Total Bridges
6,796
Public highway bridges in New Jersey
State profile · Below median Poor share
New Jersey bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in New Jersey, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 6,796
- Public bridges
- 17.1%
- Good condition
- 4.6%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
17.1%
1,159 bridges rated 7-9
-32.9pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
4.6%
312 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-2.4pp vs national avg 7.0%
New Jersey vs national bridge condition
New Jersey - Good condition share 17.1%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
New Jersey - Poor-condition share 15.3%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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.
OR
Oregon
4.46% top marginal rate
OH
Ohio
4.54% top marginal rate
NJ
New Jersey
4.59% top marginal rate
CA
California
4.60% top marginal rate
AR
Arkansas
4.71% top marginal rate
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.
Demarest Ave
PoorOver: E. Tib. Overpeck Creek
0.08 Mi W. of N. Dean St, Bergen, NJ
Built 1902 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 7,330
MECHLIN CORNER RD
PoorOver: Lehigh Valley ML
0.51 mi South of I-78, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1968 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 5,144
Pine Hill Road
PoorOver: South Br Raritan River
1.6 Miles West of NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1900 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 159
RED HILL ROAD
PoorOver: NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE
1.90MI NE OF GSP EX. 114, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1922 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 7,110
E ANDERS ST (CR60)
PoorOver: HACKENSACK RIVER
0.36 MI E OF CR 62, Bergen, NJ
Built 1971 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 18,945
PATRIOTS WAY
PoorOver: RAMAPO RIVER
1 mi. west of us 202, Bergen, NJ
Built 1996 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 156
All Bridges in New Jersey
I-287
UnknownOver: RARITAN R,D&R,EASTON AVE
AT I-287 EXIT 10, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1959 ADT: 21,613
NJ 440 RAMP "J"
UnknownOver: NJ 35 RAMP "G"
600 FT WNW OF 35/440 JCT, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1972 ADT: 5,845
NJ35(CONVERY BLVD)
UnknownOver: NJ 440
AT JCT OF NJ440-NJ35, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1972 ADT: 95,811
AMBOY AVE & U-TURN
UnknownOver: NJ 440
0.27 MI EAST OF ROUTE 35, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1972 ADT: 99,587
NJ 440 RAMP V&Q
UnknownOver: Ramp/State/Bogg/Dill/NJT
JCT OUTERBRIDGE CROSSING, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1972 ADT: 4,458
NJ 440 RAMP S & U
UnknownOver: Ramp/State/Bogg/Dill/NJT
At OUTERBRIDGE CROSSING, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1972 ADT: 4,458
NJ 440 RAMP V
UnknownOver: STATE STREET (CR 611) NB
OVER STATE ST (CR611) NB, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1972 ADT: 29,017
NJ 440 Ramp VR
UnknownOver: NJ 440 Ramps U & VH
NJ440 MP4.26 StateSt Exit, Middlesex, NJ
Built 2013 ADT: 5,489
NJ 440 NB
UnknownOver: RAMP WI
0.1 MI NORTH OF NJTPK INT, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1968 ADT: 26,687
NJ 440 SB
UnknownOver: RAMP WI
0.19 MI S. OF CR 514 JCT, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1968 ADT: 27,883
WOODBRIDGEAV-CR514
UnknownOver: NJ 440 AND RAMP ET
1.75MI WEST OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1970 ADT: 6,691
NJ 440 Ramp WK
UnknownOver: CR 514 (Woodbridge)
0.33 mi E of I-95, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1970 ADT: 27,789
RAMP WK
UnknownOver: NJ 440 & RAMP ET
1.59 MI WEST OF G.S.P., Middlesex, NJ
Built 1970 ADT: 7,813
KING GEO POST RD
UnknownOver: NJ 440
1.05MI WEST OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1970 ADT: 127,772
INDUSTRIAL AVE
UnknownOver: NJ 440
0.6MI WEST OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1970 ADT: 145,916
Industrial Avenue
UnknownOver: NJ 440 NB RAMP
0.6MI WEST OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1970 ADT: 3,235
SMITH ST. (CR 656)
UnknownOver: US 9 RAMPS GL & GM
0.5 MI WEST OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1970 ADT: 1,563
RAMP GL
UnknownOver: NJ 440
0.33 MI WEST OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1970 ADT: 129,841
US 9 RAMPS GM & GN
UnknownOver: NJ 440
0.31 MI SOUTH OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1970 ADT: 148,495
RAMP GL (NJ 440)
UnknownOver: RAMP GK (NJ 440)
0.4MI WEST OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1970 ADT: 6,910
ROUTE NJ 440
UnknownOver: GSP & ROUTE US 9
AT JCT RT9,RT440, GSP, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1970 ADT: 278,561
RAMP R
UnknownOver: CO.RT.656(SMITH ST) WB
BETWEEN GSP&US 9 BRIDGES, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1972 ADT: 3,437
US 9 NB RAMP
UnknownOver: US 9 NB RAMP
AT JCT OF US440-US9, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1972 ADT: 50,152
US 9 SOUTHBOUND
UnknownOver: US 9 RAMP GM
0.25 MI NORTH OF RT440, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1972 ADT: 14,061
(NJ 440)RAMP GL
UnknownOver: GSP & US9
0.25 MI NORTH OF RT440, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1970 ADT: 76,209
CR 656 (SMITH ST)
UnknownOver: RAMP FOR US 9 & NJ 440
0.20 MI EAST OF US9, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1972 ADT: 1,524
US 9 Ramp GW
UnknownOver: US 9 RAMP GX
0.23 MI EAST OF US9,GSP, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1972 ADT: 5,011
NJ 440 & RAMP GW
UnknownOver: US 9 RAMP GT
0.25 EAST OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1972 ADT: 8,470
NEW BRUNSWICK AVE.
