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

CHESTNUT WAY

Fair

Over: CONLON POND BROOK

50 feet east of US 206, Morris, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 169

LONGVIEW ROAD

Fair

Over: BAMBOO BROOK

1 MILE WEST OF RT US 206, Morris, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 113

COLBY FARM ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO PEAPACK BROOK

300 feet E of RT 206, Morris, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,218

US 46

Fair

Over: DEN BROOK

0.37 MILES EAST OF NJ 53, Morris, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25,796

I-80 RAMP F

Fair

Over: LANDING RD SB (CR 631)

AT I-80 EXIT 28, Morris, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,339

I-80 RAMP "D"

Fair

Over: LANDING ROAD NB (CR 631)

0.77 MI E of US 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,170

RTE I-80 WB

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

.5 MI.E.OF I-80 EXIT-37, Morris, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 81,685

I-80 EB

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

0.18 MI W OF US 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68,620

TRAIL PLACE

Fair

Over: SPRING GARDEN BROOK

0.7MI SE NJ124&CR608 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 575

I 287 NB AND SB

Fair

Over: MALAPARDIS BROOK

.12 MI NORTH OF NJ 10, Morris, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 146,045

I-287 RAMP Y

Fair

Over: MALAPARDIS BROOK

.2 MI NO OF RT 10 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,530

NJ 183

Fair

Over: MUSCONETCONG LAKE OUTLET

0.40 MI NORTH OF US 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,463

I-80 & RAMP A

Fair

Over: WILLIS BROOK

300 Ft. West of RT 206, Morris, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 65,090

CONTINENTAL DRIVE

Fair

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

0.1 MI N. OF RT 206, Morris, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,586

International Dr

Fair

Over: US 206

0.1 mi S MUSCONETCONG RV, Morris, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,200

RIGHTER ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO BLACK RIVER

0.5 miles S of RT 10, Morris, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,549

BIMINI DRIVE

Fair

Over: WRANGLE BROOK

1.3 MI S. OF RT 37, Ocean, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,864

CR 631(HOOPER AVE)

Fair

Over: LONG CAUSEWAY BRANCH

0.5 MI N BRICK BLVD., Ocean, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,711

RT 571

Fair

Over: MAIN BRANCH TOMS RIVER

1.35 mi NORTH OF US 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,741

RT 547

Fair

Over: UNION BRANCH TOMS RIVER

.05 MI NORTH RT 70, Ocean, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,218

MARSHA DRIVE

Fair

Over: FOX ISLAND CREEK

.14 MI S. OF RTE 72, Ocean, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,363

PASSAIC STREET

Fair

Over: WEASEL BROOK

0.3 MI E OF RT 21, Passaic, NJ

Built 1892 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,704

E Main St (CR 631)

Fair

Over: PECKMAN RIVER

1.51 MI. E OF JCT RT 23, Passaic, NJ

Built 1913 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,684

SYLVAN AVENUE

Fair

Over: WEASEL BROOK

0.25 W OF MAIN AVE(CR601), Passaic, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,647

FEDERAL STREET

Fair

Over: WEASEL BROOK

0.1 W OF MAIN AVE (CR601), Passaic, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,045

PIKE DRIVE

Fair

Over: SINGAC BROOK

1 MI. NORTH OF CR 705, Passaic, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,520

PIKE DRIVE

Fair

Over: PREAKNESS BROOK

1 MI. NORTH OF CR 705, Passaic, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,520

I-287

Fair

Over: MAIN BRNCH OF POST BROOK

0.04 MI SOUTH OF CR 511, Passaic, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 107,917

CR 672 (MAIN ST)

Fair

Over: MEMORIAL LAKE

0.5 MI SOUTH OF US 40, Salem, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,526

CR 615

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF AVIS MILL POND

1.3 MI. SOUTH OF US 40, Salem, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,321

US 22 WB

Fair

Over: ROSS BROOK

1.0 MI E. OF US 202/206, Somerset, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 22,187

I-287 NORTHBOUND

Fair

Over: US 22 WESTBOUND

0.85 MI N OF NJ 28 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 58,619

NORTH BRIDGE ST

Fair

Over: I-287 SB

2.2 MI NORTH OF RT 22 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,800

I-78 WB

Fair

Over: TRIB TO DEAD RIVER

4.5 MI EAST OF I-287, Somerset, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 49,880

ZION-WERTSVILLE RD

Fair

Over: ROCK BROOK

0.1 MI NO. Hollow Road, Somerset, NJ

Built 1825 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 903

WARRENVILLE RD

Fair

Over: EAST BR MIDDLE BROOK

0.23 MI S OF RT 527, Somerset, NJ

Built 1914 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,307

CR 517

Fair

Over: WALLKILL RIVER TRIBUTARY

3.08 mi north of NJ 15, Sussex, NJ

Built 1919 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,846

CR 521

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

50 FT south of CR 612, Sussex, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,137

NJ 23

Fair

Over: BR PACOCK BRK & NYS&W RR

1.7 ML S OF 23+517 INTERS, Sussex, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,120

I-78 EB OUTER RDWY

Fair

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

0.2 MI W OF RT124&I78 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50,690

I-78 WB OUTER&RP P

Fair

Over: WEST BR. RAHWAY RIVER

AT 78-RAHWAY R JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50,690

I-78 WB OUTER&RP P

Fair

Over: E BRANCH OF RAHWAY RIVER

AT 78-RAHWAY R JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50,690

I-78 WB LOCAL

Fair

Over: NJ 124 (SPRINGFIELD AVE)

0.65mi E. of CR 577, Union, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50,680

CONSTANCE ROAD

Fair

Over: SALT BROOK

NEAR BROOKSIDE ROAD, Union, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 406

VAUXHALL RD(CR630)

Fair

Over: I-78 AND RAMPS B&C

1.8 MI W OF GSP&I78 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 26,500

PARK AVE (CR 531)

Fair

Over: CEDAR BROOK

0.30 MI SOUTH OF CR 601, Union, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,610

PROSPECT AVENUE

Fair

Over: CEDAR BROOK

NEAR CARNEGIE AVENUE, Union, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,654

LIMEKILN ROAD

Fair

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

0.8 MI N OF NJ RT 173, Warren, NJ

Built 1915 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 97

SHANNON ROAD

Fair

Over: BLAIR CREEK

1 Mi N Birch Ridge Road, Warren, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250

RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: BUCKHORN CREEK

0.6 Mi NW OF CR 519, Warren, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 358

Showing 1,701-1,750 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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