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

GROVE ST (RT 509)

Fair

Over: I-280

0.3 MILES EAST OF GSP, Essex, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 9,473

N Arlington Avenue

Fair

Over: Montclair Boonton Line

0.7MI NE of GDN ST Pkwy, Essex, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 7,690

ROUTE 55 RAMP BB

Fair

Over: WEST CLAYTON BRANCH

0.1 MI S OF CR 553, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 39,876

RT508 (NEWARK TPK)

Fair

Over: NJ 7 SB RAMP H NB

1.54 MI EAST OF I-280 INT, Hudson, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 35,192

COUNTY ROUTE 631

Fair

Over: HAKIHOKAKE CREEK

0.36 MI. SOUTH OF CR 614, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 726

DECKERS CORNER RD.

Fair

Over: WICKECHEOKE CREEK

NORTH OF COUNTY ROUTE 608, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 306

I-78 WB

Fair

Over: ALLERTON ROAD

0.26 MI E OF I-78 EXIT 17, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 58,589

I-78 EB

Fair

Over: NJ TRANSIT(RAR.VAL.LINE)

1.18 MI East of NJ 31 Jct, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 64,677

NJ 179

Fair

Over: BACK BROOK (RINGOES CRK)

0.35 MILE SO CO. RT. 579, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,103

PENN-HOPEWELL ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

1.03 mile North of Rt. 31, Mercer, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,270

Hamilton-Yardville

Fair

Over: BACK EDGE BROOK

0.5 MI S OF I-195 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 12,418

I-195 WB

Fair

Over: US 130

1.9 MI WEST OF NJTPK JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 79,970

I-295 NORTHBOUND

Fair

Over: AMTRAK(NE CORRIDOR)

1.46 MI SOUTH OF US 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 41,214

I-295 SOUTHBOUND

Fair

Over: NE CORRIDOR LINE(AMTRAK)

1.46 MI SOUTH OF US 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 41,214

S.BROAD ST (US206)

Fair

Over: AMTRAK NE CORRIDOR

ADJ TO BROAD/US1 OVERPASS, Mercer, NJ

Built 1890 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 10,650

US RT 9

Fair

Over: OLD BRDG MATAWAN RD(516)

2.28 MI NORTH OF RT 18, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 76,510

US 9

Fair

Over: BORDENTOWN AVE (CR 615)

2.15 MI NORTH OF RT 34, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1942 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 86,339

RIDGEDALE AVENUE

Fair

Over: WEDGEWOOD BROOK

1.4 MILES EAST OF RTE 1&9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 966

HOW LANE (CR 680)

Fair

Over: AMTRAK NE CORRIDOR

0.18 MILES WEST OF NJ 26, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 23,304

PLAINSBORO RD.

Fair

Over: CEDAR BROOK

0.7 MI E OFGEORGE DAVIDSO, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 12,353

BLACK HORSE LANE

Fair

Over: OAKEYS BROOK

0.25 MI WEST OF US 130, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 281

COMACK LANE

Fair

Over: MILFORD BROOK

1.2 MILES EAST OF CR 527, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,204

Church Lane

Fair

Over: Crooked Brook

0.4 MI WEST OF CR 621, Morris, NJ

Built 1924 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,378

BARTLEY CHESTER RD

Fair

Over: MT. OLIVE BROOK

0.10 Mi. W of Rt. 206, Morris, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 9,575

PLEASANT HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: DRAKES BROOK

0.5 MI. SO. OF IRONIA RD., Morris, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,277

US 46

Fair

Over: MILL RACE

0.21 MI E OF CR 604, Morris, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 13,124

US 46

Fair

Over: MINE BROOK

0.79 MI E OF CR 604, Morris, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 13,131

US 46

Fair

Over: Rockaway R Del-Lac&W RR

2.2 MI EAST OF RT 15, Morris, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 25,591

US 46

Fair

Over: BR PASSAIC RIVER

0.41 MI W OF PASSAIC RIV., Morris, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 47,093

LANDING RD SB

Fair

Over: SHIPPENPORT ROAD

0.2 MI NORTH OF I-80, Morris, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 12,032

MT HOPE-ROCKAWY RD

Fair

Over: I-80

1.06 MI E OF I-80 EXIT 35, Morris, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 7,512

RT 549 LANES MILL

Fair

Over: NO BRCH METEDECONK RIVER

0.7 MI N OF NJ 88, Ocean, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 19,307

CAMDEN AVENUE

Fair

Over: BARNEGAT BAY

.1MI W OF LONG BCH BLVD, Ocean, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 796

NJ 70

Fair

Over: CENTRAL RR (CONRAIL)

0.21 MI NE OF 70-547 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 18,765

N.J RT 72

Fair

Over: FOX ISLAND CREEK

2.71 MI EAST OF US 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 25,332

CR105LIGHTHOUSE DR

Fair

Over: FOURMILE BRANCH

1.25 MI SOUTH RT 554, Ocean, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,173

DIXON AVENUE

Fair

Over: SLIPPERY ROCK BROOK

0.25 E OF MCBRIDE AV(639), Passaic, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,820

TOTOWA AV (CR 640)

Fair

Over: MOLLY ANNS BROOK

0.9 SW OF BROADWAY(CR673), Passaic, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 16,679

BUNN RD

Fair

Over: I-78

1.2 MI WEST OF I-287, Somerset, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,904

Saw Mill Road

Fair

Over: Route I-78

8 MI EAST OF I-287, Somerset, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,851

CR 519

Fair

Over: BEAR BROOK TRIBUTARY

5.14 mi south of NJ 94, Sussex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,227

GINGERBR CASTLE RD

Fair

Over: WALLKILL RIVER MILL RACE

0.3 MI SW OF NJ 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,803

CR 653 (CLOVE RD)

Fair

Over: CLOVE BROOK TRIBUTARY

0.09 mi west of RT NJ 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,649

FURNACE STREET

Fair

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

0.4 MI SW OF NJ 183, Sussex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,148

COUNTY ROUTE 651

Fair

Over: CLOVE BROOK

0.08 MI N OF NJ 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,255

NJ 23

Fair

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

1.2 MI NORTH OF NJ 94, Sussex, NJ

Built 1949 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 19,472

US 22 WB

Fair

Over: MOUNTAIN AVE (CR. 635)

4.28 MI WEST OF GSP, Union, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 70,885

I-78

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

0.1 MILE WEST OF GSP, Union, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 198,840

I-78

Fair

Over: LEHIGH VALLEY RR

0.3 MI EAST OF GSP, Union, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 188,000

WATCHUNG AVENUE

Fair

Over: GREEN BROOK

0.08 MI W OF E FRONT ST, Union, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,085

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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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