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 12

Fair

Over: WALNUT (MINE) BROOK

0.75MI W OF 202-31 CIRCLE, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 9,811

US 22

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF ROCKAWAY CREEK

1.23 MI EAST OF CR 639, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1942 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 22,153

JAVES ROAD

Fair

Over: HAKIHOHAKE CREEK

0.5 MI NORTH OF CR 519, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 679

I-78 WB

Fair

Over: MULHOCKAWAY CREEK

1.1 MI W OF I-78 EXIT 12, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 51,927

NJ 31 SB

Fair

Over: I-78

AT NJ 31 INTERCHANGE, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 14,852

I-78EB(US 22 EB)

Fair

Over: ALLERTON ROAD (CO. 633)

.26 MI E.OF I-78 EXIT-17, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 58,650

CARTER RD (CR 569)

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

2.4 MI NORTH OF US 206, Mercer, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 13,193

CALHOUN STREET

Fair

Over: NJ 29

1.0 MI NW OF 129 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 8,847

ALEXANDER ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE BEAR BROOK

0.8 mile south of US 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1982 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 15,755

SHARON ROAD

Fair

Over: MIRY RUN

0.62 MI.E.OF U.S. RT.130, Mercer, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,744

NJ 27

Fair

Over: RARITAN RIVER

Boat Lanch @ 2nd Av -Park, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1895 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 23,717

NEW MARKET RD- 665

Fair

Over: BOUND BROOK

.8 MI N OF N.BRUNSWICK RD, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 16,533

RAMP R

Fair

Over: CO.RT.656(SMITH ST) WB

BETWEEN GSP&US 9 BRIDGES, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,198

FLRD.GRV RD(CR655)

Fair

Over: NJ 440

0.81 MI EAST OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 8,870

DUNHAMS CORNER RD.

Fair

Over: IRELAND BROOK TRIBUTARY

0.2 MILE EAST OF NJTPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 6,076

OLDE NOAH HUNT RD

Fair

Over: IVANHOE BROOK

0.7 MILES NORTH CR 537, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 145

MOUNT AVENUE

Fair

Over: GRAND AVENUE

.5 MI NORTH OF NJ RT.36, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1896 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 171

CR510 COLUMBIA TPK

Fair

Over: BLACK BROOK

0.8MI E NJ24&CR510, Morris, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 30,731

BLOOMFIELD AVENUE

Fair

Over: DEN BROOK

0.4MI E OF US46&NJ53 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 39,738

202SB&CHERRY HL.RD

Fair

Over: I-80 & RAMPS D&G

1.07 MI S OF US 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 22,740

I-80 EB

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

2.0 MI EAST OF US 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 30,358

I-287 RAMP W

Fair

Over: NJ 10

At JCT. of I-287 & NJ 10, Morris, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 8,854

WAUGHAW ROAD

Fair

Over: I-287

1.5 MI N. OF JUNC. RT 202, Morris, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 179

CR 631 HOOPER AVE

Fair

Over: CEDAR BRIDGE BRCH

600 FT NORTH OF RT 528, Ocean, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 21,081

BATCHELOR STREET

Fair

Over: LONG SWAMP CREEK

0.12 MI. E. OF RT. 37, Ocean, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 889

NJ 70

Fair

Over: HURRICANE BROOK

3.4 MI E OF 70-539 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 24,219

LEE AVENUE

Fair

Over: MOLLY ANNS BROOK

0.2 NW OF BURHANS AV(662), Passaic, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,994

CR 511/GRNWD TPK

Fair

Over: BELCHERS CREEK

0.1 MI E.OF LAKESIDE ROAD, Passaic, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 13,453

NJ ROUTE 3

Fair

Over: PASSAIC AVENUE (CR 603)

1.5 MI NW OF 3-21 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 138,590

RIVER DRIVE

Fair

Over: NJ 21

0.66 MI N OF 3-21 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,264

I-80

Fair

Over: RIVERVIEW DRIVE (CR 640)

0.77 MILES EAST OF NJ 23, Passaic, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 141,970

SQUIRRELWOOD RD

Fair

Over: ROUTE I-80

0.7 MI EAST OF PAS.RIV., Passaic, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 15,870

CR 690 (OLIVET RD)

Fair

Over: MUDDY RUN

3.7 MILES EAST OF RT 77, Salem, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 607

NORTH BRIDGE ST

Fair

Over: I-287 NB

2.2MI NORTH OF RT 22 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 14,077

WOODLAWN AVE

Fair

Over: I-287

.1MI SOUTH OF RT 202&206, Somerset, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,240

BURNT HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCK BROOK

0.4 MI N. OF CR 518, Somerset, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,190

MOUNTAIN AVE

Fair

Over: PETERS BROOK

.24 MI SO. OF US 22, Somerset, NJ

Built 1901 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,455

CHIMNEY ROCK RD

Fair

Over: CUCKELS BROOK

0.04 MI N OF EAST MAIN ST, Somerset, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,395

MADISONVILLE RD

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

.46 MI E of N Maple Ave, Somerset, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7,325

US 206

Fair

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.12 MILE SOUTH OF 15 JCT, Sussex, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 15,191

LAWRENCE AV(CR514)

Fair

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

0.07 MILES WEST OF US 1, Union, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 11,465

PLAINFIELD AVENUE

Fair

Over: STREAM 10-6-2

0.05 MI NW OF NJ 27, Union, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 520

MSL AV-CR 509 SPUR

Fair

Over: STREAM 10-35

0.69 MI S OF NJ 124, Union, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 8,619

MARTINE AVE CR655

Fair

Over: RARITAN VALLEY LINE

0.05 MI NW NJ28&CR655 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 15,405

US 46 EASTBOUND

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

2.74 MI. WEST of NJ31, Warren, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4,983

DECATUR STREET

Fair

Over: I-80

0.37 MI W OF NJ 94 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,575

CENTRE STREET

Fair

Over: US ROUTE 1

2300FT E.OF DEL RIVER, Mercer, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,400

NJ 94

Fair

Over: PA 611;DEL RIVER; NS RR

Columbia Knowiton Twp, Warren, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7,600

RACE TRACK RD

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY

1 MI E OF RT40&322 MERGE, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 11,928

Parkway N

Fair

Over: GETTY AVE

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

Built 1954 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 68,361

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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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