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

AIRPORT EXIT RAMP

Fair

Over: US 1 & 9

4.5 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 17,167

NJ TPK INT 11 TPS

Fair

Over: GARDEN STATE PARKWAY

0.20 MI SE OF NJ TPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 35,396

NJTPK INT.11 R.TSI

Fair

Over: NJTPK NSI-SNI-SNO RWYS

0.25 MI W OF ROUTE 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 17,342

NJ TPK INT.13A TN

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

3.2 MI S OF INT .14, Union, NJ

Built 1982 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 8,595

TURNPIKE NSW/SNW

Fair

Over: NJ RTE 3 EASTBOUND

.2 MI N INTERCHANGE 16 W, Bergen, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 96,628

GSP SBO

Fair

Over: PINE BROOK

2.52 mi. N of GSP/18N Jct, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 61,711

NYE AVENUE

Fair

Over: GARDEN STATE PARKWAY

1.6 MILES NORTH OF I78, Essex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 9,009

MILTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: GARDEN STATE PARKWAY

2.75 MI S OF GSP&RT3 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 8,663

NJ TPK RWYS

Fair

Over: BAYWAY UTILITIES

2.75 MI N RAHWAY RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 105,157

NJTPK NSI&SNI RWYS

Fair

Over: SECOND AVENUE

.4 MI N ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 142,336

RAMP TNI

Fair

Over: NJ TPK SNO ROADWAY

2.64 MI S INT.14, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 4,142

TURNPIKE SNO

Fair

Over: DELANCY STREET

.75 MI N OF INT 14, Essex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 64,255

NJ 73 NB

Fair

Over: NJ 38

0.9 MI NORTH OF I295 INT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 41,606

NJ 23

Fair

Over: PECKMAN RIVER

2.92 MI SO OF RT 46, Essex, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 21,420

GARDEN ST PKWY NBO

Fair

Over: RARITAN RVR.RLRD (ABAND)

0.6 MI S OF RARITAN TOLL, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 75,114

VAUX HALL RD CR630

Fair

Over: GARDEN ST PKWY NB & SB

.20 MI N OF US 22, Union, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 13,998

US RTE 9

Fair

Over: NJ TPK INT NO.11 RP.NTTN

.15 MI S US 9 & NJ TPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 80,680

NJ TPK INTER.11 TS

Fair

Over: NJ TPK INTER.11 RAMP NT

0.22 MI W OF ROUTE 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 37,744

FORTY WIRE RD

Fair

Over: SOUTH RIVER

0.68 MI W. of RT40, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,324

NEW BRIDGE RD CR49

Fair

Over: HACKENSACK RIVER

0.25 MI EAST CR 503, Bergen, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 31,806

RT US 46

Fair

Over: NJ TRANSIT & GREEN ST

0.1 MILE EAST OF RT 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 36,710

ROUTE US 46

Fair

Over: CR 39 (TEANECK ROAD)

0.3 MILES WEST OF RT I-95, Bergen, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 43,450

I-80

Fair

Over: MRKT.MAIN.FRVW ST&SADRIV

1.7 MI EAST OF GRD ST PKY, Bergen, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 162,345

SPROUT BROOK BRIDG

Fair

Over: SPROUT BROOK

.5 MI W of Railroad Ave, Bergen, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 17

WOODLANE RD(CR630)

Fair

Over: I-295

5.4 MI NORTH OF RT 38, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 8,727

CR 641

Fair

Over: BOBBYS RUN

.1 MI.E CO RTE 541, Burlington, NJ

Built 1905 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,275

C.R. 542

Fair

Over: BATSTO RIVER

0.25 M W OF TYLERTOWN RD, Burlington, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,325

SPRINGDALE ROAD

Fair

Over: N BRANCH COOPER RIVER

1.06 MI S OF RT 70, Camden, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 18,712

CR623(CANTON RD)

Fair

Over: STOW CREEK

1.28 MI N OF CR 660, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 554

Franklin Avenue

Fair

Over: Second River

0.01 MI EAST OF MILL ST, Essex, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 19,128

I-78

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH AV RAMPS NE&WN

2.5 MI WEST OF NJTPK JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 161,331

THIRTEENTH STREET

Fair

Over: I-280

0.7 MI E OF I-280&GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,381

TWELFTH STREET

Fair

Over: I-280

0.8 MI E OF I-280-GSP, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,810

Watsessing Avenue

Fair

Over: Montclair Boonton Line

0.15MI East of G S Pkwy, Essex, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 7,710

Ridgewood Av CR653

Fair

Over: Montclair Boonton Line

0.19 Mile SO of CR 506, Essex, NJ

Built 1912 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10,800

NJ ROUTE 440

Fair

Over: JFK BLVD (CR 501)

.25 MI SOUTH OF I-78, Hudson, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 24,280

WEST 63RD ST RAMPS

Fair

Over: NJ 440

03MI E OF NJTPK & 440 JCT, Hudson, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5,270

SOUTH MARGINAL ST

Fair

Over: PARK AVENUE

0.6 MI W OF LIN TUNNEL, Hudson, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 22,530

NJ 12

Fair

Over: WICKECHOEKE CREEK

0.36 MI W OF CR 579 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 9,510

I-78 EB US 22 EB

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

0.15 MI W OF I-78 EXT. 17, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 63,553

I78 WB US 22 WB

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

0.15 MI W OF I-78 EXT.17, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 63,553

PETTICOAT LANE

Fair

Over: I-78

1.78 MI EAST OF NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,993

OLD TRENT RD CR535

Fair

Over: BIG BEAR BROOK

0.9 mile South of CR 571, Mercer, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 13,710

US 1

Fair

Over: MULBERRY STREET

4.0 MILES SOUTH OF I-295, Mercer, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 52,969

MENLO PARK DRIVE

Fair

Over: ROUTE US 1 NORTH & SOUTH

2 MI N OF NJ TPK INT 10, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,143

NJ ROUTE 27

Fair

Over: S BRANCH RAHWAY RIVER

0.75 MI North of 604 Jct., Middlesex, NJ

Built 1919 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 16,935

I-287 SB

Fair

Over: DURHAM AVENUE

1.43 MILE SO OF 529 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 65,127

N MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: MILLSTONE RIVER

0.34 MI S OF US 130 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 7,285

CR 537 (TINTON AV)

Fair

Over: PINE BROOK

APPR. 2.4M west of NJ 35, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 16,828

CR 537

Fair

Over: US 9

4.68 M.N.OF I-195/US9 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 33,252

Showing 2,201-2,250 of 6,827 bridges

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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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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. New Jersey Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.