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

NJTPK(I-95)INT. 10

Fair

Over: NJTPK(I-95) NSO ROADWAY

0.08 MI SW OF I-95, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 6,835

TREMLEY POINT ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

1 MI N RAHWAY RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 31,059

NJTP RAMP B

Fair

Over: I-80 WB LOCAL

I80 & I-95 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 20,217

A.C. EXPRESSWAY

Fair

Over: ABANDONED RAILROAD

0.1 MI E OF BEACH THOROFA, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 87,685

CAINS MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: LAKE BRANCH

0.93 MI. S. OF US RT. 322, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,945

SIXTH ST

Fair

Over: HAMMONTON CREEK

0.4 ML S.CR 542, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 131

FIRST STREET

Fair

Over: OVERPECK CREEK

.15 Mi. E. of 4th Street, Bergen, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,430

DARLINGTON AV CR98

Fair

Over: DARLINGTON BROOK

0.74 EAST OF US 202, Bergen, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,004

FOREST AVE (CR 59)

Fair

Over: HERRING BROOK

0.84 mi North of NJ 4, Bergen, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 23,172

WYCKOFF AV (CR87)

Fair

Over: GOFFLE BROOK

1.07 MI SOUTH CR 502, Bergen, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 10,625

LINWOOD AVENUE

Fair

Over: NJ 17

4.2 MI NORTH OF NJ 4, Bergen, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 19,275

OLD YORK RD

Fair

Over: BR.ASSISCUNK CREEK

0.98 MI E OF JCT CR 670, Burlington, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 5,626

WARNER ROAD

Fair

Over: BARKERS BROOK

0.5 MI NW OF 537&206 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 220

FEDERALST (RT 537)

Fair

Over: US RTE 30 SERVICE ROADS

0.6 MI.E.BEN FRANKLIN BR., Camden, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 20,497

KRESSON RD-CO. 671

Fair

Over: I-295

1.58 MI SOUTH OF RT 70, Camden, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 9,625

CR601(AVALON BVD)

Fair

Over: INGRAMS THOROFARE

1.25 M W OF OCEAN DR INT., Cape May, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 10,400

CR553(MAIN ST)

Fair

Over: DIVIDING CREEK

3 MI WEST OF RT 680 INTER, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 574

HARMONY RD CR689

Fair

Over: COHANSEY RIVER

.4 MILE W OF CAKE ROAD, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 265

NJ ROUTE 55 NB

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF MAURICE RIVER

5.2 MI SOUTH OF RTE 40, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 49,655

NJ ROUTE 55 SB

Fair

Over: BLACK WATER BRANCH

5.2 MI SOUTH OF RTE 40, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 40,241

Bradford Avenue

Fair

Over: Peckman River

0.33 mi W of NJ 23, Essex, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 9,852

WASHINGTON ST

Fair

Over: TONEYS BROOK

0.06 miles E of Thomas St, Essex, NJ

Built 1947 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,462

JFK BLVD (CR 501)

Fair

Over: HUDSON-BERGEN LIGHT RAIL

1.96 MI. NORTH OF I-78, Hudson, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 25,030

FERRY ROAD

Fair

Over: CLIFF

.08 MI E OF JFK BLVD EAST, Hudson, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,065

11TH STREET

Fair

Over: ERIE STREET

0.1 MI. SW HOLLAND TUNNEL, Hudson, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,405

RT 501 NB RAMP

Fair

Over: NJ 495

1.2 MI WEST OF LIN TUNNEL, Hudson, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 14,456

COUNTY ROUTE 579

Fair

Over: CAPOOLONG CREEK

290 ft. east of CR 615, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,811

LOCUST ROAD

Fair

Over: PLEASANT RUN

0.1 MI S. OF CR 629, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 239

HOG HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: NISHISAKAWICK CREEK

1/4 MI SO of CR 513, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,550

MCCAN MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: LAMINGTON RIVER

2.0 MILES NORTH OF CR 523, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 148

YOUNGS ROAD

Fair

Over: AMTRAK

1.1 MILES EAST OF US 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 7,242

US 1 NB

Fair

Over: RARITAN RIVER &LOCAL RDS

0.5 MI N OF RT 18 & 1 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 61,830

NJ 440 RAMP S & U

Fair

Over: Ramp/State/Bogg/Dill/NJT

At OUTERBRIDGE CROSSING, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 11,145

US 9 NB RAMP

Fair

Over: US 9 NB RAMP

AT JCT OF US440-US9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 16,795

NEW BRUNSWICK AVE.

Fair

Over: NJ 440 & RAMP TO 440N

0.65 MI EAST OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 15,710

PERRINE ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF TENNENT BROOK

0.5M WEST OF RT 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,382

HEYERS MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: YELLOW BROOK

0.39 MILE NORTH OF CR 537, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,873

NJ ROUTE 34

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC AVE (524 SPUR)

2.16 MILES S OF I-195 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 41,453

ROUTE 36

Fair

Over: WAACKAACK CREEK

3.7 MI S OF RT 35 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 28,237

NJ 18

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 66

1.56 M NORTH OF JCT 33, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 57,261

Main Street

Fair

Over: Pequannock River

0.35 mile north of CR 511, Morris, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 9,646

CR621(Chge Brg Rd)

Fair

Over: Hatfield Creek

0.87 MI NORTH OF US 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 10,084

KNOLL ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

1.5MI SE OF I-287 EXIT 45, Morris, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 8,583

Rockaway Valley Rd

Fair

Over: Stony Brook

0.47 MI WEST OF CR 618, Morris, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,211

EAST HALSEY ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO EASTMANS BROOK

1MI S OF I-80 & I-287 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 10,760

LONGWOOD LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

0.25 MI. SE OF CR 699, Morris, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,931

MORRIS AVE

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

0.4MI SE I-80&CR513 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 7,181

CR 634 (N.MAIN ST)

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

.5 MILES SOUTH OF I-80, Morris, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 11,478

NORTH SHORE RD

Fair

Over: INDIAN LAKE

0.34MI W OF I-80&NJ53 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 13,750

I-80 WB & RAMP K

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

0.18 MI W OF US 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 68,620

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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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