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

NJ Route 18 N.B.

Fair

Over: Shark River

1.88 Mi N of NJ 138 Jct., Monmouth, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 23,657

MALCOLM STREET

Fair

Over: WHIPPANY RIVER

0.2MI E OF I-287 EXIT 36, Morris, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 475

RANDOLPH AVE CR662

Fair

Over: JACKSONS BROOK

1.1 MI.SOUTH OF RT US 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 7,133

NAUGHRIGHT ROAD

Fair

Over: SO.BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

100 FT N OF BARTLEY ROAD, Morris, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,668

NJ 15 SB

Fair

Over: RAMP TO NJ 15 NB

0.43 MI. N. OF I-80, Morris, NJ

Built 1943 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 50,968

US 46 EB

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF MINE BROOK

1.1 MI E OF CR 604, Morris, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 13,131

US 46

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

1.46 MI W OF PASSAIC RIV., Morris, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 47,093

I-80 EB

Fair

Over: WHITE MEADOW AVENUE

3.3 MI EAST OF RTE 15, Morris, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 60,540

I-80 WESTBOUND

Fair

Over: WHITE MEADOW AVENUE

3.3 MILES EAST OF RT.15, Morris, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 64,570

LAKESIDE AVECR 686

Fair

Over: POMPTON LAKE

0.13 MI W OF US RTE 202, Passaic, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,930

NJ 23 NORTHBOUND

Fair

Over: CLINTON BROOK

0.1 Mi N. of C.R. 513, Passaic, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 18,720

US ROUTE 46

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIV RIVERVIEW DR

.5 MI SOUTH OF I-80, Passaic, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 144,455

U.S. ROUTE 46

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

0.2 MILES EAST OF GSP, Passaic, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 35,725

I-80 & RAMP G

Fair

Over: I-80 RAMP E

0.13 MI WEST OF NJ 20, Passaic, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 138,000

RT NJ 28

Fair

Over: PETERS BROOK

1.50 MILES EAST OF RT.202, Somerset, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 12,975

US 206

Fair

Over: BACK BROOK

2.2 MI N OF RT 518 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 19,655

CEDAR BROOK RD

Fair

Over: I-287 NB

1.1 MI S OF I-78 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,330

I-78 EB.

Fair

Over: I-287 SB & I-78 RAMP G.

I-78 Exit 30 @ I-287 Jct., Somerset, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 64,051

Martinsville Rd SB

Fair

Over: I-78

3.7 Mi East of I-287 Jct., Somerset, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 14,871

WHALEN STREET

Fair

Over: ROYCE BROOK

300FT S. OF ROOSEVELT AVE, Somerset, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 6,451

WASHINGTON AVE.

Fair

Over: TRIB. GREEN BROOK

0.32 MI S OF US 22, Somerset, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 15,514

INTERHAVEN AVENUE

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

AT SOMERSET ST INTERSECT., Somerset, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,925

MILK STREET

Fair

Over: CULVERS CREEK

25 FT NE OF CR 519, Sussex, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,007

CR 519

Fair

Over: Branch of Paulins Kill

0.96 mi north of US 206, Sussex, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,056

CR623 (Sunset Inn)

Fair

Over: PAULINS KILL BRANCH

1.8 mi south of NJ 94, Sussex, NJ

Built 1947 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,536

DEKAY ROAD

Fair

Over: WAWAYANDA CREEK

0.5 MI NW OF NJ 94, Sussex, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 401

ELIZABETH AVENUE

Fair

Over: WEST BROOK

0.2 MI WEST OF N. STILES, Union, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 11,476

LINDEN AVENUE

Fair

Over: PEACH ORCHARD BROOK

0.6 MI SO OF PARK AVE INT, Union, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 7,158

RANDOLPH ROAD

Fair

Over: CEDAR BROOK

0.37 MI WEST OF PARK AVE, Union, NJ

Built 1922 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,861

WARINANCO PARK DR

Fair

Over: STREAM 9-2-3

0.38 MI N OF NJ 27, Union, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 8,981

UNION AVENUE

Fair

Over: STREAM 8-13

0.45 MI SW OF GSP AT 142A, Union, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,818

NJ 35

Fair

Over: S BR RAHWAY RIVER

0.14 MI S OF RT 27 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 13,732

COUNTY ROUTE 519

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

0.18 MI S OF CR 610, Warren, NJ

Built 1917 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,986

Ramp to Morris St

Fair

Over: US 22 EB

0.64 MI E. OF DELAWARE R, Warren, NJ

Built 1945 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,111

VANNATTA STREET

Fair

Over: SHABBECONG CREEK

0.11 Mile South of NJ 57, Warren, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 133

NEW HAMPTON ROAD

Fair

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

120 FT WEST OF CO RT 645, Warren, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 388

COUNTY ROUTE 623

Fair

Over: BRASS CASTLE CREEK

1.08 MI N OF NJ ROUTE 57, Warren, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 6,462

KNOWLTON RD(CR616)

Fair

Over: I-80

4.24mi N of US 46, Warren, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,594

ALLEN ROAD

Fair

Over: WASHINGTON SEC (NS)

1.25 MI North RT 57, Warren, NJ

Built 1913 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 9,195

MANOR DRIVE

Fair

Over: RINGWOOD CREEK

0.5 MI N OF CUPSAW LAKE, Passaic, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 148

EXIT BRIDGE NO. 11

Fair

Over: PERIPHERAL DITCH

4.1 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 75,531

STONETOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: MONKSVL DAM/WANAQUE RSVR

0.22 MI SOUTH OF CR 511, Passaic, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,360

USTP ENT/EX RAMP

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROUTE 523

1.0 MI SO OF I-78&523 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 500

SALEM ST(CR 56III)

Fair

Over: HACKENSACK RIVER

0.24 Mi. E. of CR 503, Bergen, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 11,510

NJ 17 NB

Fair

Over: I-80 & RAMP K

0.70 MI N OF NJ 17&46 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 78,835

A.C. EXPRESSWAY WB

Fair

Over: GARDEN STATE PARKWAY

0.75 MI NE OF RT40&322 CI, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 39,774

A.C. EXPRESSWAY EB

Fair

Over: GARDEN STATE PARKWAY

0.75 MI NE OF RT40&322 CI, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 39,748

GARDEN STATE PKWY

Fair

Over: LYONS AVENUE (CR 602)

1.3 MILES NORTH OF I-78, Essex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 248,208

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: BELLVILLE TPK (NJ RT 7)

0.1 MI NORTH OF INTER 15W, Hudson, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 140,100

Ramp NIT

Fair

Over: NJTPK NSO Roadway

At Intersection 7A, Mercer, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 3,961

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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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