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

I80 RAMP Y

Fair

Over: US 46 EB

0.03mi E. of EL RR, Morris, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 11,454

WHISPER WAY WEST

Fair

Over: DRAKES BROOK

0.7 miles S of RT 10, Morris, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 225

US 9

Fair

Over: OYSTER CREEK

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

Built 1967 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 23,730

NJ 70

Fair

Over: BLACKS BROOK

1.16 MI SW OF 70-547 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 24,462

ROE STREET

Fair

Over: MOLLY ANNS BROOK

0.2 NW OF BURHANS AV(662), Passaic, NJ

Built 1935 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,800

Burnt Meadow Road

Fair

Over: Trib. of Hewitt Brook

South of Route 511, Passaic, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 595

Union Valley Road

Fair

Over: Belchers Creek

0.3 mi S. of Stowaway Rd., Passaic, NJ

Built 1850 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 11,743

UNION VLLY RD(513)

Fair

Over: BELCHERS CREEK

0.4 N OF MARSHLL HILL/696, Passaic, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 9,535

US 46 WB & NJ 20

Fair

Over: US 46 RAMPS

0.5 MI. S.OF I-80 EXIT 59, Passaic, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 52,504

ROUTE NJ 21

Fair

Over: PASSAIC ST.&WEASEL BROOK

2.8 MI N OF 3-21 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 72,430

US 46

Fair

Over: N.J 3 WESTBOUND

NJ 3 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 60,650

US 46

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.10 MI EAST OF NJ RTE 20, Passaic, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 106,015

ROUTE I-80

Fair

Over: NJ TRANSIT&LOCAL STREETS

0.20 MI E OF NJ 19, Passaic, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 156,453

GEOFFREY WAY

Fair

Over: POINT VIEW RESER SPILLWY

0.5 MI.SW. OF HAMBURG TPK, Passaic, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,010

PLEASANT HILL BRDG

Fair

Over: ALLOWAY CREEK

4.1 MILES SW OF US 40, Salem, NJ

Built 1932 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 184

I-295 SB

Fair

Over: GAME BRANCH

3.2 MI NORTH OF TURNPIKE, Salem, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 20,472

US 206

Fair

Over: BR ROYCES BROOK

0.43 MLE SOUTH OF 514 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 25,785

ROUTE I-287 N.B.

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH AVE (CR621)

0.8 M SOUTH OF CANAL RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 81,987

ROUTE I-287 S.B.

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH AVE (CR 621)

0.8 M SOUTH OF CANAL RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 123,264

I-287 NB

Fair

Over: RT 22 EASTBOUND

.8MI North of Route 28, Somerset, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 104,530

LIBERTY CORNER RD.

Fair

Over: I-287 SB

3.23 MI NORTH OF I78, Somerset, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,266

OLD STIRLING ROAD

Fair

Over: ROUTE I-78

8.2 MI EAST OF I-287, Somerset, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 7,020

PLESNT RUN RD(629)

Fair

Over: PLEASANT RUN

0.69 mi N of CR 567, Somerset, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,430

ANDRIA AVENUE

Fair

Over: BRANCH ROYCE BROOK

0.2 MI N. of US 206, Somerset, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,688

COUNTY ROUTE 512

Fair

Over: NORTH BR RARITAN RIVER

0.77 mi W of US 202, Somerset, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 6,621

CR 630 (BROAD ST.)

Fair

Over: DRY BROOK

0.6 MI WEST OF US 206, Sussex, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,572

KENNEDY AVENUE

Fair

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

0.5 MI. NW OF CR 517, Sussex, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 742

FEATHERBED LANE

Fair

Over: MIDDLESEX RESERVOIR

NEAR VICTORIA DRIVE, Union, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 6,305

US 22 EB RAMP

Fair

Over: RELIEF

.37 MI EAST OF GSP JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5,975

I-78

Fair

Over: RAMSEY AVENUE

0.41 MI EAST OF GSP, Union, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 77,312

COUNTY ROUTE 519

Fair

Over: LOPATCONG CREEK

0.02 MI NORTH OF RT NJ 57, Warren, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 6,194

MILL POND ROAD

Fair

Over: POHATCONG CREEK

0.5 MI. SOUTH NJ 57, Warren, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 979

RAMP Y

Fair

Over: NJ 29 NB & SB

ADJACENT TO DELAWARE RIV., Mercer, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,450

RAMP N

Fair

Over: UNION STREET

0.25 MI E OF RT1&DEL RIV, Mercer, NJ

Built 1982 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,550

GSP SB

Fair

Over: NJ 47 (WILDWOOD BLVD)

0.7 M SE OF RTS47&9 JCT, Cape May, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 8,810

SB ENTR RAMP E1

Fair

Over: INT.105 NB EXIT RAMP E6

GSP INT. 105 AT HOPE ROAD, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 7,562

GSP NBO

Fair

Over: CHEESEQUAKE CREEK

1.84 mi. S of GSP/US9 Jct, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 54,270

CENTER AVENUE

Fair

Over: I-95

0.55 MI W OF GEO WASH BR, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 12,424

EXIT BRIDGE NO. 15

Fair

Over: SERVICE ROAD

4.2 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 77,718

440 440 06011015

Fair

Over: Arthur Kill Road

3 miles north of NJ TRPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 83,859

GARDEN STATE PKWY

Fair

Over: NJTPK INTER 11 RAMP PNT

0.18 MI SE OF NJ.TPK., Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 106,907

NJTPK SNO-SNI RWYS

Fair

Over: RARITAN RIVER&NJTPK UTRN

.7 MI N OF INT 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 97,307

NJ TPK SNO ROADWAY

Fair

Over: NJ TPK INTER.11 RAMP SIT

0.30 MI W OF RT.9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 42,334

Turnpike Ramp NT-1

Fair

Over: DELANCY STREET

.75 MI N OF INT 14, Essex, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 64,918

NJTPK NSO ROADWAY

Fair

Over: PORT READING RR & 94UTRN

.9 MI N WOODBRIDGE SERV.A, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 106,694

NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.

Fair

Over: RR & 5 ROADS

2 MI SW OF HOLLAND TUNNEL, Hudson, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 71,396

COLES MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: HOSPITALITY BRANCH

.29 Mi. West of US 322, Gloucester, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 1,692

GSP NBO

Fair

Over: SWIMMING RIVER

3.18 mi. N of GSP/18 Jct., Monmouth, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 51,670

GSP NBI

Fair

Over: NORMANDY RD & NAD RR

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

Built 1972 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 32,199

GSP NB INNER

Fair

Over: ERNSTON ROAD

2.5 MI S OF RARITAN TOLL, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 43,907

Showing 1,401-1,450 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.