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

KOSTENBADER ROAD

Fair

Over: MUDDY BROOK

125 FT. EAST OF CR 610, Warren, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 53

MEADOW BREEZE LANE

Fair

Over: BRASS CASTLE CREEK

0.8 MILES NORTH OF NJ 57, Warren, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 337

US 46

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF PEQUEST RIVER

0.16 MI EAST OF NJ 31 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,977

I-80 & SERVICE RD

Fair

Over: DUNNFIELD CREEK

0.74 MI FROM TOLL BRIDGE, Warren, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 62,106

COUNTY RT 543

Fair

Over: PENNSAUKEN CREEK

0.1 MI SOUTH OF NJ RT 73, Burlington, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,378

CALHOUN ST (CR653)

Fair

Over: D&R FEEDER CANAL

0.52mi S. of NJ31, Mercer, NJ

Built 1919 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,760

NJ 175 (W U Ferry)

Fair

Over: D&R Feeder Canal

0.43 Mile S. of I-295, Mercer, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,607

SKELLINGER ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG FLAT BROOK

3 MI NE OF RT206&RT521 JC, Sussex, NJ

Built 1942 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 128

KITTLE ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

1.5 MI NE OF RT206&521 JC, Sussex, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18

PARK ENTRANCE ROAD

Fair

Over: BATHHOUSE WALKWAY

0.3 MI SE OF PARK ENTR, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 162

NEW BROOKLYN ROAD

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY

AT ACE & CO RT 536 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,910

A.C. EXPRESSWAY WB

Fair

Over: ROUTE 42

INT. OF ACE WB & 42, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 36,500

GSP SBO

Fair

Over: NJ TRANSIT RR

0.25 MI SE OF GSP&RT36 JC, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 49,928

GARDEN ST PARKWAY

Fair

Over: MICHIGAN AVENUE

0.9 MILES NORTH OF NJ 28, Union, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 249,458

GSP RAMP NW-D

Fair

Over: GSP UNI AVE RampC&F ACCE

0.14 M N OF GSP/I-78, Union, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21,226

GSP

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

BETWEEN EXITS 142 & 143, Essex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 235,180

SOUTH SERVICE RD

Fair

Over: PERIPHERAL DITCH

2.8 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,900

EXIT RAMP NO. 17

Fair

Over: US 1 & 9

4.4 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40,888

PALISADES IP SB

Fair

Over: GREENBROOK ROAD

2.6 MI.N.OF C.R. 505, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 31,627

PALISADES IP NB

Fair

Over: GREEN BROOK RD.

2.6 MI N OF C.R. 505, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 31,627

NJ 495 WB (Rmp ET)

Fair

Over: STATE HWY RAMP J

NJ 495 / TPK INT 16E, Hudson, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 48,675

TPK RAMPS ST & TN

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

AT INT. 4, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,568

GRANDVIEW AVENUE

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE RWYS

0.62 MI N OF I-95, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,714

RELOC.BAYWAY AVE.

Fair

Over: NJTPK RWYS & RAMPS NT&TN

.25 MI S ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,037

NJTPK E-NSO RWY

Fair

Over: NJTPK NSW&SNWRWY&RAMPTNW

1.6 MI S PASSAIC RIV& TPK, Essex, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 31,190

PATERSON PLANK RD

Fair

Over: NJTPK SNW-NSW ROADWAYS

1 MI N INTERCHANGE 16 W, Bergen, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 605

GSP SBI

Fair

Over: TELEGRAPH HILL ROAD

2.5 M SE OF GSP&NJ 36 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 32,464

YALE AVENUE

Fair

Over: GARDEN ST PKWY NB & SB

1.1 MI N OF I-78, Essex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 11,376

NJTPK SNO ROADWAY

Fair

Over: PYLES CREEK

1.3 MI. N. RAHWAY RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 64,747

FLORENCE-COLUM RD

Fair

Over: I-295

1 MI SW OF 295&NJTPK EXT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 17,445

GSP SBI

Fair

Over: NORMANDY RD & NAD RR

4.83 mi. N. of GSP/18N Jc, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 27,290

RARITAN ROAD

Fair

Over: GSP

1.2 MILES S OF NJ 28 JCT., Union, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 19,605

GSP

Fair

Over: US RT 22 EB

9.4 MI NORTH OF NJ 27, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 225,572

WILLIAM ST

Fair

Over: GSP NB & SB

0.28 MI N OF GSP&RT280 JC, Essex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 3,670

GSP&SERVICE ROADS

Fair

Over: ERIE-LACKAWANNA RR ABND

2 M S OF ESSEX TOLL PLAZA, Essex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 195,499

INT 153 RAMPS E&G

Fair

Over: BROAD ST (CR 509)

AT GSP & RT 3 JUNCTION, Passaic, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 25,074

GARDEN ST PRKWY SB

Fair

Over: SUMMIT AVENUE (CR 96)

8.3 MI N OF GSP& NJ17 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 43,028

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: I-295 RAMPS AD B & C

NEAR WOODCREST STATION, Camden, NJ

Built 1982 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 66,508

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: PRSL ATLANTIC CITY BR

5.0 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 4, Camden, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 65,204

NJ TPK SNO ROADWAY

Fair

Over: WETLAND

1.6 MI NORTH OF INT 8A, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 46,023

HARDENBURG LANE *

Fair

Over: NJ TPK NSO NSI SNI SNO *

4 MI SOUTH OF INT 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 3,943

NJTPK SNI ROADWAY

Fair

Over: WOODBRIDGE RIVER

2.4 MI E RTE 444 & NJTPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 55,445

PORT READING AVE.

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

0.4 MI N SA 10S & 10N, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 18,365

NJTPK SNI ROADWAY

Fair

Over: PYLES CREEK

1.3 MI. N. RAHWAY RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 68,781

INT 13 RAMP SOT

Fair

Over: MORSES CREEK

1.1 MI S ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 8,661

NJTPK SNO/RAMP SOT

Fair

Over: RAILROAD AVE & CRR OF NJ

.95 MI S ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 73,504

HARRINGTON AVE

Fair

Over: TENAKILL BROOK

0.5 MI EAST OF CR 505, Bergen, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,992

BROAD AVENUE

Fair

Over: FLAT ROCK BROOK

100 FT N OF I-95 UNDERPSS, Bergen, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 21,725

PROSPECT AVENUE

Fair

Over: MUSQUAPSINK BROOK

380 S of Bogert Ave, Bergen, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,385

JOHNSON AVE

Fair

Over: COLES BROOK

0.06 MI SOUTH OF NJ 4, Bergen, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,585

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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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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. New Jersey Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.