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

SIXTH ST

Fair

Over: I-280 AND RAMPS A & Y

1.1 MI E OF 280-GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,950

YOGI BERRA DRIVE

Fair

Over: MONTCLAIR-BOONTON LINE

0.8 MI SE US46 & NJ3 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,365

US 40

Fair

Over: MALAGA LAKE

0.93 MI EAST OF RT 55 JCT, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,355

Newark Avenue

Fair

Over: NATIONAL DOCKS SECONDARY

0.06 MI. N OF I-78, Hudson, NJ

Built 1915 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,760

11TH STREET

Fair

Over: GROVE STREET

0.06 MI SOUTH OF I-78, Hudson, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,405

CHERRY STREET

Fair

Over: SO.BR.ROCKAWAY CREEK

0.27 MI. S. OF MAIN ST, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,626

FARMERSVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH BR. ROCKAWAY CR.

1000 FT W OF RT 517, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 650

HOMESTEAD ROAD

Fair

Over: LAMINGTON RIVER TRIB

0.4 MILES WEST OF RT 512, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 762

WARSAW ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB.TO DELAWARE RIVER

0.3 MI EAST NJ 29 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 209

PERRYVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB SO BR RARITAN RIVER

1.06 MI N OF COOK CROSSRD, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 655

ACCESS ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB.SO.BR.RARITAN RIVER

0.3 MI W of CR 513, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 520

COUNTY ROUTE 623

Fair

Over: CRAMERS CREEK

0.66 MILES WEST OF NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,858

I-78 E.B.

Fair

Over: TURKEY HILL ROAD

5.14 MI E US 22, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 96,448

I-78 WB

Fair

Over: TURKEY HILL ROAD

1.5 MI EAST OF EXIT 7, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 54,284

NJ 31 NB

Fair

Over: 78 & RMP[31 SB TO 78 EB]

I-78 & 31 NB JUNCTION, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,320

Taylors Mill Road

Fair

Over: I-78

6.7 Mi East of Rt 31 Jct, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 535

Chalfont Drive

Fair

Over: Beaver Brook

0.3 MI WEST OF CR 639, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 551

Hamilton Avenue

Fair

Over: Pond Run

0.08 MI W OF CR 619, Mercer, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,670

PENNGTN-TITUSVL RD

Fair

Over: JACOBS CREEK

0.8 MI EAST OF CO 579 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,493

MARSHALLS CRNR RD

Fair

Over: WOODSVILLE BROOK

WOODSVILLE-.3MI SE RT 518, Mercer, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,417

Pleasant Valley-Ha

Fair

Over: Trib of Moores Creek

1.1 MI.W.OF RT.579, Mercer, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 541

NJ 29 and RAMP B

Fair

Over: RAMP D

0.5 MI N OF US 1 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 47,277

US 1 Southbound

Fair

Over: Raritan Rivr & Local Rds

0.7mi N of US1 & NJ18 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 65,136

WOOD AVENUE CR 649

Fair

Over: S. BR. RAHWAY RIVER

0.15 miles south of NJ 27, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,204

NJ 34 SB

Fair

Over: US 9 NB

JCT OF NJ 34 AT US 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,001

NJ 35 SB

Fair

Over: NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE

1.8 MI SE OF US9&NJ35 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1946 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,307

ROUTE US 130

Fair

Over: BRAINERD LAKE

0.5 MI S OF 130-535 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40,311

INMAN AVE CR 602 I

Fair

Over: PUMPKIN PATCH BROOK

0.5 MI E OF CR 649 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,834

CLINTON AVE

Fair

Over: BOUND BROOK

0.05 mi. S of Sampton Ave, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1945 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,801

LINCOLN AVENUE

Fair

Over: BOUND BROOK

0.33 miles south of SR 28, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,317

HARRISON AVENUE

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

0.6 MI. N. OF RT.27, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,020

Mountain Avenue

Fair

Over: REHOBATH BROOK

1Mile W of N Randolfville, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 607

CIRCLE DRIVE NORTH

Fair

Over: REHOBATH BROOK

.5 Miles N of I287 Exit 8, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,127

RIVA AVENUE

Fair

Over: BEAVERDAM BROOK

0.60 M. East of CR 694, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,779

TICES LANE

Fair

Over: TRIB. LAWRENCE BROOK

0.34 Mi. East of NJTPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,888

CRANBURY ROAD

Fair

Over: IRELAND BROOK

0.06 S. JCT RUES LANE, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 22,553

CRESCENT AVENUE

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO CEDAR BROOK

1.5MI SE JCT OLD STAGE RD, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,667

SHELLY RD

Fair

Over: BR. OF TENNENT BROOK

.5 west of Rt 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 668

MILLTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: SAWMILL BROOK

1.08 miles west of RT527, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,165

RIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: HEATHCOTE BROOK

0.95 MI. W. OF U.S. 1, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,573

KORY DRIVE

Fair

Over: OAKEYS BROOK

0.5 mi S of Finnegan Lane, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,709

RARITAN ST-RT 535

Fair

Over: SAYREVILLE SEC (FORMER)

0.12 mi West of US 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,417

DEVOE AVE(CR.613)

Fair

Over: MANALAPAN BROOK

1.6 MILES WEST OF CR 527, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,467

FEDERAL ROAD

Fair

Over: MANALAPAN BROOK

0.54 mi. W of Monroe Blvd, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,454

CR 537 (COLTS NECK

Fair

Over: YELLOW BROOK

1 MILE EAST OF NJ 18, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,871

CR 516 (MAIN ST)

Fair

Over: GRAVELLY BROOK

.75 MI.S.OF EXIT 117 GSP, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,848

North Main Street

Fair

Over: Rockaway River

0.02 MILE S OF CR 618, Morris, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,408

Main Street

Fair

Over: Crooked Brook

0.05 MILE NW OF I-287, Morris, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,289

Brook Street

Fair

Over: Beaver Dam Brook

Brook St & Park Ave Jct, Morris, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,633

DOLLY BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: INDIA BROOK

3 MI. NW OF JCT. SR 10, Morris, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 126

Showing 1,651-1,700 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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