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

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: S BR PENNSAUKEN CREEK

1 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 4, Camden, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 65,204

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: HARTFORD ROAD

4.4 MI NORTH OF EXIT 4, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 81,924

NJ TPK(I-95)

Fair

Over: US 206 (OLD YORK ROAD)

0.5 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 7, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 54,470

US RT.30 & CR 585

Fair

Over: ABSECON CREEK

0.45 MI SE OF 30-9 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 56,413

US 322

Fair

Over: BABCOCK CREEK

0.67 MI EAST OF NJ 50, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 21,520

CR 563 (TILTON RD)

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC CITY LINE

4.85MI NW of GSP EX. 40, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 6,720

JACKSON RD

Fair

Over: MARSH LAKE BRANCH

1.58 MI N OF RT NJ 54, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1946 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,541

MAIN ST (CR 56III)

Fair

Over: RIVER LINE&LEONIA AVENUE

0.30 Mi. E. of River Road, Bergen, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 15,680

GROVE ST

Fair

Over: SADDLE RIVER

0.07 MI W OF CR 62, Bergen, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 17,505

PASCACK RD (CR 63)

Fair

Over: MUSQUAPSINK BROOK

0.19 MI S OF CR 502, Bergen, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 16,344

US 46

Fair

Over: VALLEY BOULEVARD (CR 57)

0.39 MILES W. OF NJ 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 40,702

RTE I-80

Fair

Over: SOUTH CENTER ST.

0.6 MI EAST OF PASSAIC R, Bergen, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 124,548

I-80

Fair

Over: NYS&W RR

0.7 MI EAST OF PASSAIC R, Bergen, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 138,000

CHURCH ROAD -CR607

Fair

Over: N.BR.PENNSAUKEN CREEK

1.22 MI N OF CR 616, Burlington, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 14,756

CR601(AVALON BLVD)

Fair

Over: LEONARDS THOROFARE

2 MI W OF OCEAN DR INTER, Cape May, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 11,490

WEST THIRD STREET

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH RAHWAY RIVER

0.04 miles E of Church St, Essex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5,317

CR 506 SPUR

Fair

Over: CITY SUBWAY

1.4 MI NW I-280&NJ21 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1932 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 21,460

CR 706 (COOPER ST)

Fair

Over: BIG TIMBER CREEK

0.97 mi EAST of RT NJ 55, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 9,095

GRANT AVENUE

Fair

Over: SCOTLAND RUN

0.35 mi East of CR 655, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 324

NEW COUNTY RDCR653

Fair

Over: PENHORN CREEK

.21 MI S OF NJ TURNPIKE, Hudson, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 10,615

PASSAIC AVE CR699

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER BANK

0.09 MI S OF LAUREL AVE, Hudson, NJ

Built 1932 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 16,145

Clerk Street

Fair

Over: NJT Hudson Bergen LT RL

0.7 MI NW of NJTPK EX 14B, Hudson, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,060

COUNTY ROUTE 513

Fair

Over: NISHISAKAWICK CREEK

.02 MI WEST OF CR 625, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,827

MILL STREET

Fair

Over: QUEQUACOMMISACONG CREEK

0.1 MI NE OF CR 519, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 424

HOLLOW BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO LAMINGTON RIVER

0.4 MI WEST OF CR 512, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 249

MEADOW LANE

Fair

Over: NO BRANCH ROCKAWAY CREEK

75 SOUTH OF ROCKAWAY RD, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 136

NJ 31 & US 202

Fair

Over: 3RD NESHANIC RIVER

2.0 MI S OF RT 12 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 35,802

I-78

Fair

Over: TUNNEL ROAD

0.44 MI SOUTH OF NJ 173., Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 108,455

I-78EB FRONTAGE RD

Fair

Over: MULHOCKAWAY CREEK

0.56 MI E OF I-78 EXIT 11, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 552

OLD MOUNTAIN ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY CREEK

.01 MI E OF SAWMILL ROAD, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 11

NJ 29 NB

Fair

Over: NJ 29 RAMP CI

0.61 MI N OF JCT RT 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 21,697

MEADOW ROAD

Fair

Over: DUCK POND RUN

0.12 west of CR 638, Mercer, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5,774

US ROUTE 1

Fair

Over: I-287 & MILL BROOK BR.

AT RT 1 & RT 287 JCT., Middlesex, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 72,150

US RT 9

Fair

Over: DEEP RUN BROOK

1.13 MILES NO. OF RT. 18, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 86,421

NJ 440 RAMP V

Fair

Over: STATE STREET (CR 611) NB

OVER STATE ST (CR611) NB, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,766

PLAINSBR CRNBRY RD

Fair

Over: AMTRAK NE CORRIDOR

1.53 MI EAST OF US 1, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1915 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 6,446

SCHALKS CROSSINGRD

Fair

Over: AMTRAK-DEVIL BROOK

0.45 MILES NORTH OF CR614, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 10,861

CR 520 (NEWMAN RD)

Fair

Over: WILLOW BROOK

APPROX 1000 FT W OF NJ 34, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 13,440

HOCKOCKSON ROAD

Fair

Over: HOCKHOCKSON BROOK

0.89 miles S. of CR 537, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,091

ROBERTSVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: MILFORD BROOK

0.08 mi. N of Wyncrest Rd, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1946 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,206

US 9

Fair

Over: MILFORD BROOK

3.37 MI N OF RT 33B JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 56,698

NJ 34

Fair

Over: GRAVELLY BROOK

.2 MILE SOUTH OF 79 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 19,842

LITTLE STREET

Fair

Over: LAKE MATAWAN

1 MI NORTH OF ROUTE 34, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 6,544

33 WB & 34 NB

Fair

Over: SOUTHERN DIVISION

0.26 MI E OF 33-34 JCT., Monmouth, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 21,417

KITCHELL ROAD

Fair

Over: LOANTAKA BROOK

1.6MI S OF I287&NJ124 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,404

NEW VERNON RDCR604

Fair

Over: BLACK BROOK

0.82 MI NORTH OF CR 638, Morris, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,831

RIGHTER ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

1 MILE SE OF CTY RTE 619, Morris, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5,549

COUNTY ROUTE 602

Fair

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

.5 MI NORTH OF CO RTE 631, Morris, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 22,821

I-80 EB & RAMP FF

Fair

Over: NJ 183 SOUTHBOUND

0.18 E OF NJ206, Morris, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 49,274

I-80 WB & RAMP"EE"

Fair

Over: NJ 183 SOUTHBOUND

AT I-80 EXIT 27, Morris, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 49,274

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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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