OF US30 & NJ50, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1906 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 1,062

HCKNSAK AV (CR503)

Fair

Over: COLES BROOK

0.3 MI N OF NJ 4, Bergen, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 17,425

SPRING STREET

Fair

Over: HO-HO-KUS BROOK

0.38 Mile East of CR 507, Bergen, NJ

Built 1946 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 3,555

LAKELAND SWR PT RD

Fair

Over: SO BR TIMBER CREEK

0.14 MI W OF LAKELAND RD, Camden, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 66

SOUTH ARLINGTON AV

Fair

Over: ORANGE IND TRCK (ABAND)

1.6MI N OF I280&GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 5,202

LOCKTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: WICKECHEOKE CREEK

2.0 MI SOUTH OF NJ 12, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 477

SCHOOL STREET

Fair

Over: SPRUCE RUN

0.1 MILE EAST OF NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1870 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 1,384

OLD NJ 27

Fair

Over: HEATHCOTE BROOK

0.26 MI S OF CHURCH ST, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 24

WHITMAN AVENUE

Fair

Over: I-287

.7 MI NORTH OF US 1 JCT., Middlesex, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 6,845

CR616NEW BRUNSWICK

Fair

Over: NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE

1.2MI SE of GSP&RT440 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 11,772

CR 605

Fair

Over: OLDMANS CREEK

2.2 MI.NORTH OF NJ 45, Salem, NJ

Built 1923 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 3,341

WIERIMUS ROAD

Fair

Over: GARDEN STATE PARKWAY

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

Built 1956 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 6,422

NJTPK SNW-NSW RWY

Fair

Over: NY SUSQ-WESTRN RR NYCRR

.6 MI N HACKENSACK RIVER, Bergen, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 106,880

NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.

Fair

Over: CONRAIL WALDO YARD & STS

1 MI SW OF HOLLAND TUNNEL, Hudson, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 68,706

PARKWAY SBI

Fair

Over: NJ TRANSIT RR

0.25 MI SE OF GSP&RT36 JC, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 31,373

NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.

Fair

Over: DOREMUS AVE NAVY ST

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

Built 1955 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 96,500

NORTH DEAN STREET

Fair

Over: OVERPECK CREEK

0.28 Mi S of Ivy Ln, Bergen, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 7,046

BLACK RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: LAMINGTON RIVER

2.25 MI E OF RT 517, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,324

CR 602

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY OF BACK BROOK

1.74 MI EAST OF NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1834 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,850

RAKE FACTORY ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB WICKECHEOKE CREEK

0.7 MILE NORTH OF NJ 12, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 414

WILSON ROAD

Fair

Over: MOORES CREEK

0.9 MILES SOUTH OF CR 518, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 95

OLD CLINTON ROAD

Fair

Over: S BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

0.38 MI WEST OF LILAC DR, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1901 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 148

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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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