Total Bridges
6,796
Public highway bridges in New Jersey
State profile · Below median Poor share
New Jersey bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in New Jersey, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 6,796
- Public bridges
- 17.1%
- Good condition
- 4.6%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
17.1%
1,159 bridges rated 7-9
-32.9pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
4.6%
312 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-2.4pp vs national avg 7.0%
New Jersey vs national bridge condition
New Jersey - Good condition share 17.1%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
New Jersey - Poor-condition share 15.3%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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.
OR
Oregon
4.46% top marginal rate
OH
Ohio
4.54% top marginal rate
NJ
New Jersey
4.59% top marginal rate
CA
California
4.60% top marginal rate
AR
Arkansas
4.71% top marginal rate
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.
Demarest Ave
PoorOver: E. Tib. Overpeck Creek
0.08 Mi W. of N. Dean St, Bergen, NJ
Built 1902 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 7,330
MECHLIN CORNER RD
PoorOver: Lehigh Valley ML
0.51 mi South of I-78, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1968 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 5,144
Pine Hill Road
PoorOver: South Br Raritan River
1.6 Miles West of NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1900 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 159
RED HILL ROAD
PoorOver: NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE
1.90MI NE OF GSP EX. 114, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1922 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 7,110
E ANDERS ST (CR60)
PoorOver: HACKENSACK RIVER
0.36 MI E OF CR 62, Bergen, NJ
Built 1971 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 18,945
PATRIOTS WAY
PoorOver: RAMAPO RIVER
1 mi. west of us 202, Bergen, NJ
Built 1996 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 156
All Bridges in New Jersey
NEW CNTY RD CR 655
UnknownOver: MAIN LINE M.P. 3.73
0.1MI N of NJTPK EXIT 15X, Hudson, NJ
Built 2005 ADT: 53
NEW CNTY RD CR 655
UnknownOver: SSS DRIVE
0.1MI N of NJTPK EXIT 15X, Hudson, NJ
Built 2005 ADT: 30
NJ-495
UnknownOver: PLEASANT AVENUE
.4 MI WEST LINCOLN TUNNEL, Hudson, NJ
Built 1937 ADT: 9,915
SOUTH RAMP(NJ-495)
UnknownOver: PARK AVENUE
NJ PLAZA,LINCOLN TUNNEL, Hudson, NJ
Built 1938 ADT: 15,390
NJ495
UnknownOver: PARK AVENUE
NJ PLAZA,LINCOLN TUNNEL, Hudson, NJ
Built 1938 ADT: 15,100
NJ-495
UnknownOver: JFK BLVD E, N&S MARGINAL
LINCOLN TUNNEL HELIX, Hudson, NJ
Built 1937 ADT: 9,800
NORTH RAMP (NJ495)
UnknownOver: NORTH MARGINAL STREET
NJ PLAZA LINCOLN TUNNEL, Hudson, NJ
Built 1937 ADT: 9,850
NJ-495 WB
UnknownOver: CENTER RAMP TO LIN TUNNL
NEAR LINCOLN TUNNEL PLAZA, Hudson, NJ
Built 1954 ADT: 14,640
NJ-495
UnknownOver: JFK BLVD (EAST)&EAST RMP
NEAR LINCOLN TUNNEL PLAZA, Hudson, NJ
Built 1936 ADT: 12,620
NJ-495
UnknownOver: HUDS-BERG LT RL&BALDW AV
NEAR LINCOLN TUNNEL PLAZA, Hudson, NJ
Built 1937 ADT: 678
NJ440 RAMP
UnknownOver: J. F. KENNEDY BLVD
2 MI. N. OF BAYONNE BRDG, Hudson, NJ
Built 1989 ADT: 4,255
440X SB
UnknownOver: W. 4th Street
NJ 440, Hudson, NJ
Built 2019 ADT: 510
440 X NB
UnknownOver: W 4th Street
Bayonne NB NJ Approach, Hudson, NJ
Built 2017 ADT: 510
440 X NB
UnknownOver: Innis Street
Jersey City, NJ, Hudson, NJ
Built 2017 ADT: 510
440 SB
UnknownOver: Innis Street
1.6 MI N of JCT 440-I278., Hudson, NJ
Built 2018 ADT: 2,550
NJ TURNPIKE
UnknownOver: BELLVILLE TPK (NJ RT 7)
0.1 MI NORTH OF INTER 15W, Hudson, NJ
Built 1950 ADT: 260
INT 15X RAMP TNE
UnknownOver: NSE/SNE RDWY & RAMP TSE
0.5 MI NORTH OF INTER 15W, Hudson, NJ
Built 2006 ADT: 126,000
NJ TURNPIKE
UnknownOver: RAMPS NET & TE
INTER 15X, Hudson, NJ
