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

OAK TREE ROAD

Fair

Over: GSP

0.23 MI NORTH OF NJ 27, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 15,666

GSP

Fair

Over: MARKET STREET

1.1 MILE NORTH OF NJ 28, Union, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 260,073

GSP

Fair

Over: NJ TRANSIT MONTCLAIR BRA

2 MI N OF GSP&RT280 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 170,969

GARDEN ST PRKWY NB

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

.75 MI W OF GSP&PASSAIC R, Passaic, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 90,230

PARKWAY S

Fair

Over: GREAT EGG HARBOR&HRBR RD

.8 MI S. GREAT EGG TOLL, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 19,620

TPK INT 17E RMP TE

Fair

Over: NJ TPK RAMP V&R

INTERCHANGE 17E, Hudson, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 17,646

TURKEY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

3 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 3, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 7,209

CR 541

Fair

Over: TURNPIKE MAINLINE

0.3 MI NORTH OF INT. 5, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 33,174

NJTPK INT.11 R.NIT

Fair

Over: NJTPK NSI-SNI-SNO RWYS

1.15 MI E RT. 444 & NJTPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 24,992

U.S. 46

Fair

Over: TRIB TO DELAWARE RIVER

3.42 MILES EAST OF I-80, Warren, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 8,215

PARKWAY NBI

Fair

Over: PINE BROOK RD & CRR-NJ

0.61 mi N. of GSP/18 Jnct, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 39,562

GSP NBI

Fair

Over: TELEGRAPH HILL ROAD

2.5 MI SE OF GSP&RT36 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 32,464

Parkway Ramp 118SB

Fair

Over: NJ TRANSIT RR

0.25 MI SE OF GSP&RT36 JC, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 6,176

MIDDLESEX-ESSEX TP

Fair

Over: GSP

0.20 MILE SOUTH OF NJ 27, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1949 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 22,856

GARDEN ST PARKWAY

Fair

Over: CENTRAL AVENUE WB CR 613

2.4 MILE SOUTH OF NJ 28, Union, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 259,586

GSP NB

Fair

Over: SADDLE RIVER

1 MI SW OF GSP & NJ 4 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 76,380

GARDEN ST PRKWY NB

Fair

Over: SUMMIT AVENUE (CR 96)

8.3 MI W OF GSP&NJ 17 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 29,239

NJTPK(I-95)NSI-SNI

Fair

Over: LAWRENCE BROOK

.1 MI N INTERCHANGE 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 117,944

NJ TPK SNO RWY

Fair

Over: FIRST AVENUE

.54 MI N ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 67,612

CENTRAL AVE

Fair

Over: PATCONG CREEK

0.2 mile East CR 651, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,346

FRANKFURT AVENUE

Fair

Over: RUBINS RUN

2.77 MI N OF CR 561A, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 123

SOMERS POINT RD

Fair

Over: BABCOCK CREEK

0.04 MI SOUTH OF NJ 40, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 10,090

GROVE STREET

Fair

Over: HO-HO-KUS BROOK

0.21 MI E of S79, Bergen, NJ

Built 1957 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 15,216

Degraw Ave WB

Fair

Over: TEANECK CREEK

1.78 mi West of US 1, Bergen, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 13,083

NJ 17

Fair

Over: SPROUT BROOK

0.32 MI N OF GSP EXIT 163, Bergen, NJ

Built 1933 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 145,772

RT 502

Fair

Over: NJ 17

2.3 MI W OF GSP, Bergen, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 5,685

US 46

Fair

Over: MIDLAND AVENUE (CR 67)

1.68 MILE EAST OF GSP JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 70,897

NJ 208

Fair

Over: DELAWARE & OSTEGO RR

0.16 Mi. S of I-287 NB Ju, Bergen, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 47,268

ORIENT WAY CR 130

Fair

Over: MAIN LINE M.P. 7.23

2.15MI NW of I-95&NJ3 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1903 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 20,665

ROUTE I-295 NB

Fair

Over: CROSSWICKS CREEK

1 MI NORTH OF RT. 130 INT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 47,323

COUNTY RT 646

Fair

Over: NO.BR RANCOCAS CREEK

0.14 MI N OF C.R. 645, Burlington, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,858

ROUTE US 30 EB

Fair

Over: ROUTE US 130 NB RAMP

AT AIRPORT CIRCLE, Camden, NJ

Built 1946 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 32,808

I-676

Fair

Over: CITY STS RAMP TO KAIGHNS

1MI SOUTH OF RT 30, Camden, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 67,874

US 130

Fair

Over: NO.BR. PENNSAUKEN CREEK

0.2 MI N OF NJ 73 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 70,874

CHAPEL AVENUE

Fair

Over: I-295

0.89 MI NORTH OF NJ 70, Camden, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 5,837

CHURCH ST(CR 534)

Fair

Over: SO.BR TIMBER CREEK

.39 MILE WEST OF NJ 168, Camden, NJ

Built 1922 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 11,354

NJ 83

Fair

Over: CAPE MAY BRANCH

0.15 MI EAST OF NJ 47, Cape May, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 6,392

NORTHFIELD AV.C508

Fair

Over: W.BR. RAHWAY RIVER

0.17 miles east of CR 636, Essex, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 22,864

East Cedar Street

Fair

Over: S. Branch of Canoe Brook

0.15 miles south of CR649, Essex, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 9,908

RT NJ 21 SB

Fair

Over: VALVE CHAMBER

0.25 MI N OF CR 506, Essex, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 38,510

NUTLEY AVENUE

Fair

Over: NEWARK BRANCH

1.4MI SW OF NJ3&NJ21 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1982 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 828

Bathgate Place

Fair

Over: Morristown Line(MP 9.02)

1.0 MI East of GSP, Essex, NJ

Built 1904 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,780

Swedesboro Ave

Fair

Over: STILL RUN

0.3 mi. South of CR 673, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1935 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,295

WILLOW GROVE RD

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO STILL RUN

0.4 MI N OF TAYLOR ROAD, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1935 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,712

PINEY HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: HOSPITALITY BRANCH

0.25 Mi SOUTH of US RT322, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,478

MANTUA BVD (CR676)

Fair

Over: MILLVILLE BRANCH

2.3MI SW OF NJ47&NJ55 JCT, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 7,913

PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: BAYONNE PARK FOOTPATH

BAYONNE PARK BAYONNE, Hudson, NJ

Built 1916 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 435

US 1 & 9

Fair

Over: MORRISTOWN LINE (MP1.95)

0.11 MILE N. OF US RT 139, Hudson, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 70,536

COUNTY ROUTE 523

Fair

Over: WALNUT BROOK

0.14 MI EAST OF JCT NJ 12, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 5,908

STONE SIGN POST RD

Fair

Over: PLUM BROOK

0.6 mi. West of CR 579, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1932 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 149

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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.