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

I-78 EB

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

0.49M W.OF I-78 EXIT.16, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 109,950

ROCKAWAY ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY CREEK

0.87 Mi South of Main St, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 392

ALEXANDER ROAD

Fair

Over: US 1

0.4 MI SOUTH OF CO RT 571, Mercer, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 16,048

MERCER CR 524

Fair

Over: GROPP LAKE

0.28 MILES EAST OF I-195, Mercer, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 19,225

FACKLER RD (CR569)

Fair

Over: SHIPETAUKIN CREEK

0.04 mi South of US 206, Mercer, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 5,679

I-287 NB

Fair

Over: US 1

AT US 1 JUNCTION, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 79,955

I-287 SB

Fair

Over: US 1

AT US 1 JUNCTION, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 79,955

WASHINGTON AVE

Fair

Over: I-287

AT I-287 EXIT 6, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 190,050

SMITH ST. (CR 656)

Fair

Over: US 9 RAMPS GL & GM

0.5 MI WEST OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,678

(MAIN STREET)CR535

Fair

Over: CRANBURY BROOK

0.25 MI N OF STATION RD, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1896 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 7,125

JACKSON MILLS ROAD

Fair

Over: MANASQUAN RIVER

1 MILE WEST OF US 9, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 13,206

NJ 36

Fair

Over: FLAT CREEK

1.8 MI EAST OF RT 35 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 43,601

NJ 138

Fair

Over: N BRANCH WRECK POND

0.4 MI W RTS 138 & 18 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 27,928

BRIGHTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: ROUTE 18

1.7 MI N OF 18 & 138 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 6,853

CR504 Nwk-Pmptn Tp

Fair

Over: Pompton River

0.09 Mile West of CR 683, Morris, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 11,419

STANLEY AVENUE

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

1.4 MI SW NJ24&NJ124 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,268

CR699(BERKS VAL R)

Fair

Over: SO. BRANCH RUSSIA BROOK

6.78 MI NORTH OF NJ 15, Morris, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 9,929

RT 549(Hooper Ave)

Fair

Over: Long Swamp Creek

1.1 Mile East of NJ 37, Ocean, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 27,319

GOFFLE ROAD

Fair

Over: DEEP VOLL BROOK

1.96 MI North of CR 504, Passaic, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 12,090

NJ ROUTE 3

Fair

Over: BLOOMFIELD AVE (CR 622)

2.6 MI SE OF 3-46 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 138,590

ROUTE NJ 3

Fair

Over: MAIN AVE (CR 601)

1.1 MI NW OF 3-21 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 138,590

VAN HOUTEN&RIV DR

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 21

1.6 MI N OF NJ 3, Passaic, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 8,520

TRENTON AVE

Fair

Over: ROUTE I-80

1.5 MI EAST OF RT 20 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 4,262

COUNTY ROUTE 540

Fair

Over: SALEM CREEK

0.7 MI. SOUTHEAST OF US40, Salem, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 5,886

US ROUTE 40 E.B.

Fair

Over: WEST BRANCH GAME CREEK

2.82 MI WEST OF NJ 48 JCT, Salem, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 10,103

US 22 WB

Fair

Over: NJ 28

2.2 MI.W.OF 22-206-202 JT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1949 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 16,775

NJ 28

Fair

Over: MIDDLE BROOK

0.2 MILES EAST OF I-287, Somerset, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 27,598

MT AIRY RD CR 525

Fair

Over: GLADSTONE LINE MP 34.69

0.8 MI NW I287& CR613 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 8,525

FALCON ROAD

Fair

Over: ROYCE BROOK

.1 MI WEST SUNNY MEAD RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,802

BERRY ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST BR. PAPAKATING CR.

0.01 MI N OF CR 628, Sussex, NJ

Built 1957 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 828

CR 519

Fair

Over: PAPAKATING CREEK W BR

100 ft south of CR 628, Sussex, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,188

US 1&9

Fair

Over: WEST BROOK

2.2 MI.N.of Rahway River, Union, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 64,435

W. STIMPSON AVENUE

Fair

Over: WEST BROOK

0.1 MI. N. OF STILES ST., Union, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,815

LIVINGSTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: SALT BROOK

NEAR MARION AVENUE, Union, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,870

CENTRAL AVENUE

Fair

Over: ROBINSONS BRANCH RAH RIV

0.05 MI W OF NJ 27, Union, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,652

RHWY AV & DRN RD

Fair

Over: STREAM 10-7-15

0.35 MI SE OF CR 653, Union, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 14,144

ORCHARD ST

Fair

Over: PEQUEST RIVER

50FT S. OF CR 620 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,635

PROSPECT STREET

Fair

Over: MERRILL CREEK

0.2 MI SOUTH NJ RT 57, Warren, NJ

Built 1946 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 388

COUNTY ROUTE 632

Fair

Over: TRIB OF MUSCONETCONG RIV

0.18 MI W OF ROUTE NJ 57, Warren, NJ

Built 1949 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,903

MITCHELL ROAD

Fair

Over: POHATCONG CREEK

100 FT SOUTH OF VALLEY RD, Warren, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 188

PROSPECT STREET

Fair

Over: D&R FEEDER CANAL

100 EAST OF W STATE ST, Mercer, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 6,949

River Rd

Fair

Over: D&R CANAL FEEDER

1000 FT SOUTH US 202, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 36

US RT 22

Fair

Over: BROAD ST BDRV RR RS WAY

ADJACENT TO DEL RIVER, Warren, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 34,700

OLD STATE ROAD

Fair

Over: TUTTLES BROOK

1 MI SW OF RT206&521 JCT, Sussex, NJ

Built 1935 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 134

US 9 (NEW RD)

Fair

Over: GSP

1.2 MI N-C.MAY-ATL CO LIN, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 12,176

GSP

Fair

Over: CR509 CR506 SECOND RIVER

2.4 MILES NORTH OF I280, Essex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 183,520

GARDEN ST PARKWAY

Fair

Over: TAIL RACE

3.25MI N OF GSP&I-280 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 184,243

US 46

Fair

Over: GARDEN ST PARKWAY

2.5 MI N OF NJ 3-GSP JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 51,005

MIDLAND AVE

Fair

Over: GSP & INT 159 RAMP J

.25 MI NE OF GSP&I-80 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 21,124

ENTRANCE BR. NO.10

Fair

Over: PERIPHERAL DITCH

2.7 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 68,562

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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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