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

I-287 NB

Fair

Over: DARLINGTON AVE BRK & STM

1.62 MI S. OF US 202, Bergen, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 31,690

RISING SUN ROAD

Fair

Over: I-295

0.73 MI S OF RT 130 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 9,650

NEW ALBANY ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF POMPESTON CK

1.04 MI SE OF US130, Burlington, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,992

WASHINGTON STREET

Fair

Over: N BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK

0.05 MI E OF CR 691, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 10,770

BIRM-ARNEY MT. RD

Fair

Over: INDIAN RUN

0.2 Mi N of Birmingham Rd, Burlington, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 615

WRIGHTSTOWN-SYKESV

Fair

Over: BLACKS CREEK

300 FT. N. OF STELLE RD., Burlington, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,408

LAKEHURST ROAD

Fair

Over: WHITES CANAL

0.4 MI. W OF N.J. RT. 70, Burlington, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,298

US 30 WB

Fair

Over: US 130

AT AIRPORT CIRCLE, Camden, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 34,998

I-676

Fair

Over: CONRAIL NORFOLK SOUTHERN

1.39 MILES S OF US 30 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 69,910

I-295

Fair

Over: SO.BR.PENNSAUKEN CREEK

1.04 MI NORTH OF RT 70, Camden, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 131,894

NJ 347(CR550 Spur)

Fair

Over: W.CREEK@HANDS MILL POND

.5 MI W OF HEISLERVILLE, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 12,223

N. LIVINGSTON AV

Fair

Over: FOULERTON BROOK

0.42 miles south of CR611, Essex, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 13,656

PARK AVE (CR 658)

Fair

Over: CITY SUBWAY

1.2 MI NW I-280&NJ21 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1932 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 19,170

McCLELLAN ST

Fair

Over: US 1 & 9

1.4 MI S OF 1-9-22-21 Int, Essex, NJ

Built 1946 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 13,051

I-78 WB OUTER

Fair

Over: RMPS EN&WN ELIZ AV CONRL

1.57 MI. EAST OF 602, Essex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 43,247

I-80 WB RAMP A

Fair

Over: TWO BRIDGES RD (CR613)

1.0 Mi west of NJ Transit, Essex, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 61,549

LAUREL AVE(CR 634)

Fair

Over: I-280

AT I-280-CR 634 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 13,870

ORATON PARKWAY NB

Fair

Over: I-280

AT 280-GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 11,500

CR617(S.MUL HL RD)

Fair

Over: OLDMANS CREEK

1.4 mi South of CR668, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 660

I-295 NB

Fair

Over: BIG TIMBER CREEK

0.9 MI SOUTH OF NJ 42 JCT, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 47,190

CHESTNUT AVENUE

Fair

Over: PATH&CONRAIL

1600FT SE OF JOURNAL SQ., Hudson, NJ

Built 1918 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,195

NEW CNTY RD CR 655

Fair

Over: SSS DRIVE

0.1MI N of NJTPK EXIT 15X, Hudson, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 11,310

WATER STREET

Fair

Over: NO.BR.ROCKAWAY CR. TRIB

1.5 MI.E.OF CR 639, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 831

COUNTY ROUTE 602

Fair

Over: TRIB. NESHANIC RIVER

EAST OF WELISEWITZ ROAD, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1935 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,854

NJ 31 & US 202

Fair

Over: SECOND NESHANIC RIVER

1.5 MI S.OF 202-31 Circle, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 47,124

I-78 WB

Fair

Over: CR 523 (OLDWICK RD)

.65 Mi E of Taylors Mill, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 58,163

I-78 EB

Fair

Over: LAMINGTON RIVER

4 MI WEST OF I-287, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 64,530

I78 WB

Fair

Over: LAMINGTON RIVER

4.2 MI WEST OF I-287, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 64,537

IRON BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: RARITAN VALLEY LINE

4.0 MI NW I-78&CR635 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1852 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 125

AUNT MOLLY ROAD

Fair

Over: BEDENS BROOK

4000 SOUTH OF RT. 518, Mercer, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 308

CR 518

Fair

Over: WOODSVILLE BROOK

450 ft East of US 31, Mercer, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,440

Church Str.(CR672)

Fair

Over: CROSSWICKS CREEK

1 Mile South of CR 524, Mercer, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,640

S.BROAD ST.(CR672)

Fair

Over: US 130

0.2 MI S OF RT 524 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,574

DORCHESTER DRIVE

Fair

Over: BIG BEAR BROOK

0.5 MI SE OF CTY RTE 535, Mercer, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,079

US 9 AND NJ 35

Fair

Over: RARITAN STREET

3.62 MI NORTH OF RT 34, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 105,945

ANDREJEWSKI DRIVE

Fair

Over: US 9

1.57 MI N OF 9-GSP JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,983

US ROUTE 9

Fair

Over: METUCHEN AVENUE

0.52 Mi. N. of NJ TPK Jct, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 81,430

NJ 18 SB

Fair

Over: CONRAIL

2.12 MI S OF NJTPK JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 33,313

NJ 35

Fair

Over: BORDENTOWN AVENUE

0.26 MI S OF 35-9 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 37,713

S.RANDOLPHVILLE RD

Fair

Over: AMBROSE BROOK

0.5 MI. N. OF METLARS LA, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 26,546

MAIN ST (CR 531)

Fair

Over: I-287

.15 MI NORTH OF US 1 JCT., Middlesex, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 16,424

NEWDURHAM RD(CR501

Fair

Over: I-287

1.33 MI SOUTH OF NJ 27, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 20,655

RYDERS LANE(CR617)

Fair

Over: WESTON MILL POND

0.5 MI. SOUTH OF US 1, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 14,784

EAST NEW ROAD

Fair

Over: AMTRAK NE CORRIDOR

1.6 MI. S OF US 1, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,570

RIVA AVENUE

Fair

Over: IRELAND BROOK

1.28 MILES E. OF RTE 130, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,182

HOSPITAL ROAD

Fair

Over: MANASQUAN RIVER

1.18 miles N. of CR 549, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1982 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,672

MEIRS ROAD

Fair

Over: SCHOOLHOUSE BROOK

1.5 MI.S.OF IMLAYSTOWN, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 809

NJ 34 SB

Fair

Over: NJ 33 WB

NJ 34 & 33 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 10,105

HURLEY POND ROAD

Fair

Over: MINGAMAHONE BROOK

0.2 MI EAST OF CR 524&547, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1946 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,758

BELMAR BLVD

Fair

Over: ROUTE 18

0.85 MI N OF RT 138 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,276

Showing 1,801-1,850 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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