UnknownOver: NJ 440 & RAMP TO 440N
0.65 MI EAST OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1972 ADT: 17,656
FLRD.GRV RD(CR655)
UnknownOver: NJ 440
0.81 MI EAST OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1972 ADT: 111,073
CARLOCK AVENUE
UnknownOver: NJ 440
1.05 MI N OF US 9 JCT, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1972 ADT: 102,001
NJ 18 (MEMRL PKWY)
UnknownOver: ALBANY ST (NJ 27)
1.7 MI NORTH OF US 1, Middlesex, NJ
Built 2007 ADT: 19,025
(NJ-18) RAMP U
UnknownOver: NJ-18
2.3 MILES NORTH OF US 1, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1982 ADT: 75,174
RAMP F (NJ 18)
UnknownOver: NJ RT 18 AND RAMP GS
0.65 mi S of CR 609, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1982 ADT: 2,925
RAMPGS(CR672TO18SB
UnknownOver: RAMPG(18SBTOCR672)
2.7 MILES NORTH OF US 1, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1982 ADT: 2,017
NJ 18
UnknownOver: RARITAN R,JOHNSON,GEORGE
1.13MI W OF NJ18&27 JCT, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1980 ADT: 552
NJ 18 NB & RAMP A
UnknownOver: RIVER RD, BRK&BIKE PATH
1.57 MI N OF NJ 27 JCT, Middlesex, NJ
Built 2004 ADT: 30,859
NJ 18
UnknownOver: RIVER ROAD(CR.609)
1.57 mi. N. from Rt NJ 27, Middlesex, NJ
Built 2005 ADT: 30,858
NJ 18
UnknownOver: Campus Road
0.41m N of River Rd Jctn, Middlesex, NJ
Built 2004 ADT: 1,329
DAVIDSON ROAD
UnknownOver: NJ 18
0.70 N. of Campus Road, Middlesex, NJ
Built 2004 ADT: 45,869
NJ 184
UnknownOver: US 9
At JCT of NJ 184 & US 9, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1938 ADT: 75,900
NJ 184 EB
UnknownOver: NJ 440
1.1 MI E. OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1972 ADT: 85,700
PORT RDNG AV-CR604
UnknownOver: CHEMICAL COAST SECONDARY
2.0MI S of NJTPK Exit 12, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1959 ADT: 19
PORT RDG AVE-CR604
UnknownOver: PORT READING SECONDARY
2.0MI S of NJTPK Exit 12, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1958 ADT: 18
E.H. WERNER GEN ST
UnknownOver: NJ TRANSIT & MAIN ST.
1 MILE SE OF RTE 9 & 35, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1929 ADT: 12,699
MATAWAN RD(CR626)
UnknownOver: GSP SBI & SBO
2.03MI NW OF GSP&RT35 JCT, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1953 ADT: 88,351
MATAWAN RD (CR626)
UnknownOver: GSP NBI & NBO
3.54MI SE OF GSP&RT9 JCT, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1953 ADT: 87,657
GSP SBI
UnknownOver: CHEESEQUAKE PARK ROAD
3 MI SE OF GSP&RT9 JCT, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1972 ADT: 756
GSP SBO
UnknownOver: CHEESEQUAKE PARK ROAD
3 MI SE OF GSP&RT 9 JCT, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1953 ADT: 702
GSP NBO
UnknownOver: CHEESEQUAKE PARK ROAD
3 MI SE OF GSP & RT9 JCT, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1953 ADT: 702
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