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: N. GLASSBORO RD

5 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 3, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 56,051

NJ TPK INTER.13 ST

Fair

Over: NJ TPK NSO-NSI-SNI RWYS

.6 MI S ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 17,898

NJ TPK SNO RWY

Fair

Over: EAST JERSEY STREET

.8 MI N ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 67,612

NJ 70 WB

Fair

Over: NJ 38

0.47mi W. of CR613, Camden, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 28,868

Parkway Ramp 98SBX

Fair

Over: NJ 34

0.5MI S OF NJ 38&GSP JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 9,588

Ramp 105NBIE E7

Fair

Over: GSP NBO

Parkway Interchange 105, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 29,519

GARDEN ST PRKWY NB

Fair

Over: ROUTE US 46

AT GSP & US 46 JUNCTION, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 65,800

Parkway N

Fair

Over: BRIDLE WAY

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

Built 1954 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 77,108

GARDEN ST PKWY SB

Fair

Over: GRAND AVENUE (CR 94)

8 MI N OF GSP & NJ 17 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 41,100

PERRINEVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: NJTPK (I-95)

2.81 MI SOUTH OF INT 8, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 1,239

Turnpike NSO

Fair

Over: DELANCY STREET

.75 MI N OF INT 14, Essex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 64,897

NJTPK NSI-SNI-E

Fair

Over: WILSON AVENUE

.95 MI N INTERCHANGE 14, Essex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 131,280

GSP SB

Fair

Over: SHARK RIVER

0.4 mi S. of GSP/33 Jct, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 71,334

GSP SBO

Fair

Over: NORMANDY RD & NAD RR

4.83 mi. N. of GSP/18N Jc, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 55,851

WESTFIELD AV CR606

Fair

Over: GARDEN STATE PARKWAY

3.7 MILE NORTH OF NJ 27, Union, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 14,802

BURL-JACKSNVILL RD

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

3 MI NORTH OF EXIT 5, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 4,309

NJ 50

Fair

Over: WATERING RACE BROOK

0.30 MI. S. OF US 322, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 13,019

NJ 54-12TH STREET

Fair

Over: PENNY POT STREAM

0.6 M S OF AC EXPY., Atlantic, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 12,236

LAFAYETTE AVENUE

Fair

Over: HIRSCHFELD BROOK

.15 MI S. of New Milford, Bergen, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,120

US 1 9 & 46

Fair

Over: OAKDENE AVENUE

1.8 MI WEST OF GWB, Bergen, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 40,895

ROUTE I-80

Fair

Over: MARKET STREET (CR 56 I)

0.47 MI EAST OF PASSAIC R, Bergen, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 158,790

RT NJ 38

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE TOLLWY

3.5 MI NORTH OF EXIT 4, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 50,712

NJ 73 SB

Fair

Over: NJ 38

0.9 MI N EXIT 36 I-295, Burlington, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 36,644

WALTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: PARKERS CREEK

0.4 MI S.OF UNION MILL RD, Burlington, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,341

NORTH PEMBERTON RD

Fair

Over: BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK

0.47 MI W of CR 668, Burlington, NJ

Built 1949 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,763

RT 30 RAMP TO 38

Fair

Over: Route US 130 NB

5.2 MI WEST OF RT 41, Camden, NJ

Built 1946 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 32,508

NJ 47

Fair

Over: SLUICE CREEK

1.56 MI S OF NJ-83, Cape May, NJ

Built 1935 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 12,882

NJ 50

Fair

Over: CONRAIL BEESLEYS PT SEC

5 MI N OF NJ 50/US 9 INT, Cape May, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 5,639

MOUNT PROSPECT AVE

Fair

Over: SECOND RIVER

0.03 miles south of CR672, Essex, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 8,100

VALLEY STREET

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

0.22 miles south of CR619, Essex, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,713

BRIDGE ST (CR672S)

Fair

Over: SECOND RIVER

.6 MI W OF PASSAIC RIVER, Essex, NJ

Built 1867 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,462

NEWARK STREET

Fair

Over: CITY SUBWAY

0.8 MI SW I-280&NJ21 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,190

NJ 21 SB (VIADUCT)

Fair

Over: NJ 21 NB

0.8 mi S of RT7&21 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 38,438

ROUTE US 46 WB

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.53 MI WEST OF RT NJ 23, Essex, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 30,700

I-80 WB

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER & FRFLD RD

0.79 MI WEST OF NJ 23 SB, Essex, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 62,124

I-280 WB

Fair

Over: PASSAIC AVENUE (CR 613)

0.8 MI E OF 280-PSSC R JT, Essex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 84,385

WILSON AVENUE

Fair

Over: Conrail/Newark-Eliza Trk

0.44 MI E of US RT 1&9, Essex, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 10,118

WASHINGTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: LITTLE EASE RUN

0.6 mi WEST of CR 655, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,722

I-295

Fair

Over: LITTLE TIMBER CREEK

2.0 MI NORTH OF US 322, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 59,625

CENTER STREET

Fair

Over: NJ 440 CONRAIL&NJ TRNSIT

0.84 MI SOUTH OF I-78 JCT, Hudson, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,605

RT501(JFK BLVD)SB

Fair

Over: NJ495 N&S RAMPS

1.4 MI W OF LINCOLN TUN, Hudson, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 19,451

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: TRIB. OF ROCKAWAY CREEK

2 MI E OF INT I-78 & US22, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,757

VAN SYCKLES COR RD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO MULHOCKAWAY CRK

400 FT. N OF CR 635 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,727

UPPER CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: WICKECHEOKE CREEK

75 FT. N. OF OLD MILL RD., Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 160

WHISKEY LANE

Fair

Over: WICKECHEOKE CREEK

0.6 MI SOUTH OF NJ 12, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 222

I-78 WESTBOUND

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

.76 MI W. OF I-78 EXIT 17, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 49,242

LAMINGTON ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY CREEK

1.0 MI NORTH OF US 22, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1890 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 978

PENNGTN-HARBRTN RD

Fair

Over: JACOBS CREEK

0.83 MI EAST OF CO 579, Mercer, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,905

SOUTHFIELD ROAD

Fair

Over: MILLSTONE RIVER

1 MI N OF HGTSTN RD CR571, Mercer, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,067

SOUTHFIELD ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAR BROOK

0.67 MI SOUTH OF CR 571, Mercer, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,290

Showing 1,201-1,250 of 6,827 bridges

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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.