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

ORATON PARKWAY SB

Fair

Over: I-280

AT 280-GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 11,500

RATTLING RUN ROAD

Fair

Over: RATTLING RUN

0.2 mi North of CR607, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,137

JFK BLVD (CR 501)

Fair

Over: PATH(12)TRCKS&CONRAIL(2)

0.48 MI S OF NJ 139, Hudson, NJ

Built 1924 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 26,015

PALISADE AVENUE

Fair

Over: NEW YORK AVENUE

0.52 MI. NORTH OF NJ 139, Hudson, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 10,785

Sinatra Dr North

Fair

Over: Hudson River

At 14th St Intersection, Hudson, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,065

COUNTY ROUTE 579

Fair

Over: TRIB. 3RD NESHANIC RIVER

0.4 MI N OF TOAD LANE, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1837 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5,146

WATER STREET

Fair

Over: TRIB.NO.BR.ROCKAWAY CR.

0.06MI W OF ROCKAWAY RD., Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 594

DAYTON ROAD

Fair

Over: WALNUT BROOK

0.1 MI.W.OF S. Main St, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 778

NJ 12

Fair

Over: BR. OF WICKECHOEKE CREEK

1.1 MI WEST OF CO RT 579, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 9,430

NJ 29

Fair

Over: LOCKATONG CREEK

4.5 MI NW OF US.202-2GJCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5,642

COUNTY ROUTE 518

Fair

Over: SWAN CREEK

0.07 MILE EAST OF NJ 29, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1873 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,456

COUNTY ROUTE 518

Fair

Over: SWAN CREEK

0.15 MILE EAST OF NJ 29, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1876 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,456

I-78 EB

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROUTE 523

5.8 MI WEST OF I-287, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 57,621

I-78 WB

Fair

Over: MATHESON ROAD

0.3 MI E. OF I-78 EXIT-24, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 58,196

MILFORD RD.

Fair

Over: LEHIGH VALLEY ML (NS)

0.5 MI W. OF Rte 579, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1917 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 155

MOUNT JOY ROAD

Fair

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

0.1 MI SW OF CR 627, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1890 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 689

US 1

Fair

Over: NJ 33 (MARKET ST)

0.89 MI NO. OF DEL. RIV., Mercer, NJ

Built 1949 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 71,006

US 1 BUSINESS

Fair

Over: D&R CANAL AND US 1 SB

3.0 miles north of NJ 29, Mercer, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 10,907

BULL RUN ROAD

Fair

Over: SHABAKUNK CREEK

1.0 MI EAST OF RT 31, Mercer, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,688

NJ 133 EB

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

0.63 MILES WEST OF NJ 33, Mercer, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 13,904

NJ 133 WB

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

0.63 MI WEST OF NJ 33, Mercer, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 12,813

TICETOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: US 9 AND RAMP

1.42 MI. E. OF C.R. 516, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 8,364

US 9 & NJ 35

Fair

Over: CONRAIL (ABANDONED)

0.06 Mi. N of CR 670, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 97,902

PHILO BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

350 NE of I95/CR531, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 357

BERNARD AVENUE

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

350Ft NE of I95/CR531, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 693

PLAINFIELD AV(603)

Fair

Over: CEDAR BROOK

0.13 miles S of Lane Ave., Middlesex, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 14,972

SHAMROCK WAY

Fair

Over: ROBINSON BROOK

200 Feet South of CR602, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,366

BRUNSWICK AVENUE

Fair

Over: AMBROSE BROOK

0.1 MI North of Route 529, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 8,603

Ethel Road

Fair

Over: Ambrose Brook

0.25 MI W OF CR 519, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 6,014

RAMP WK

Fair

Over: NJ 440 & RAMP ET

1.59 MI WEST OF G.S.P., Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 30,776

LANDING LANE (609)

Fair

Over: MILE RUN BROOK

0.7 MI. S. OF N.J. 18, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 28,670

KIMBERLY ROAD

Fair

Over: SAWMILL BROOK

0.4 miles North of CR606, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 458

RAYMOND ROAD

Fair

Over: CARTER BROOK

0.36 MI. E. OF ROUTE 27, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5,982

MUNDY AVENUE

Fair

Over: MATCHAPONIX BROOK

1.0 MI W. OF CO. RT 527, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,225

STATE STREET

Fair

Over: BARCLAYS BROOK

0.1 MI NORTH OF CO RT 522, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,500

ALLENWD-LAKEWD.RD.

Fair

Over: MANASQUAN RIVER

1.08 miles south of NJ34., Monmouth, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,891

CR 52 (VAN SCHOICK

Fair

Over: MAHORAS BROOK

0.8 mi N. of GSP, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 32,065

CR11 (OCEANPORT AV

Fair

Over: PARKERS CREEK

NORTH COR.FORT MONMOUTH, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 11,299

NJ 34

Fair

Over: YELLOW BROOK

1.5 MI N OF NJ18 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 16,730

ATLANTIC AVENUE

Fair

Over: FREEHOLD BR. (ABANDONED)

0.7 MI SE of GSP EXIT 118, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,114

GATHERING WAY

Fair

Over: HATFIELD CREEK

0.25 MI EAST OF CR 621, Morris, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 371

ESSEX STREET

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

0.05 MI NORTH BLACKWELL, Morris, NJ

Built 1905 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 12,678

WATERLOO VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

JUNCT.AT RT.WARREN CO.604, Morris, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 113

HACKLEBARNEY ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

1.9 MI WEST OF RT US 206, Morris, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 148

NJ 15 SB

Fair

Over: ABAND MT HOPE MINERAL RR

0.24 MI. NO. OF I-80, Morris, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 25,484

I-80 EB

Fair

Over: LANDING RD NB (CR 631)

0.77 MI WEST OF US 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 49,274

MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: I-80

1.6 MI WEST OF RT 15 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,500

RTE I-80 EB

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

0.5 MI E OF I-80 EXIT 37, Morris, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 81,685

WATERLOO DRIVE

Fair

Over: WATNONG BROOK

1.1MI NW OF NJ10&NJ53 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 563

ROCKAWAY BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO ROCKAWAY RIVER

1.1MI N I80/I280/US46 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 552

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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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