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

440 440 06011015

Fair

Over: Arthur Kill

3 miles north of NJ TRPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 83,856

NJ TPK INTER 13 TW

Fair

Over: NJ TPK RAMPS TE ET CA

.39 MI S ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 25,180

NJTPK NSO-NSI RWY

Fair

Over: AMBOY AVENUE(EDISON TWP)

1.3 MI S OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 109,088

Turnpike SNO

Fair

Over: THIRD AVENUE

.3 MI N ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 67,612

GSP SB

Fair

Over: NJ 147(N.WILDWOOD BL)

0.35 M E OF RTS9&147 JCT, Cape May, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 14,383

GSP NB

Fair

Over: ROOSEVELT BLVD (CR 623)

2 MI S OF EGG HARBOR BR, Cape May, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 12,660

GSP NB

Fair

Over: MAYS LANDING RD (CR 559)

.87 MI-GSP&US 9 INTRCHNG., Atlantic, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 15,530

Parkway S

Fair

Over: W. HURLEY POND ROAD

0.54 Mi N of GSP&NJ138 JC, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 69,401

Parkway N

Fair

Over: W. HURLEY POND ROAD

0.54 MI N OF GSP&NJ138 JC, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 72,106

GSP SBI

Fair

Over: SWIMMING RIVER

3.18 MI N OF GSP/18 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 25,516

ROUTE NJ 3

Fair

Over: GARDEN STATE PARKWAY SB

AT GSP & RT 3 JUNCTION, Passaic, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 114,362

NJ TPK SISA RAMP

Fair

Over: NJ TPK SNO ROADWAY

4.5 MI NORTH OF INT 8A, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 8,208

TPK RAMP NISA

Fair

Over: TPK NSO RDWY & RAMP NOSA

WOODBRIDGE SERVICE AREA, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 9,743

WOODWARD ROAD

Fair

Over: MANALAPAN BROOK

.1 MI NORTH OF CR 526, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,594

WOODWARD ROAD

Fair

Over: MANALAPAN BROOK

1 MILE NORTH OF NJ 33, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,594

PERRINEVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCKY BROOK

2.8 MI SOUTH RT 33, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,927

Greenwood Lake Tpk

Fair

Over: Trib. to Hewitt Brook

0.9 mi E of CR696, Passaic, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,453

US 206

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF DUKES BROOK

0.28M N. of Dukes PKY W., Somerset, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30,873

COUNTY ROUTE 512

Fair

Over: DEAD RIVER

1.7 MI W OF RT 525, Somerset, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,853

RT 521 NB

Fair

Over: FORMER SCRANTON BRANCH

1.17 MI S OF RT 94 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,814

GSP SBO

Fair

Over: CHEESEQUAKE CREEK

1.84 mi. S of GSP/NJ9 Jct, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 57,215

TURNPIKE MAINLINE

Fair

Over: PRSL RR GRENLOCH BRANCH

0.4 MI SOUTH OF INT. 3, Camden, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 54,952

CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

3.6 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 5, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 21,193

DEANS RHODE HALL R

Fair

Over: NJ TPK MAINLINE

2.1 MI NORTH OF INT 8A, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 738

NJTPK NSO RWY

Fair

Over: RAILROAD AVE. &CRR OF NJ

3 MI N RAHWAY RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 64,747

TURNPIKE SNW/NSW

Fair

Over: NJ RTE 3 WB&TPK U-TURN

.3 MI N INTERCHANGE 16 W, Bergen, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 96,626

NORMANDY RD RR

Fair

Over: SR-35

1.8 MI S OF KINGS HWY E, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1943 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 120

NORMANDY RD RR

Fair

Over: CR-520

0.5MI W OF GARDEN STATE, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 120

US 9

Fair

Over: Nacote Ck & Lindbergh Av

1.18 mi. S. of GSP, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,538

NJ152-LNGPTSUMBLVD

Fair

Over: DOLES CREEK

0.86 MI E OF BROAD THORO-, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,994

NJ152-LNGPTSUMBLVD

Fair

Over: CREEK AT STATION # 91

2.1 MI SE OF RT 9, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,994

NJ152-LNGPTSUMBLVD

Fair

Over: CREEK AT STA 61+49

1.8 MI SE OF RT 9, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,994

NJ152-LNGPTSUMBLVD

Fair

Over: SOMERS CREEK

0.13 M.E.OF BASS HARBOR, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,994

NJ152-LNGPTSUMBLVD

Fair

Over: BASS HARBOR

1.46 MI W OF BROAD THORO-, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,397

NORTH PROSPECT ST

Fair

Over: HIRSCHFELD BROOK

.28 MI N OF RIVEREDGE ROA, Bergen, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,000

FIRST STREET

Fair

Over: METZLERS BROOK

0.5 MI N OF NJ RTE 4, Bergen, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,460

Fair Lawn Avenue

Fair

Over: Jordan Brook

0.01 mi. W OF PARKVIEW PL, Bergen, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,015

GRAND AVE W(CR 94)

Fair

Over: PASCACK BROOK

0.16 mi W of CR 503 SB, Bergen, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,918

US1&9 SB & US46 WB

Fair

Over: I-95 & Ramps; NJ4 Ramp B

0.8 MI W OF GWB TOLL, Bergen, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 33,225

NJ 4

Fair

Over: S DEAN NORDHOFF&CSX RR

5.5 MI EAST OF RT 17 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 95,655

NJ 4

Fair

Over: BROAD AVE.

1.3 MI NORTH OF I 95, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 83,250

US 46

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF PASSAIC RIVER

0.43 MILE EAST OF 507 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 70,897

OUTWATER LANE

Fair

Over: US 46

1.62 MILES EAST OF GSP, Bergen, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,252

BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: FLEISCHER BROOK

0.06 Mi. S. of Market, Bergen, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,633

Wilbur Street

Fair

Over: Metzlers Brook

250 W.of Park Avenue, Bergen, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 550

West Palisade Ave.

Fair

Over: Metzlers Brook

250 W. of Cleveland St., Bergen, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,210

Hutton Drive

Fair

Over: Ho-Ho-Kus Brook Trib.

50 ft E. of Babbit Br. Dr, Bergen, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 112

Mark Twain Way

Fair

Over: Darlington Brook

0.18 mi E. of Ridge Rd, Bergen, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 110

Masonicus Road

Fair

Over: Masonicus Brook

0.12 W. of Airmont Road, Bergen, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 115

Myrtle Avenue

Fair

Over: Goffle Brook

0.05 mi N. Godwin Avenue, Bergen, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 110

Showing 1,551-1,600 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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