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

NJTPK MI 75 U TURN

Fair

Over: NJ TPK NSO NSI SNI SNO*

1.6 MI NORTH OF INT 8A, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 251

NJTPK NSO ROADWAY

Fair

Over: NJ TPK INTER.11 RAMP TSO

0.25 MI W OF ROUTE 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 41,519

NJTPK INT 13A SIT

Fair

Over: NJ TPK RWY NBO&RAMP SOT

2.1 MI NE OF BAY WAY CIR, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 11,674

GSP NB

Fair

Over: NJ 47 (WILDWOOD BLVD.)

0.7 M SE OF RTS47&9 JCT, Cape May, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 7,850

GSP NB

Fair

Over: NJ 34

0.55 Mi S of NJ138&GSP JC, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 60,895

INT 159 SB RAMP A

Fair

Over: GARDEN ST PARKWAY

AT GSP & I-80 JUNCTION, Bergen, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 8,007

RAMPS R&T

Fair

Over: RAYMOND BOULEVARD

INTERCHANGE 15E, Essex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 23,474

NJ TPK(I-95)

Fair

Over: Cedar Swamp Brook

1.3 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 8, Mercer, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 125,556

NJTPK SNO-SNI RWYS

Fair

Over: NJTPK U TURN

1.3 MI S INTER 10, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 117,943

NJTPK INT.11 R.TSO

Fair

Over: NJTPK NSI-SNI-SNO RDWY

0.20 MI W OF ROUTE 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 9,875

NJTPK 103 U-TURN

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

1.33 MI So.Int. 14, Union, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 853

NJTP SB RAMPES

Fair

Over: WNX NXW

1.0 MILE NORTH OF RT US46, Bergen, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 40,436

GSP SB

Fair

Over: MAYS LANDING RD (CR 559)

.87MI N-GSP& US9 INTERCH, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 15,550

RAMP F

Fair

Over: GSP & ELIZABETH RIVER

AT GSP & I-78 JUNCTION, Union, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 18,003

GARDEN ST PKWY NB

Fair

Over: MAIN AVENUE (CR 601)

1 MI NE OF GSP&US46 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 68,149

GARDEN ST PKWY SB

Fair

Over: NYS&W RR & WALLACE ST.

.75 MI NE OF GSP&US46 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 59,829

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RV STS RRS RAMP

0.5 M NORTH OF INT 15E, Essex, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 111,115

TPK INT 3 WT & TE

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 168

INTERCHANGE 3, Camden, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 5,714

NJTPK(I-95)SNO RWY

Fair

Over: LAWRENCE BROOK

.1 MI N INTERCHANGE 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 56,697

NJ TPK INT.13 SIT

Fair

Over: CENTRAL RAILROAD OF NJ

.6 MI S ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 9,765

IVY LANE (CR S68)

Fair

Over: METZLERS BROOK

0.11 Mi E of Liberty Rd, Bergen, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5,813

MIDLAND AVENUE

Fair

Over: SADDLE RIVER

0.06 MI S OF River Dr, Bergen, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 19,335

Closter Rd-CR 102I

Fair

Over: TAPPAN RUN

0.05 MILES E OF ROUTE 39, Bergen, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,992

ESSEX ST (CR 56 I)

Fair

Over: SADDLE RIVER

0.10 MI EAST OF CR 79, Bergen, NJ

Built 1923 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 35,582

ARNOT STREET

Fair

Over: SADDLE RIVER

0.11 MI W OF CR 40, Bergen, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,444

HAMILTON STREET

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

1 Mile East of I-95, Bergen, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 630

OLD HOOK RD-CR502

Fair

Over: MUSQUAPSINK BROOK

0.12 mi East of CR 503, Bergen, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 19,066

NJ 17

Fair

Over: PASSAIC ST (CR 62 I)

0.87 MI SOUTH OF NJ 4, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 92,725

US 46

Fair

Over: HACKENSACK RVR RR RDS

0.7 MI NW US46&NJTPK JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 44,425

SECOND ST

Fair

Over: ROUTE I-80

0.8MI W.OF I-80/I-95 JCT., Bergen, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 11,977

NJ 208 NB

Fair

Over: SADDLE RIVER ROAD

0.1 MI NW OF 208-4 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 71,490

Elbow Lane

Fair

Over: I-295

6.37 miles N of NJ 38 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,019

I-295 NB

Fair

Over: BURLINGTON MT HOLLY ROAD

I-295 NB Exit 47 B, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 48,366

I-295 SB

Fair

Over: BURLINGTON MT HOLLY ROAD

I-295 SB Exit 47A, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 48,366

OXMEAD ROAD

Fair

Over: I-295

7.5 MI NE OF I295&38 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,040

I-295 SB

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE EXT. (I-95)

3.5 MI SOUTH OF US 130, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 45,692

RTE 41.

Fair

Over: ROUTE 38.

0.2 MI. SO. OF RT. 73., Burlington, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 17,227

NECK ROAD

Fair

Over: ASSISCUNK CREEK

0.34 MI N OF CR 660, Burlington, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 6,620

FOUNDRY RD.

Fair

Over: NORTH BR RANCOCAS CRK

0.1 MI WEST JCT CO RT 684, Burlington, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 130

Commerce Street

Fair

Over: N Brh of Rancocas Creek

Midbetween Park & High St, Burlington, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 531

CR552(SHERMAN AVE)

Fair

Over: MAURICE RIVER

0.5 MI WEST OF RTE 55, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 15,137

BROUGHTON AVE.

Fair

Over: THIRD RIVER

0.04 miles south of CR655, Essex, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5,756

I-78 EB OUTER CONN

Fair

Over: RAMP NE & ELIZABETH AVE

2.46 M. WEST OF NJTPK, Essex, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 17,283

I-78 RAMP 7

Fair

Over: I-78 AND RAMP 1

0.55 MILES W OF NJTPK, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 7,548

I-80 EB

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER & FRFLD RD

0.79 MI WEST OF NJ 23 SB, Essex, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 62,124

I-280 EB

Fair

Over: LIVINGSTON AVE (CR 527)

AT I-280/CR 527 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 44,493

S. ARLINGTON AVE.

Fair

Over: I-280

0.15 MI W OF GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5,698

NORTH 9TH STREET

Fair

Over: MONTCLAIR BOONTON LINE

1.0 MI East of GSP, Essex, NJ

Built 1904 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,040

CR632(MANT-WEN RD)

Fair

Over: MANTUA CREEK

0.77 MI EAST OF NJ RT 45, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1933 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 10,053

ALMONESSON ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 55

0.55 MI NORTH OF EXIT 58, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 14,430

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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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