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

MRCVL EDN RD CR535

Fair

Over: MIRY RUN

1.26 MI.N.OF COUNTY RT533, Mercer, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 7,460

CEDARBROOK AVENUE

Fair

Over: CEDAR BROOK

0.5 MILE WEST OF RTE 531, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 5,373

GROVE AVENUE

Fair

Over: PORT READING SEC CONRAIL

0.19 MI NORTH OF RT 27, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 17,372

CROSS ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG BROOK

0.61 mile N. of Laird Rd., Monmouth, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,257

CR 50(SWIM.RIV.RD)

Fair

Over: SWIMMING RIVER

1 mile north of CR 537, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 12,649

CR 3 (TENNENT ROAD

Fair

Over: DEEP RUN BROOK

1.5 ML N OF NJ 18, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 11,525

EAST MADISON AVE

Fair

Over: SPRING GARDEN BROOK

1.5MI NE NJ124&CR608 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 2,760

PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: SHENANDOAH SPILLWAY

0.4 MI. S of NJ 88, Ocean, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 107

FRANCISCO AVE.

Fair

Over: PECKMAN RIVER

0.95 MI East of NJ RT. 23, Passaic, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 6,590

HIGGINSVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: S. BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

0.10 N of Three Bridges R, Somerset, NJ

Built 1893 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 668

WOODFERN ROAD

Fair

Over: S. BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

0.89 mi North of CR 514, Somerset, NJ

Built 1902 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,083

BURNT MILLS ROAD

Fair

Over: LAMINGTON RIVER

.14 mi South CR620, Somerset, NJ

Built 1919 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,664

GREEN BROOK RD

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

0.2 mi W of CR 531S, Somerset, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 8,990

DUER STREET

Fair

Over: CRAB BROOK

0.1 MI NO GREENBROOK RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,214

MANSFIELD DRIVE

Fair

Over: LUBBERS RUN

0.21 MI E OF CR607, Sussex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 777

UNION STREET

Fair

Over: PEACH ORCHARD BROOK

AT CHANDLER AVENUE, Union, NJ

Built 1922 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 723

LAMBERT ROAD

Fair

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.4 MI SOUTH OF NJ RT 94, Warren, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 2,579

CHAPEL DRIVE (ZCC)

Fair

Over: D&R CANAL

1.MI S.OF JCT I-287&CR623, Somerset, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 360

CRIGGER ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG FLAT BROOK

4.5 MI NE OF US206&521 JC, Sussex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 56

SOUTH RAMP(NJ-495)

Fair

Over: PARK AVENUE

NJ PLAZA LINCOLN TUNNEL, Hudson, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 28

CR 563

Fair

Over: BEACH THOROFARE

325M SE OF RT96652, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 10,728

CR 563

Fair

Over: WHIRLPOOL CHANNEL

2.3 MI SE OF RT9&662 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 10,728

CR 563

Fair

Over: DOCK THOROFARE

1.8 MI SE OF RT9&662 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 10,728

CR 627

Fair

Over: DELAWARE River

CR 627, Warren, NJ

Built 1904 Load: 16.4 t ADT: 3,300

NJTPK

Fair

Over: OVERPECK CREEK

1.4MI NORTH OF I-80 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 91,720

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: PAUNPECK CREEK

2.0 MI NORTH OF INTER 17E, Hudson, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 85,120

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: OVERPECK CREEK

1.2 MI N OF 95-80 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 90,380

TPK HCE IN14A RPTE

Fair

Over: NJ RTE.440 & CONRAIL

1.5 MI E OF NEWARK BAY, Hudson, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 6,315

HIGHLAND ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH RUN

0.5 Mi. W. OF C.R. 670, Burlington, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 235

NJ 47 (DELSEA DR)

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF DENNIS CREEK

0.93 MI NORTH OF NJ 83, Cape May, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 14,448

CR634(MORTON AVE)

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

0.5 MI. SOUTH OF CO. 666, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1949 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 2,741

BERGENLINE AVE

Fair

Over: NJ 495

1 MI WEST LINCOLN TUNNEL, Hudson, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 6,697

NEW YORK AVENUE

Fair

Over: NJ 495

0.9 MI W OF LINCOLN TUN, Hudson, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 7,750

PALISADE A &32NDST

Fair

Over: NJ 495

1.1 MI W OF LINCOLN TUN, Hudson, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 13,150

HUDSON AVENUE

Fair

Over: NJ 495

1.0 MI W OF LINCOLN TUN, Hudson, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 7,563

SOUTH FRANKLIN ST.

Fair

Over: SWAN CREEK

150 SOUTH OF RT518, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1873 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 469

BUFFALO HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: WILLOUGHBY BROOK

1.2 MI NE OF NJ 31 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 573

RAINBOW HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: NESHANIC RIVER

0.4 MI NORTH OF CR 602, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 191

ISLAND ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY CREEK

0.8 MI NORTH OF US 22, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 103

NOMOCO ROAD

Fair

Over: N.BRANCH METEDECONK RIVR

1.25 miles south of CR 53, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 959

WILLOW BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: HOP BROOK

0.95 MILES EAST OF NJ 34, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,139

CR 45 (CHURCH ST.)

Fair

Over: GRAVELLY BROOK

0.5 MI E OF INT NJ 34& 79, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1923 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 6,414

NJ 15

Fair

Over: BRNT MEADOW (GRN PD) BRK

0.40 MI SOUTH I-80, Morris, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 27,070

HINCHMAN AVENUE

Fair

Over: SINGAC BROOK

0.1 S.OF PAT-HAM TPK(504), Passaic, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 7,260

DRIFT ROAD

Fair

Over: ROUTE I-78

AT I-78 EXIT 41, Somerset, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 6,930

POTTRSVL RD-CR 512

Fair

Over: HERZOG BROOK

7.94 mi E of CR513, Somerset, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 3,608

CR 607

Fair

Over: RIVER STYX(LK HOPATCONG)

2.26 mi south of CR 602, Sussex, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 7,680

SAND HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF PAULINS KILL

0.5 MI EAST OF CO RT 655, Warren, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 463

RICHLINE HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: MERRILL CREEK

0.5 MILE NO OF NJ 57 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 317

BLACKWELLS MLLS RD

Fair

Over: DELAWARE & RARITAN CANAL

0.23 MI E OF CR 533 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 8,728

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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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