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

ACE EASTBOUND

Fair

Over: FLEMING PIKE & CEN RR

2.1 MI E INTERCHANGE 33, Camden, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 23,930

HUDSON TER(RT 505)

Fair

Over: I-95 NB (LOWER LEVEL EB)

0.15 MI W OF GEO WASH BR, Bergen, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 11,964

OVERPASS NO. 3

Fair

Over: EXIT ROAD TO US 1 & 9

3.9 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 73,147

I-76 Connector

Fair

Over: Newton Creek

0.1 MI E OF I76&US130 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 7,673

PRUDENTIAL DRIVE

Fair

Over: FOULERTONS BROOK

0.1 MI EAST OF CTY RT 527, Essex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,700

First Street

Fair

Over: Morristown Line MP 8.57

0.30 mi N of CR 508, Essex, NJ

Built 1905 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 20,520

Bridge Street

Fair

Over: DELAWARE RIV & NJ 29 SB

NJ 29 SB, Mercer, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 15,300

GSP NB & SB

Fair

Over: RAMP SB ENT FROM I-280

0.25 MI S OF GSP&RT280 JC, Essex, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 230,349

INT. 7 RAMPS WT&TE

Fair

Over: BLACKS CREEK

0.2 MI EAST OF US 206, Burlington, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 17,392

NJTPK NSO-NSI RWYS

Fair

Over: FORMER LEHIGH VALLEY RR

1.3 MI NORTH OF INT 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 117,944

TPK NSI ROADWAY

Fair

Over: PYLES CREEK

1.3 MI. N. OF RAHWAY RIV., Union, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 82,536

EMERSON STREET

Fair

Over: NJTP & I-80

1 MI SOUTH OF I-80 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 5,529

GSP SBO

Fair

Over: PINE BROOK RD & CRR-NJ

0.61mi N. of GSP/18 Int., Monmouth, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 64,737

GARDEN ST PKWY NBO

Fair

Over: RAMP C TO SERVICE AREA

2.1 MI S OF RARITAN TOLL, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 53,994

RIDGE ROAD (CR522)

Fair

Over: NJ TPK NSO NSI SNI SNO *

1.6 MI NORTH OF INT 8A, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 9,182

NJTPK INT 9 RP TNI

Fair

Over: NJTPK (I-95) SNO ROADWAY

.05 MI NORTH OF INT 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 17,517

NJ TPK INT.14 TNO

Fair

Over: NJ TPK&INT.14 RAMP HS

1.2 MI N BOUND CREEK, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 30,695

NJTP RAMP

Fair

Over: I80EXP.I8EBLOC&I95SBEXP

AT 95-80 JUNCTION, Bergen, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 38,677

NJ 29

Fair

Over: WICKECHEOKE CREEK

2.96 MILE NORTH OF US 202, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 5,640

US ROUTE 9

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 70

3.0 MI S OF NJ 88 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1935 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 22,544

NORMANDY RD RR

Fair

Over: CR-520

0.5MI W OF GARDENSTATEPKY, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1943 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 120

GSP SB

Fair

Over: BELAMR BLVD (CR 18)

1.65 N OF NJ 138 & GSP JC, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 67,425

Parkway SBO

Fair

Over: SHAFTO ROAD (CR 547)

0.61 MI S OF RT18S&GSP JC, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 46,061

PARKWAY NBO

Fair

Over: PINE BROOK RD & CRR-NJ

0.61 mi N. of GSP/18 Juct, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 57,340

Parking SBI

Fair

Over: NEWMAN SPRINGS RD(CR520)

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

Built 1972 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 69,652

DAVIDSONS MILL RD

Fair

Over: TURNPIKE MAINLINE

3.1 MI NORTH OF INT 8A, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 2,816

SNO & SNI RWYS

Fair

Over: MAIN ST EDISON

0.8 MI S OF INT. 10, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 117,943

NJTPK NSI&SNI RWY

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

.15 MI S INTERCHANGE 13, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 133,280

EIGHTH ST

Fair

Over: GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER

0.2 MI NORTH US ROUTE 322, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,958

COLUMBIA RD CR 658

Fair

Over: HAMMONTON CREEK

0.72 MI S of CR 542, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 978

GRANT AVENUE

Fair

Over: TENAKILL BROOK

0.68 MI E of CR 505, Bergen, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 6,590

Blanch Av-CR S109

Fair

Over: DOROTOCKEYS RUN

.05 MI S OF LAFAYETTE RD, Bergen, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,276

US 1 & 9

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

1.5 MI S OF 1 & 46 JCT., Bergen, NJ

Built 1957 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 42,275

ROUTE 3

Fair

Over: SERVICE RD BERRYS CK RR

1.25 MI.WEST W.SPUR NJTPK, Bergen, NJ

Built 1945 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 132,625

NJ 4

Fair

Over: RIVER ROAD (CR 41)

0.25 MI EAST OF HACKEN.R., Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 91,575

I-80

Fair

Over: GSP MIDLAND & NJ TRANSIT

1.41 MI E OF NJ 20, Bergen, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 124,549

I-95 RAMP "N"

Fair

Over: US 46

1.2 MI SOUTH OF I-80 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 9,446

STATE STREET

Fair

Over: RIVER LINE&PALISADES AVE

1.3MI E NJ4&HCKNSCK RVR, Bergen, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 8,250

US 206

Fair

Over: MUSKINGUM CREEK

1.7 MI S OF 206-532 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 9,522

I-295 NB

Fair

Over: JACK-HEDDING RD (CR 628)

2.91 MI S OF RT 130 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 74,030

I-295 SB

Fair

Over: HEDDING ROAD

2.8 MI SOUTH OF RT 130, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 74,799

CR 653

Fair

Over: IVES BRANCH

0.58 E. OF CR 542, Burlington, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,493

I-295 NB & RAMP

Fair

Over: P.A.T.CO. & NJT

2.93 MI SOUTH OF RT 70, Camden, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 84,614

I-295 SB & RAMP B

Fair

Over: PATCO Railroad and NJT

2.92 MI SOUTH OF RT 70, Camden, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 77,802

I-676 SB

Fair

Over: RAMPS C & LE

1.2 MI EAST OF DELAWARE R, Camden, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 57,768

SHERMAN AVENUE

Fair

Over: NJ 55

1.9 MI NW OF RT55&47 JCT, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 15,520

PROSPECT &GLENWOOD

Fair

Over: SECOND RIVER

1.20 miles north of CR658, Essex, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 8,465

MILLBURN AV (CR630

Fair

Over: E.BR. RAHWAY RIVER

0.14 miles west of CR 638, Essex, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 15,047

BALDWIN STREET

Fair

Over: THIRD RIVER

160 east of CR 509, Essex, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,310

GARDEN STATE PKWY

Fair

Over: I-280

AT I-280 & GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 176,460

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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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