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 TPK NSO RWY

Fair

Over: YORK ST & TPK U-TURN

2.0 MI NE OF BAY WAY CIR, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 67,633

NJ TPK SN-95

Fair

Over: US 46&RAMPS L N ET & E

1.9 MI N HACKENSACK RIVER, Bergen, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 82,768

GRAND AVE-ROUTE 93

Fair

Over: CRYSTAL LAKE

1.8 MI. NORTH OF I-80 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 24,646

NJ 440 NB

Fair

Over: RAMP WI

0.1 MI NORTH OF NJTPK INT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 55,754

GARDEN ST PKWY SBO

Fair

Over: ERNSTON ROAD

2.5 MI S OF RARITAN TOLL, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 64,896

RAMP GA

Fair

Over: GLENWOOD AVE&CECO SDG RR

0.1 MI E OF GSP & I78 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 18,293

EXIT RAMP TO GSP

Fair

Over: RTE I-78

AT GSP INTERCHANGE NO.142, Union, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 16,136

GSP NB & SB

Fair

Over: S ORANGE AVE

AT GSP & CO RT 510 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 239,703

GARDEN ST PKWY NB

Fair

Over: ALLWOOD RD (CR 602)

AT GSP & NJ 3 JUNCTION, Passaic, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 92,401

NJTPK INT.11 R.PNT

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE ROADWAYS

0.95 MI NORTH OF ROUTE 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 29,583

PATERSON PLANK RD

Fair

Over: NJTPK RAMPS WC CW & XWWX

1.1 MI N INTERCHANGE 16 W, Bergen, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 52,921

NJ TPK RAMP CNW

Fair

Over: NJ TPK SNW-NSW RWYS

1.7 MI N INTERCHANGE 16 W, Bergen, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 2,047

NJ 42 NB

Fair

Over: S. BR. BIG TIMBER CK.

0.4 MILE SOUTH OF 41 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 60,140

NJ 42 SB

Fair

Over: S. BR. BIG TIMBER CREEK

0.4 MILE SOUTH OF 41 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 60,140

LYONS AVE(CR602)

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

200 FT.EAST OF LINCOLN PL, Essex, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 20,145

Second Street

Fair

Over: Morristown Line MP 8.62

1.3 MI East of GSP, Essex, NJ

Built 1905 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 914

US 206

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

2.31 MI N OF CR 569, Mercer, NJ

Built 1792 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 16,693

GSP NB & SB

Fair

Over: MILL ROAD

0.4 MI NE OF GSP&I-78 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 205,797

ORATON PARKWAY NB

Fair

Over: RAMP I-NB ENT FR I-280

AT GSP & RT 280 JUNCTION, Essex, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 18,028

RENSHAW AVE

Fair

Over: GSP NB & SB

1.29 M N OF GSP&RT280 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 2,848

GSP SB

Fair

Over: SPROUT BROOK

0.3 MI NE OF GSP&NJ 4 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 56,816

NJ ROUTE 18

Fair

Over: NJTPK

0.3 MI S OF INT. 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 109,977

Turnpike NSI/SNI

Fair

Over: THIRD AVENUE

.3 MI N ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 142,336

NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.

Fair

Over: GARFIELD AVENUE

I-SEC.RT.440 & HUD.CO.EXT, Hudson, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 95,790

US ROUTE 9

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY

AT A.C.EXPWY INTRCHNG. 5E, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 18,439

MAYS LNDG-SMRS PT

Fair

Over: PATCONG CREEK

.85 MI WEST RT-9 (NEW RD), Atlantic, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 9,830

OCEAN HEIGHTS AVE

Fair

Over: PATCONG CREEK

0.37 mi North Rt 9, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 19,324

BLANCH AVE

Fair

Over: NORWOOD BROOK

0.05 Mi south of CR 505, Bergen, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 4,277

PASSAIC ST (CR62I)

Fair

Over: SPROUT BROOK

0.53 mi North of NJ 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 17,058

US 1 & 9 US 46

Fair

Over: EAST HOMESTEAD AVENUE

2.4 miles south of GWB, Bergen, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 42,001

MOONACHIE AVE M&P

Fair

Over: NJ 17 PRK PL NJ TRANSIT

2.5 MI NE OF NJ3 & 17 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 15,549

RT I-80

Fair

Over: CR.124(HUDSON STREET)

AT EXIT 66 ROUTE I-80, Bergen, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 201,606

NJ 208

Fair

Over: NJ TRANSIT 20TH STREET

1.4 Mi. N. OF NJ 4 Junc., Bergen, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 66,940

I-287 NB

Fair

Over: US 202

0.89 MILE S. OF NJ 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 33,114

I-287 SOUTHBOUND

Fair

Over: US 202

0.89 MI SOUTH OF NJ 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 33,114

US 206

Fair

Over: ATSION LAKE

2.21 MI S.OF 206-541 XING, Burlington, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 9,475

PLEASANT VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: N BR PENNSAUKEN CREEK

60 FT. N. OF NJ RT. 38, Burlington, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 11,880

CO RT 674

Fair

Over: N.BR.PENNSAUKEN CREEK

0.58 Mile West of CR 612, Burlington, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 7,228

COUNTY ROUTE 616

Fair

Over: NORTH RUN

0.3 MI E OF C.R. 665, Burlington, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 6,921

N. Browning Road

Fair

Over: NJ 38 AND NJ 70

0.44 MI EAST OF US 130, Camden, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 6,301

MARKET ST (CR 634)

Fair

Over: I-76

0.2 MI S OF US 130 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 6,334

I-676

Fair

Over: CHELTON AVENUE & CONRAIL

1.51 M NORTH OF I-76, Camden, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 69,910

MEADOWBROOK PLACE

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH RAHWAY RIVER

135 west of Clark St, Essex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 849

WAINWRIGHT STREET

Fair

Over: I-78

1.74 MI WEST OF NJ 27, Essex, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,985

I-78 RAMP EN

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH AVE & RAMP WN

2.4 MI WEST OF NJTPK JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 4,460

EISENHOWER PKWY

Fair

Over: I-280

AT I-280 EXIT 4, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 23,806

HIGHLAND AVENUE

Fair

Over: NJT BOONTON LINE (ABND)

2.0MI SW OF GSP EXIT 151, Essex, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,366

JFK BLVD E (CR693)

Fair

Over: CLIFF AT 77TH STREET

1.17 MI N OF CR 501, Hudson, NJ

Built 1917 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 19,870

MANHATTAN AVECR683

Fair

Over: GORGE

0.04 MI. N OF 14TH ST, Hudson, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 6,055

I-280 WB RAMP B

Fair

Over: HAMILTON STREET

0.2 MI EAST OF RT 21 JCT., Hudson, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 11,888

Showing 2,301-2,350 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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