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

NJTPK INT.12 R.SOT

Fair

Over: CENTRAL RAILROAD OF NJ

INTERCHANGE 12, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 4,100

NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.

Fair

Over: KENNEDY BLVD(CO.RTE.501)

.8 MI E OF NEWARK BAY, Hudson, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 97,225

NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.

Fair

Over: INTERCHANGE 14B RP.TE-WT

3.4 MI E OF NEWARK BAY, Hudson, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 93,084

ROUTE NJ 440

Fair

Over: GSP & ROUTE US 9

AT JCT RT9 RT440 GSP, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 88,896

PAARKWAY NBO

Fair

Over: WEST PARK AVENUE

1.5 mi S. of 18S&GSP Jct, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 48,149

GSP NB & SB

Fair

Over: ROUTE 22 WB

AT GSP & US 22 WB JUNC., Union, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 234,595

GARDEN ST PKWY NB

Fair

Over: GLEN ROAD (CR 92)

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

Built 1956 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 42,405

NJ 73

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

0.3 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 4, Burlington, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 40,587

NJTPK SNI-SNO RWYS

Fair

Over: FORMER LEHIGH VALLEY RR

1.3 MI NORTH OF INTER 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 117,944

TURNPIKE NSI/SNI

Fair

Over: BOUND CREEK

1.21 MI S OF INT 14, Essex, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 127,240

NJ 54-12TH STREET

Fair

Over: GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER

0.20 MI N.OF US 322, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 12,873

US 206

Fair

Over: GREAT SWAMP BRANCH

1.2 MI SOUTH OF CR 536, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 10,475

JEFFERS LANDING RD

Fair

Over: LANDING CREEK

1.22 mi south CR 559, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 302

HARLEY AVENUE

Fair

Over: SOUTH RIVER

0.87 MILE S. OF US RTE 40, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 117

JONES ROAD

Fair

Over: FLAT ROCK BROOK

0.1 Mi. N OF NJ 4, Bergen, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 11,106

SPRING VALLEY AVE

Fair

Over: COLES BROOK

0.36 MI E OF CR 59, Bergen, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 23,851

E. Ramapo Av CR100

Fair

Over: MASONICUS BROOK

0.18 MI WEST OF CR 507, Bergen, NJ

Built 1902 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 10,609

GOFFLE RD (CR 84)

Fair

Over: GOFFLE BROOK

0.12 MI West of CR 87, Bergen, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 16,790

BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: HIRSCHFELD BROOK

0.28 mi North of CR 126, Bergen, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 15,537

COLUMBUS DRIVE

Fair

Over: TENAKILL BROOK

0.6 MI East of CR 505, Bergen, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5,850

I-287 SB

Fair

Over: DARLINGTON AVE & BROOK

1.62 MI S. OF US 202, Bergen, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 31,690

OLD RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: EDGEWATER BRANCH (ABAN)

1.4MI SW OF NJ5&CR505 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1903 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,321

East Saddle River

Fair

Over: Wandell Brook

.04 Mi. N of E Allandale, Bergen, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5,870

West Airmont Road

Fair

Over: Masonicus Brook

0.12 mi E. of Island Rd., Bergen, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 550

Halifax Road

Fair

Over: Trib. of Ramapo River

0.6 miles west of US 202, Bergen, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 115

US ROUTE 206

Fair

Over: BARKERS CREEK

0.52 Mi N of CR 537 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 20,700

I-295

Fair

Over: N. BR. PENNSAUKEN CK

2.8 MI SOUTH OF RT 38, Burlington, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 134,415

HARTFORD ROAD

Fair

Over: SHARPS RUN

0.8 MI S. OF CR 616, Burlington, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 11,428

OLD YORK RD CR 660

Fair

Over: CRAFTS CREEK

0.67 M. W. OF C.R.628, Burlington, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,306

PETTICOAT BRIDGE R

Fair

Over: ASSISCUNK CREEK

1.25 MI.S.OF CO.RT.543, Burlington, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,100

JULSTWN-GRGETWN RD

Fair

Over: ANNARICKEN BROOK

1.5 MI NE OF RT206&537 JC, Burlington, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 460

C.R. 563

Fair

Over: W BR WADING RV

0.8 MI S OF CR 679, Burlington, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 628

CHATSWORTH AVENUE

Fair

Over: BR. OF WADING RIVER

1.45 S. RT 563, Burlington, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,289

Graisbury Ave

Fair

Over: Main Branch Newton Creek

1.2 MI NE OF RT 30, Camden, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 530

CR 644

Fair

Over: NJ 38

1.3 mi N of NJ 70, Camden, NJ

Built 1957 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 30,184

I-295 RAMPS F & G

Fair

Over: NJ 42 SOUTHBOUND

0.33 Mi S of Browning Rd., Camden, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 93,749

LUNDY STREET

Fair

Over: I-295

0.99 MILES NORTH OF US 30, Camden, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 375

36TH ST (CR 611)

Fair

Over: BRDNTWN SCNDRY NJT RD

2.0MI NE OF US38&I676 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,825

BROADWAY (CR 551)

Fair

Over: VINELAND SECONDARY

0.36MI NW of I676 Exit 3, Camden, NJ

Built 1904 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,725

OAK AVENUE(CR 667)

Fair

Over: SO BRANCH COOPER RIVER

.54 MI. W BURNT MILL ROAD, Camden, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5,804

HAND AVE(CR 658)

Fair

Over: SKEETER ISLAND CREEK

0.46 Mls East of Rt 47, Cape May, NJ

Built 1982 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,220

NJ 50

Fair

Over: CEDAR SWAMP CREEK

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

Built 1961 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 6,897

CR676(HALEYVILLE)

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

0.50 MILES NE JCT CO 553, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 500

CR676(HALEVILLE R)

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.15 MI EAST OF JCT CR553, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 500

Mayor Aitken Drive

Fair

Over: Sunset lake raceway

0.3 MILE NORTH OF RT 49, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,924

BRIGHTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: SECOND RIVER

0.06 MI S OF DODD STREET, Essex, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,642

GROVE ST. (CR 623)

Fair

Over: LACKWNA STA SHPNG PL TUN

.08 M N OF BLOOMFIELD AV., Essex, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 15,417

FREEMAN PARKWAY

Fair

Over: NJT&TONEYS BROOK

200SO. OF BLOOMFIELD AVE, Essex, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 730

BRANCH BROOK PK RD

Fair

Over: FOOTPATH

.13 MI WEST OF CLIFTON AV, Essex, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,791

TWO BRDGS RD-CR613

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.23 MILE N.OF I-80, Essex, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 24,340

Showing 1,301-1,350 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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