Built 2004 ADT: 2,550
NJ TURNPIKE
UnknownOver: NJ Transit (BOONTON BR)
1.0 MI NORTH OF INTER 15W, Hudson, NJ
Built 1951 ADT: 10,000
NJ TURNPIKE
UnknownOver: ELRR VIA & COUNTY ROAD
1.5 MI NORTH OF INTER 15W, Hudson, NJ
Built 1951 ADT: 12,579
SECAUCUS ROAD
UnknownOver: NJ TURNPIKE
0.5 MI SOUTH OF INTER 16E, Hudson, NJ
Built 1950 ADT: 110,398
NJ495WB-TPK RAMP V
UnknownOver: NJ TURNPIKE(SNE-NSE)
INTERCHANGE 16E, Hudson, NJ
Built 2011 ADT: 1,000
NJ 495 WB (Rmp ET)
UnknownOver: STATE HWY RAMP J
NJ 495 / TPK INT 16E, Hudson, NJ
Built 1950 ADT: 34,080
NJ ROUTE 495 WB
UnknownOver: NJ ROUTE 3
INTERCHANGE 16E, Hudson, NJ
Built 1950 ADT: 33,290
TPK INT 17E RAMP A
UnknownOver: TPK RWY, RAMPS, PAT PK R
INTERCHANGE 17E, Hudson, NJ
Built 1963 ADT: 47,150
TPK INT 17E RAMP A
UnknownOver: NJ ROUTE 3
INTERCHANGE 17E, Hudson, NJ
Built 1963 ADT: 154,676
TPK INT 17E RMP TE
UnknownOver: NJ TPK RAMP V&R
INTERCHANGE 17E, Hudson, NJ
Built 1963 ADT: 96,624
TPK INT 17E RAMP E
UnknownOver: PATERSON PK RD, RAMP PQ
INTERCHANGE 17E, Hudson, NJ
Built 1963 ADT: 3,373
TPK & RAMP T
UnknownOver: PATERSON PLANK ROAD
1.0 MI NORTH OF INTER 17E, Hudson, NJ
Built 1950 ADT: 27,084
TPK NSE/SNE
UnknownOver: NJ ROUTE 3
1.0 MI NORTH OF INTER 17, Hudson, NJ
Built 1950 ADT: 90,622
PARK DRIVE
UnknownOver: NJ TPK (NSE & SNE RDWYS)
0.3 MI NE OF NJTPK&RT3 JC, Hudson, NJ
Built 1985 ADT: 83,452
NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.
UnknownOver: RTE 440
2 MI E NJTPK & HUD.CO.EXT, Hudson, NJ
Built 1955 ADT: 27,338
NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.
UnknownOver: KENNEDY BLVD(CO.RTE.501)
.8 MI E OF NEWARK BAY, Hudson, NJ
Built 1955 ADT: 15,695
NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.
UnknownOver: AVENUE C
1 MI E OF NEWARK BAY, Hudson, NJ
Built 1954 ADT: 14,862
NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.
UnknownOver: GARFIELD AVENUE
I-SEC.RT.440 & HUD.CO.EXT, Hudson, NJ
Built 1955 ADT: 11,131
TPK HCE IN14A RPWT
UnknownOver: GARFIELD AVENUE
I-SEC RT.440 &HUD.CO.EXT., Hudson, NJ
Built 1955 ADT: 11,131
TPK HCE IN14A RPTW
UnknownOver: GARFIELD AVENUE
I-SEC.RT.440 &HUD.CO.EXT., Hudson, NJ
Built 1954 ADT: 11,131
TPK HCE IN14A RPTE
UnknownOver: NJ RTE.440 & CONRAIL
1.5 MI E OF NEWARK BAY, Hudson, NJ
Built 1955 ADT: 29,715
INT. 14A RAMP TP
UnknownOver: PULASKI STREET
0.2MI S OF I-78&NJ440 JCT, Hudson, NJ
Built 2018 ADT: 510
RAMPS PORT/TP-440
UnknownOver: Route 440
1.07 Mile E of Newark Bay, Hudson, NJ
Built 2017 ADT: 34,761
INT 14A Ramp TP-44
UnknownOver: PORT JERSEY BLVD
1.10 Mile E of Newark Bay, Hudson, NJ
Built 2017 ADT: 15,124
NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.
UnknownOver: NJ440,RAMPS ET-TW &RR
1.7 MI E OF NEWARK BAY, Hudson, NJ
Built 1955 ADT: 29,716
NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.
UnknownOver: LINDEN AVENUE
2 MI E OF NEWARK BAY, Hudson, NJ
Built 1955 ADT: 836
NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.
UnknownOver: CHAPEL AVENUE & L.V.RR.
2.5 MI E OF NEWARK BAY, Hudson, NJ
Built 1955 ADT: 6,070
NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.
UnknownOver: RR, BAYVIEW & PLANT RD
3.2 MI E OF NEWARK BAY, Hudson, NJ
Built 1955 ADT: 593
NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.
UnknownOver: INTERCHANGE 14B RP.TE-WT
3.4 MI E OF NEWARK BAY, Hudson, NJ
Built 1955 ADT: 6,758
NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.
UnknownOver: CONRAIL
3.5 MI E OF NEWARK BAY, Hudson, NJ
Built 1955 ADT: 500
NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.
UnknownOver: RR & 5 ROADS
2 MI SW OF HOLLAND TUNNEL, Hudson, NJ
Built 1955 ADT: 636
GRAND ST OFF RAMP
UnknownOver: COLDEN ST, GRAND ST
1.6 MI SW HOLLAND TUNNEL, Hudson, NJ
Built 1955 ADT: 816
GRAND ST ON RAMP
UnknownOver: COLDEN ST,GRAND ST
1.6 MI SW HOLLAND TUNNEL, Hudson, NJ
Built 1955 ADT: 849
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