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

LAKESHORE DRIVE

Fair

Over: POND BROOK

1, Bergen, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 156

Washington Ave. N.

Fair

Over: Hackensack River & Lake

0.72 M. N of Old Tappan R, Bergen, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,624

Fycke Lane

Fair

Over: Teaneck Creek

0.1 mi E. of Teaneck Road, Bergen, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 550

Pleasant Avenue

Fair

Over: Pleasant Creek

0.16 mi W. W Saddle River, Bergen, NJ

Built 1945 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,530

NJ 73

Fair

Over: I-295

0.9 MI SOUTH OF NJ 38 INT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 74,525

OLD YORK RD(CR660)

Fair

Over: ROUTE I-295

1.4 MI S EXIT 56 OF 295, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 592

NJ 41

Fair

Over: NJ 73

0.2 MI. NO. OF RT. 38, Burlington, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,451

SECOND STREET

Fair

Over: ROBINSVILLE SECONDARY

0.9MI NE OF I295&US130 JC, Burlington, NJ

Built 1933 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,114

PARK AVE

Fair

Over: PENNSAUKEN CREEK

0.33 MI W HADDONFIELD RD, Burlington, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,562

CONROW RD

Fair

Over: SWEDES RUN

0.7 West of C.R. 686, Burlington, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,420

GREENTREE RD

Fair

Over: S BR PENNSAUKEN CREEK

.69 MI W OF RTE 73 JCT., Burlington, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,313

CROPWELL ROAD

Fair

Over: S.BR.PENSAUKEN CREEK

0.30 MILES N. OF CR 600, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,254

HNSPRT-MT LRL RD

Fair

Over: MASONS CREEK

1.16 MI W OF NJ 38, Burlington, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,865

CREEK ROAD-CR 636

Fair

Over: PARKERS CREEK

0.26 MI. S. OF CR 635, Burlington, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,114

MARLTON-MEDFORD RD

Fair

Over: S.W. BR. RANCOCAS CREEK

0.6 MILE SOUTH ROUTE 70, Burlington, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,620

TUCRTON RD(CR 620)

Fair

Over: BARTON RUN

1.02 MI NW OF C.R.623, Burlington, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,672

HIMMELEIN RD CR623

Fair

Over: HAYNES CREEK

0.62 MI S OF CR 541, Burlington, NJ

Built 1915 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,640

RT 542

Fair

Over: MERRYGOLD BR.WADING RIV

1.43 MI W OF US RT 9, Burlington, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,785

River Rd (CR 543)

Fair

Over: Pochack Creek

0.02 MI N OF RT 90, Camden, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,690

Church Rd (CR 616)

Fair

Over: S Branch Pennsauken Crk

0.41 MI E OF RT 38, Camden, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,584

King George Rd

Fair

Over: Pennsauken Creek S BR TR

0.47 MI FROM RT 41, Camden, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 108

Brick Road

Fair

Over: N Branch Cooper River

0.52 MI N OF EVESHAM RD, Camden, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,106

Lakeview Dr

Fair

Over: Stream

0.05 MI E OF RT 42, Camden, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,510

Meeting House Rd

Fair

Over: Branch Egg Harbor River

1.25 MI NE CROSS KEYS RD, Camden, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 324

(CR 536 Spur)

Fair

Over: Four Mile Branch

1.22 MI FROM RT 42, Camden, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,971

CR 630

Fair

Over: I-676 SB

.2MI NORTH OF NEWTON CR, Camden, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,600

RT 561

Fair

Over: I-295

2.41 MILES SOUTH OF NJ 70, Camden, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25,550

I-676

Fair

Over: HADDON AVE (CR 561)

0.54 MILES S OF US 30 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 77,175

BETTLEWOOD AVE.

Fair

Over: NEWTON LAKE

.5 MILES EAST US RT 30, Camden, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,950

HADDON AV (CR 561)

Fair

Over: COOPER RIVER

0.48 MI N OF NJ154 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,044

27TH ST (CR 609)

Fair

Over: BORDENTOWN SECONDARY

1.3MI NE OF US38&I676 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,621

ELMIRA STREET

Fair

Over: CAPE ISLAND CREEK

0.25 MI NORTH OF BROAD ST, Cape May, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,444

CR 552

Fair

Over: Manumuskin River

0.7 MILE EAST OF RT 671, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,223

CR 604 Gum Tree

Fair

Over: Bishops Run

.18M we of Macanuppuck Rd, Cumberland, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 187

S. Orange Avenue

Fair

Over: Canoe Brook

1.24 MI WEST OF CR 527, Essex, NJ

Built 1947 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,553

MONTROSE AVENUE

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH RAHWAY RIVER

35 E. of Meadowbrook Ln., Essex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,196

MIDLAND AVENUE

Fair

Over: SECOND RIVER

620 south of Dodd Street, Essex, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,876

BRANCH BROOK PK RD

Fair

Over: BRANCH BROOK PK LAKE

IN BRANCH BROOK PARK, Essex, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,769

WEEQUAHIC PARK RD.

Fair

Over: CONRAIL

515 S. of Elizabeth Ave., Essex, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,399

James Street

Fair

Over: JFK Drive (CR 652)

0.1 mi east of CR 509, Essex, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,781

East Northfield Rd

Fair

Over: Bear Brook

2.24 mi east of NJ 10, Essex, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,187

PASSAIC AVE CR 613

Fair

Over: GREEN BROOK

0.22 miles south of CR628, Essex, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 24,340

PASSAIC AVE CR 613

Fair

Over: DEEPAVAAL BROOK

0.76 miles south of CR628, Essex, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 24,340

NJ21 (NEWARK VDCT)

Fair

Over: I78 US1&9 RMPS RRs

1.1MI W OF I-78&US1&9 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 82,111

ROUTE NJ 21

Fair

Over: WATER MAINS

0.8 MI S OF 3-21 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 75,430

ROUTE US 22 EB

Fair

Over: QUEENS DITCH

0.11 MI WEST OF US 1&9, Essex, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 37,490

I-78 RAMP EN

Fair

Over: CONRAIL (ABANDONED)

2.3 MI WEST OF NJTPK, Essex, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,830

I-78

Fair

Over: FRELNGHYSEN AV RR DITCH

2.2 MI W OF NJTPK EXIT 14, Essex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 166,282

I-78 CONN.

Fair

Over: US 1&9 RAMPS

NEWARK AIRPORT INTER, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 72,500

I-80 EASTBOUND

Fair

Over: TWO BRIDGES ROAD

1.16 MILES W OF NJ 23 SB, Essex, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 62,495

Showing 1,601-1,650 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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