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 ROUTE 31

Fair

Over: WEST BR SHABAKUNK CREEK

160 FT S OF OLDEN AVE EXT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 7,265

US 9 & NJ 35

Fair

Over: CONRAIL(ABANDONED)

3.52 MI NORTH OF RT 34, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 93,128

PINE AVE (CR 688)

Fair

Over: NJ 35 NB

1.5 MI SO OF RT 9 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 5,670

CR 3 (MAIN STREET)

Fair

Over: WEAMACONK BROOK

0.4 MILE NORTH OF CR 527, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 18,135

CR 8 (OCEAN BLVD).

Fair

Over: SLIDE

1 ML N. OF NJ 36, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 8,069

CR 539

Fair

Over: LAHAWAY CREEK

0.34 MI N CR 537, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 13,054

NJ 36

Fair

Over: COMPTONS CREEK

6.0 MI SOUTH OF 36-35 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 30,835

I-80 WB

Fair

Over: NORTH MAIN ST. (CR 634)

0.5 Mi. West of NJ 15, Morris, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 51,210

I-80 WB RAMP C

Fair

Over: GREEN POND BROOK

0.3 M. East of NJ 15, Morris, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 23,513

RTE I-80 WB

Fair

Over: FRANKLIN RD

0.18 MI EAST OF RTE 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 74,105

I-80 EASTBOUND

Fair

Over: HOOK MOUNTAIN ROAD

1.3 MILES E OF US 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 56,120

US 202

Fair

Over: Whippany River

1.2 MI N OF RT 124 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1891 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 17,470

I-287

Fair

Over: WHIPPANY RIVER

0.7MI. SO. of RT 24 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 123,342

CR 607

Fair

Over: NJ 24

.82mi S. of Passaic Riv, Morris, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 7,801

MAIN ST CR 511

Fair

Over: MONTCLAIR-BOONTON LINE

340FT N CR511 & I287 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 8,995

US 9

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.06 MI N OF NJ 72, Ocean, NJ

Built 1924 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 20,800

US 9

Fair

Over: S.BRANCH OF FORKED RIVER

10 MI N OF NJ 72 JCT., Ocean, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 16,800

RT NJ 70

Fair

Over: N BR METEDECONK RIVER

0.2 MI SW OF ROUTE 88 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 33,880

ROUTE NJ 72

Fair

Over: HILLIARD THOROFARE

3.3 MI EAST OF US 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 22,588

MAPLE AVE

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

AT JCT. OF ROUTE 20, Passaic, NJ

Built 1907 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 22,816

LA RUE ROAD

Fair

Over: CLINTON BROOK

0.7 MI SW OF CR 513 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,211

NJ ROUTE 3

Fair

Over: BROAD ST (CO. 509)

1.3 MI SE OF 3-46 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1945 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 138,590

CR 658(HANCOCKSBR)

Fair

Over: ALLOWAYS CREEK

3.93 MI SOUTH OF NJ 49, Salem, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,326

CR 672

Fair

Over: COOL RUN

3.1 MILES WEST OF NJ 77, Salem, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,548

I-295 NB

Fair

Over: GAME BRANCH

0.37 MI NORTH OF NJ 48, Salem, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 20,324

US 206

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF ROYCES BROOK

0.7 Mi South of LVRR JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1923 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 32,075

I-287 SB

Fair

Over: LAYTON ROAD

1.46 MI N OF EXIT 22, Somerset, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 45,394

LIBERTY CORNER RD

Fair

Over: I-287 NORTHBOUND

1.6 MI East of US 202, Somerset, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,266

I-287 SB

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.25 MI N OF EXIT 30, Somerset, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 44,940

I-78 EB

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY DEAD RIVER

6.3 MI EAST OF I-287, Somerset, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 49,100

US 22 WB

Fair

Over: NJ 57 EASTBOUND

AT 22-57 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 15,302

CO RT 519

Fair

Over: POHATCONG CREEK

0.1 MI SO OF CO RT 636, Warren, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,708

RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: POHATCONG CREEK

0.9 MI SOUTH OF CO RT 635, Warren, NJ

Built 1901 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 306

NJ 57

Fair

Over: POHATCONG CREEK

1.47 MI WEST OF ROUTE 31, Warren, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 17,779

NJ 57

Fair

Over: BR. MUSCONETCONG RIVER

0.3 MI WEST OF CR 652 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1924 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 10,905

SOUTH MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: RARITAN VALLEY LINE

1.92MI SW US22 & CR57 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1914 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 9,015

PASSAIC STREET

Fair

Over: D&R CANAL FEEDER

0.2 MI W OF ROUTE US 206, Mercer, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,166

RAVEN ROCK BRIDGE

Fair

Over: D&R CANAL FEEDER

QUARRY RD RT29 MP25.5+/-, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 713

NJ-495

Fair

Over: JFK BLVD E N&S MARGINAL

LINCOLN TUNNEL HELIX, Hudson, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 146,870

NORTH RAMP (NJ495)

Fair

Over: NORTH MARGINAL STREET

NJ PLAZA LINCOLN TUNNEL, Hudson, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 12,170

RESTRICTED SERV RD

Fair

Over: PERIPHERAL DITCH

4.4 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,259

US 322

Fair

Over: DELAWARE RIVER

2 MILES WEST OF US 130, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 39,131

NORMANY ROAD

Fair

Over: SWIMMING RIVER

0.8MI S OF JCT CR-520, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 120

GSP NB

Fair

Over: NJ 147(N.WILDWOOD BL)

0.35 M E OF RTS9&147 JCT, Cape May, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 12,174

GSP NB

Fair

Over: US RTE 9 & RAMP M

AT GSP & NJ 440 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 83,608

GARDEN ST PARKWAY

Fair

Over: HOOVER AVE (CR 651)

4.0 MILES NORTH OF I280, Essex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 173,210

GARDEN ST PKWY SB

Fair

Over: GLEN ROAD (CR 92)

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

Built 1956 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 40,879

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: CHURCH STREET

1 MI NORTH OF EXIT 4, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 81,924

HANCOCK LANE

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

0.75 MI NORTH OF EXIT 5, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 723

NJ TP NSO.NSI RWYS

Fair

Over: MAIN ST EDISON

0.55 MI S OF I 95, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 117,349

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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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