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

I-80 EB

Fair

Over: NORTH MAIN ST. (CR 634)

0.5 MI W OF NJ 15, Morris, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 52,840

I-80 EB

Fair

Over: NJ 15 RAMP D

AT I-80 EXIT 34, Morris, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 55,595

I-80 RAMPS D & E

Fair

Over: BURNT MEADOW BROOK

0.29 MILES E OF NJ 15, Morris, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 39,000

I-80 EB

Fair

Over: DEN BROOK

0.56 MI E OF US 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 68,620

I-287

Fair

Over: RIVER ROAD

0.39 MI S OF RT202 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 99,657

BROOKSTONE DRIVE

Fair

Over: WATNONG BROOK

0.5MI N OF NJ10&NJ53 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 564

FOX HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: MONTCLAIR-BOONTON LINE

0.84MI SE I80 & NJ53 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,880

US 9

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

5.92 MI N OF US 9-532 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1923 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 21,480

CR 528 (Main St)

Fair

Over: CROSSWICKS CREEK

3 MI. WEST OF RT 539, Ocean, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 11,140

BRINDLETOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: BRCH OF CROSSWICKS CREEK

1.41 Mi S. of CR 528, Ocean, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 997

Valley Road

Fair

Over: Trib Singac Brook

0.63 MI N OF CR 666, Passaic, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 26,420

NJ 23 NORTHBOUND

Fair

Over: PEQUANNOCK RIVER

0.7 Mi. S. of C.R. 515, Passaic, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 15,128

RT I-80 & RAMPSA&D

Fair

Over: RMP F BECKWTH SVC & UTRN

0.65 MI EAST OF NJ 19 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 156,400

Pines Lake Drive

Fair

Over: Haycock Brook

0.4 mi SE of US202, Passaic, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 112

CR 643

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.1 MI. NORTH OF I-295, Salem, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5,204

MINE BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: I-287

3.8 MI N OF I-78 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,048

I-78 EB

Fair

Over: COWPERTHWAITE ROAD

2.3 MI WEST OF I-287, Somerset, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 54,900

I-78 WB

Fair

Over: COWPERTHWAITE ROAD

2.2 MI WEST OF I-287, Somerset, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 54,900

I-78 EASTBOUND

Fair

Over: NORTH BRANCH RARITAN RIV

2 MI WEST OF I-287, Somerset, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 55,472

GARRETSON ROAD

Fair

Over: PETERS BROOK

0.45 MI WEST OF I-287, Somerset, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,703

VOSSELLER AVENUE

Fair

Over: EAST BR MIDDLE BROOK

0.44 MI SO WASH VALLEY RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,925

KING GEORGE RD

Fair

Over: DEAD RIVER

0.12 MI N OF I-78 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,599

REINMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: CORYS BROOK

0.4 MI EAST MT BETHEL RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,965

CR 519 (Newton Ave

Fair

Over: PAULINS KILL BRANCH

0.4 mi north of CR 627, Sussex, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,056

CR 661 (BV RUN RD)

Fair

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.23 MI N OF RT 15, Sussex, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,147

NJ 284

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF WALLKILL RIVER

0.41 MI S OF NY BORDER, Sussex, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,619

US 22

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

1.15 MI E OF GSP/82 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 73,243

NJ 82 EB RAMP

Fair

Over: RELIEF

0.37 MI E OF GSP JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 6,795

PUTNAM AVENUE

Fair

Over: CEDAR BROOK

AT RICHMOND STREET, Union, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,997

RARITAN ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST BROOK

0.09 MI NW OF WHEATSHEAF, Union, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 214

KOSTENBADER ROAD

Fair

Over: HONEY RUN

0.1 MI NW OF CR 519, Warren, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 125

LOCK STREET

Fair

Over: LOPATCONG CREEK

0.01 MI.NORTH OF RT.NJ122, Warren, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,764

RIDGEWAY AVENUE

Fair

Over: I-80

0.4 MI E OF I-80 EXIT 12, Warren, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,534

BILBY RD (CR 665)

Fair

Over: WASHINGTON SECONDARY

1.3MI NE US46&CR517 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 6,705

Route US 9

Fair

Over: Delaware Bay

Cape May Ferry Terminal, Cape May, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,237

Route US 9

Fair

Over: Delaware Bay

Cape May Ferry Terminal, Cape May, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,237

Route US 9

Fair

Over: Delaware Bay

Cape May Ferry Terminal, Cape May, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,237

US 202

Fair

Over: DEL RIV PA & D&R CANALS

Lambertville NJ, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 12,751

A.C. EXPRESSWAY WB

Fair

Over: GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER

0.25 MI SE OF ACE&RT536 J, Camden, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 37,130

A.C. EXPRESSWAY EB

Fair

Over: GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER

0.25 MI SE OF ACE&RT536 J, Camden, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 37,130

TURNPIKE NS80

Fair

Over: BERGEN TPK UTILITIES

0.04 MI N OVERPECK CRK, Bergen, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 42,045

NORMANDY RD RR

Fair

Over: SR-36

0.2MI N OF CR-516, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1944 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 100

GSP NB

Fair

Over: PENN READING SEASHORE RR

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

Built 1954 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 14,110

GSP

Fair

Over: ABANDONED CONRAIL

0.15 MI. N OF TOMS RIVER, Ocean, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 126,680

GARDEN ST PKWY NBI

Fair

Over: BORDENTOWN AVE. (CR 615)

1.6 MI S OF RARITAN TOLL, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 49,810

GARDEN ST PARKWAY

Fair

Over: CENTRAL AVENUE EB CR 613

2.4 MI SOUTH OF NJ 28, Union, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 259,586

INT 153 NB RAMP E

Fair

Over: GARDEN STATE PARKWAY SB

AT GSP & RT 3 JUNCTION, Passaic, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 16,748

MILES STREET

Fair

Over: GARDEN ST PARKWAY

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

Built 1954 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 7,128

Parkway S

Fair

Over: WEST CENTURY ROAD

0.5 MI S OF GSP&NJ17 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 68,042

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: GAME CREEK

0.4 MI NORTH OF EXIT 1, Salem, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 52,347

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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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