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

CR 605

Fair

Over: LUBBERS RUN

0.68 mi north of CR 607, Sussex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 5,317

HAMPTON ROAD

Fair

Over: SWRTSWD LAKE TRB.

1.4 MI SW OF CR 521, Sussex, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,147

NJ 94

Fair

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

0.3 MI SOUTH OF NJ 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 11,935

TRENTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

TRENTON AVE AT ELIZ RIV, Union, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 16,134

MORRIS AVE (CR527)

Fair

Over: NJ 24

At Intch 9B of NJ 24, Union, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 12,758

CR 622

Fair

Over: BUCKHORN CREEK

0.58 MI NORTH OF CR 519, Warren, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 689

CR 519

Fair

Over: HONEY RUN BROOK

1.59 MI N OF CR 610, Warren, NJ

Built 1917 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 4,986

WEST QUARRY ROAD

Fair

Over: POPHANDUSING CREEK

W QUARRY RD AT JCT CR623, Warren, NJ

Built 1890 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 94

CO RT 623

Fair

Over: TRIB POPHANDUSING CREEK

0.39 MI S OF CR 519 JUNCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 4,978

I-78 EB

Fair

Over: Delaware River

Easton, Warren, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 32,500

I-78 WB

Fair

Over: Delaware River

I-78 at Phillipsburg, Warren, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 33,485

WHITES BOGS ROAD

Fair

Over: POLE BRIDGE BRANCH CANAL

0.25 MI N OF RT 70 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 19

PARKWAY SBI

Fair

Over: SHAFTO ROAD (CR 547)

0.56 mi S of 18 & GSP Jct, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 30,196

GSP SBI

Fair

Over: WEST FRONT STREET

0.7MI SE OF GSP&RT36 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 21,979

GARDEN ST PKWY SBI

Fair

Over: ERNSTON ROAD

2.5 MI S OF RARITAN TOLL, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 35,203

GSP

Fair

Over: DODD ST

1.7 MILES NORTH OF I280, Essex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 195,499

COLFAX AVE (CR609)

Fair

Over: GARDEN ST PARKWAY

0.25 MI S OF GSP&RT46 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 15,286

GARDEN ST PKWY NB

Fair

Over: CURIE AVENUE

.75 MI W OF GSP&PASSAIC R, Passaic, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 66,910

GARDEN ST PKWY SB

Fair

Over: MARKET STREET (CR 56 I)

0.5 MI NE OF GSP&US46 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 61,710

GARDEN ST PKWY NB

Fair

Over: MARKET ST (CR 56 I)

0.5 MI NE OF GSP&RT46 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 63,260

Parkway S

Fair

Over: BRIDLE WAY

0.3 MI SW OF GSP&NJ 4 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 78,149

LEMOINE AV(NJ 67)

Fair

Over: I-95

0.38 MI W OF GEO WASH BR, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 24,388

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: CRR OF NJ NWK BRANCH

2.0 MI NORTH OF EXIT 14, Essex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 124,175

RAINEY ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

3.7 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 2, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 714

MANTUA RD (CR 678)

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

4.8 MI NORTH OF EXIT 2, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,276

NJTPK NSI-SNI RWYS

Fair

Over: MORSES CREEK

2.2 MI N RAHWAY RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 137,400

NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.

Fair

Over: CONRAIL

3.5 MI E OF NEWARK BAY, Hudson, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 9,327

GSP SBO

Fair

Over: SWIMMING RIVER

3.18 mi. N. of GSP/18 Jct, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 57,571

GARDEN ST PARKWAY

Fair

Over: S BR RAHWAY RIVER

0.28 MI SOUTH OF NJ 27, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 229,976

Parkway S

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

.75 MI W OF GSP&PASSAIC R, Passaic, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 90,230

INT 159 RAMPS B&C

Fair

Over: ENTRANCE RAMP X

AT GSP & RT 80 JUNCTION, Bergen, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 13,840

Parkway N

Fair

Over: PARAMUS RD (CR 62)

0.5 MI SW OF GSP&NJ 4 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 67,848

TURNPIKE SNW

Fair

Over: NJ TPK SB-E & E-80 RDWY

2 MI N HACKENSACK RIVER, Bergen, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 48,340

NJTA INT 13 RMP ET

Fair

Over: I-278 EB

.9 MI W GOETHALS BRIDGE, Union, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 15,191

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: SO. JERSEY RAILROAD CO.

2.9 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 2, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 52,347

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: WOODSTOWN-SWEDESBORO RD

1.8 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 2, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 52,347

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: BIG TIMBER CREEK

1.5 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 3, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 54,952

NJTP NSO-NSI RWYS

Fair

Over: PRR BONNAMTOWN BRANCH

0.35 MI SE OF RTE 1, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 117,944

NJ 35-AMBOY AVENUE

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

1.65 MI E RT 444 & NJ TPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 30,884

GREEN POND RD(513)

Fair

Over: HIBERNIA BROOK

2.91 MI N OF I-80/CR513, Morris, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 7,131

GSP SB

Fair

Over: PENN READING SEASHORE RR

2.75 M NE OF RTS9&50 JCT, Cape May, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 14,170

GSP SB

Fair

Over: ROOSEVELT BLVD (CR 623)

2 MI S OF EGG HARBOR BR, Cape May, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 12,660

GSP SB ENTR RAMP

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

1.9 MI NE OF 59&NJ 72 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 6,620

GARDEN ST PKWY NBI

Fair

Over: RAMP C TO SERVICE AREA

2.1 MI S OF RARITAN TOLL, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 42,283

GARDEN ST PARKWAY

Fair

Over: CHESTNUT STREET (CR 619)

1.7 MILES SOUTH OF I-78, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 19,471

SPRGFLD & CLNT AVE

Fair

Over: GARDEN STATE PARKWAY

1.8 MILES NORTH OF I78, Essex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 23,192

GARDEN ST PKWY SB

Fair

Over: PARAMUS ROAD (CR 62)

0.5 MI SW OF GSP& NJ4 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 68,577

HILLSDALE AVENUE

Fair

Over: GARDEN STATE PARKWAY

4.75 MI N OF GSP&NJ17 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 17,214

PARK DRIVE

Fair

Over: NJ TPK (NSE & SNE RDWYS)

0.3 MI NE OF NJTPK&RT3 JC, Hudson, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 9,762

HAWKS BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

0.8 MI NORTH OF START, Salem, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 13,543

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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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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. New Jersey Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.