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

GOODWATER ROAD

Fair

Over: PENN SWAMP BRANCH

7.6 MI NE OF RT30&206 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 25

PEQ. HATCH. ACCESS

Fair

Over: PEQUEST RIVER

3 MI NE OF US46/NJ31 INT, Warren, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 173

NB ENTRANCE RAMP F

Fair

Over: GSP & ROUTE US 46

2.3 MILES SOUTH OF I-80, Passaic, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 22,748

WILEY POST ROAD

Fair

Over: PERIPHERAL DITCH

3.7 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 15,147

US 130-NJ 49

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE TOLLWY

AT START OF NJ TPK, Salem, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 14,438

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: WEST JERSEY AVE & PRSL

5.2 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 3, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 54,953

EXIT RAMP TO NJ 52

Fair

Over: GSP SB

1 MI N OF GSP & US 9 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 5,960

SHREVE AVE

Fair

Over: TURNPIKE MAINLINE

1.2 MI NORTH OF EXIT 3, Camden, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 1,911

ROOSEVELT AVENUE

Fair

Over: NJ TPK RAMPS SIT SOT CRR

0.5 MI S OF RAHWAY RIVER, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 19,502

EDGEWOOD ROAD

Fair

Over: I-95

2.0 MILES WEST OF GWB, Bergen, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 1,744

WARWICK RD

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

2.2 MI NORTH OF EXIT 3, Camden, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 17,977

NJTPK PA EXT. WB

Fair

Over: JACKSONVILLE RD (CR 628)

1 MI WEST OF EXIT 6, Burlington, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 12,828

NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.

Fair

Over: NEWARK 7TH 3RD &CONRAIL

.5 MI SW HOLLAND TUNNEL, Hudson, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 64,172

US 30

Fair

Over: Beach Thorofare

5.18 MI E of US 9 Int., Atlantic, NJ

Built 1946 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 43,476

US 206

Fair

Over: CEDAR BRANCH

0.74 MI N of US 30, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 9,208

BROOKSIDE AVE C101

Fair

Over: RAMSEY BROOK

0.2 MI E OF W. CRSNT AVE, Bergen, NJ

Built 1945 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 4,824

WPALISADE AV-CR505

Fair

Over: OVERPECK CREEK

0.34 MI N. OF RT 501, Bergen, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 7,461

N MAPLE AVE(CR507)

Fair

Over: HOHOKUS BROOK

0.41 MI S OF CR 502, Bergen, NJ

Built 1904 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 13,615

LAKE ST (CR 96)

Fair

Over: SADDLE RIVER

0.18 mi West of CR 75, Bergen, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 13,950

COLLINGS AVENUE

Fair

Over: NEWTON CREEK

0.2 MI W OF RT 676, Camden, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 6,985

WASHINGTON STREET

Fair

Over: COHANSEY RIVER

100 FT E OF RT 697 INTER, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2,924

Summit Street

Fair

Over: Raymond Boulevard

1.0 mi west of NJ 21, Essex, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 616

Colden Street

Fair

Over: Raymond Boulevard

1.1 Mi west of NJ 21, Essex, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 602

OLD MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: WICKECHEOKE CREEK

2 MILES NORTH OF CR 604, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1899 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 126

KINGWD-LOCKTOWN RD

Fair

Over: WICKECHEOKE CREEK

2.0 MILES SOUTH OF NJ 12, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1949 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 328

I-78 EB

Fair

Over: SOUTH BR. RARITAN RIVER

1.34 MI West of NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1957 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 58,410

I-78 WB

Fair

Over: SOUTH BR. RARITAN RIVER

1.34 MI West of RT 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 57,826

RAMP E

Fair

Over: I-78

.5 MI E OF I-78 EXIT-16, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 7,639

BUFFALO HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: RARITAN VALLEY LINE

3.05 MI NW NJ31 & I78 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 440

UPPER KINGTOWN RD

Fair

Over: CAPOOLONG CREEK

0.1 MI EAST OF CR 513, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1919 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 636

EASTON AVE(RT 527)

Fair

Over: MILE RUN BROOK

1.02 MI N.HAMILTON CR 514, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1878 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 20,708

WILLOW BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: WILLOW BROOK

0.87 MI EAST OF NJ 34, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2,176

COUNTY ROUTE 520

Fair

Over: BIG BROOK

0.08 MI W OF ROUTE NJ 79, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 13,440

CR 510 (MENDHAM RD

Fair

Over: N BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

3.4 MI EAST CO RT 513, Morris, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 11,686

BERKSHIRE VALLEYRD

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

1.97 miles north of NJ 15, Morris, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 9,577

NJ 15 NB

Fair

Over: GREEN POND BR ROCKAWAY R

0.74 MI. NORTH OF I-80, Morris, NJ

Built 1943 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 50,968

RAILROAD AVENUE

Fair

Over: WESTECUNK CREEK

.4 MI. N. OF CR 602, Ocean, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,194

NJ 23 SB

Fair

Over: KANOUSE BROOK

0.60 MI SO OF CNTY RT 513, Passaic, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 20,300

SHEEP PEN ROAD

Fair

Over: MUDDY RUN

3.1 MILES SOUTH OF US 40, Salem, NJ

Built 1946 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 699

PEQUEST ROAD

Fair

Over: PEQUEST RIVER

0.3 MI NW OF CR 603, Sussex, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,168

HAND PLACE

Fair

Over: AMTRAK NE CORRIDOR

0.1 NORTH OF JEFFERSON AV, Union, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2,478

CR615 (LONG BR.RD)

Fair

Over: PEQUEST RIVER

0.07 MI N. OF CO RT 613, Warren, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 811

STONY BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

0.9 MI EAST OF I-80, Warren, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 11

LOCK STREET

Fair

Over: LOPATCONG CREEK

0.9 MI S OF US-22 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 419

ASHTONS FARM BRDG

Fair

Over: D&R FEEDER CANAL

1 MI S OF LAMBERTVILLE, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 108

WHITES BOGS ROAD

Fair

Over: POLE BRIDGE BRANCH

0.5 MI NE OF RT70&72 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 49

GREENWOOD BR ROAD

Fair

Over: GREENWOOD BRANCH

3.4 MI N OF RT70&72 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 79

QUAKER BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: BATSTO RIVER

7.8 MI NE OF RT30&206 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 44

TM B E & A RMP #22

Fair

Over: ARRIVALS LEVEL

3.4 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 40,841

CR 563

Fair

Over: RISLEY CHANNEL

2.75 M SE OF RT9&662 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 10,728

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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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