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

BIRDSALL ROAD

Fair

Over: MINGAMAHONE BROOK

0.2 MI EAST OF CR 547, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1947 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,522

SQUAN-YELLOWBRK RD

Fair

Over: MARSH BOG BROOK

1/2 mi WEST OF CR 524/547, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 8,120

CR 3 (TENNENT RD)

Fair

Over: TEPEHEMUS BROOK

3.5 MI N OF NJ 33, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 18,135

INDIAN FALLS RD

Fair

Over: JACKSON BROOK

.2 MI EAST OF RANDOLPH AV, Morris, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 161

SAND SHORE ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO BUDD LAKE

.3 MI NORTH OF RT 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5,296

US 46

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF TROY BROOK

0.20 MI W OF I-80 WB, Morris, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 47,910

JAMES ST.(CO.663)

Fair

Over: I-287

1.33mi S. of NJ124, Morris, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,961

RAMP V (I-287)

Fair

Over: I-287 & RAMP U

AT 287-10 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 7,665

NJ 24 Westbound

Fair

Over: I-287

At junction with I-287, Morris, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 48,900

CR617 BAYVIEW AVE

Fair

Over: CLAMMING CREEK

0.06 MI NO. CR 618, Ocean, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,104

RT 530 SO.MAIN ST.

Fair

Over: MAIN BRCH OF TOMS RIVER

.03M W OF RT166 JCT., Ocean, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,862

GLOVER AVE

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.2 MI. NW OF RT.I-80, Passaic, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 24,700

PAT-HAM TPK(CR689)

Fair

Over: WANAQUE RIVER

0.08 MI E. OF CR 511 ALT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 19,845

LAKE AVENUE

Fair

Over: WEASEL BROOK

0.1 E OF LEXINGTN AV(625), Passaic, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,580

LACKAWANNA AVENUE

Fair

Over: PECKMAN RIVER

800 FT.E.OF W.BORO BDY., Passaic, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 13,005

I-80

Fair

Over: NJ 19 and Ramp NJ 19 SB

At EXIT 57, Passaic, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 135,877

NJ ROUTE 19

Fair

Over: RAMP C

1.02 MI North of RT 46, Passaic, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 34,534

CR 551 AUBURN RD.

Fair

Over: OLDMANS CREEK

3.5 MI. NE OF ROUTE 40, Salem, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,769

CR 540

Fair

Over: ALLOWAYS CREEK

0.75 MI N OF CR 581, Salem, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,787

NJ 140-HWKSBRDGERD

Fair

Over: I-295 NB

AT I-295 EXIT 2, Salem, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5,238

FRANK SMITH ROAD

Fair

Over: UPPER BR OF CANTON DRAIN

0.5 MI EAST OF CR 623, Salem, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 126

GROVE ST.

Fair

Over: US 22 EB

.84 MI EAST OF US 202&206, Somerset, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,121

US 22

Fair

Over: MIDDLE BROOK

0.62 MI E OF JCT I-287, Somerset, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 63,615

Dutch-Harlin-CR604

Fair

Over: TRENTON LINE (CSXT)

1.07 MI WEST OF US206 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,300

HAMILTON ROAD

Fair

Over: ROYCE BROOK

.83 MI EAST OF RT 206, Somerset, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,617

ROSEVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: WOLF LAKE INLET

1.9 MI E OF US 206, Sussex, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,597

STATION ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB. OF PAULINS KILL

0.1 MI SE OF CR 610, Sussex, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 744

DYER ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST BR PAPAKATING CREEK

0.01 MI S OF CR 628, Sussex, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 471

WOOD AVE. (CR 617)

Fair

Over: WEST BROOK

0.27 MI SO OF US 1&9 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 21,280

78 WB INNER&RAMP O

Fair

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

0.1MI W of Interch. 49, Union, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 87,989

SPRING STREET

Fair

Over: POPHANDUSING CREEK

0.12 Mi. West of CR620, Warren, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 65

OLD ORCHARD ROAD

Fair

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.52 MI SOUTH OF CR 521, Warren, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 31

CR605 (WARRING RD)

Fair

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.41 MI SOUTH OF NJ 94, Warren, NJ

Built 1886 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 266

I-80

Fair

Over: PEQUEST RIVER

14.1MI EAST OF RTE 46, Warren, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 58,997

LANNING ROAD

Fair

Over: FORMER SCRANTON BRNCH

1.1 MILES N CR 519 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1911 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 50

A.C. EXPRESSWAY

Fair

Over: PENNY POT STREAM

1.3 MI E. OF INTRCHNG. 31, Camden, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 55,404

BERLIN-CRS KEYS RD

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY

1 MI NE OF RT42&689 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 17,147

HUDSON ST RAMP

Fair

Over: I-95 NB (LOWER LEVEL EB)

0.35 MI W OF GEO WASH BR, Bergen, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 20,111

OVERPASS NO. 4

Fair

Over: EXIT ROAD TO US 1 & 9

3.2 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 14,774

NORTH SERVICE RD.

Fair

Over: PERIPHERAL DITCH

4.1 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10,238

ENTRANCE RAMP #16

Fair

Over: US 1 & 9

2.5 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 55,692

FAIRFIELD ROAD

Fair

Over: INLET TO POMPTON RIVER

1 MI SW OF RT 23, Passaic, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5,630

I-295 NB

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 70

AT RT 70 INTERCHANGE, Camden, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 66,715

Ramp 105SBOX E2

Fair

Over: GSP SBO

GSP INT. 105, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 12,148

GARDEN ST PKWY SB

Fair

Over: SADDLE RIVER

1 MI SW OF GSP & NJ 4 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 75,575

Parkway N

Fair

Over: WEST CENTURY ROAD

0.5 MI S OF GSP&RT17 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 39,384

GARDEN ST PKWY SB

Fair

Over: E. MIDLAND AVENUE

0.7 MI N OF GSP&NJ 17 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 51,583

NJ TPK CONN RD 95W

Fair

Over: I-95 NJTPK NSE

2.1 MI N HACKENSACK RIVER, Bergen, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 24,170

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: MARNE HIGHWAY & PCRR

5 MI SOUTH EXIT 5, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 81,924

NJTPK NSI-SNI RWYS

Fair

Over: FULTON STREET

.75 MI N ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 142,336

Showing 2,251-2,300 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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