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

Summit Avenue

Fair

Over: Passaic & Harimus Branch

0.46 MI S of RT 139, Hudson, NJ

Built 1924 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 15,560

COKESBURY RD(CO639

Fair

Over: SOUTH BR.OF ROCKAWAY CR.

.23mi S of I78&639 inters, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,636

MILLER PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB OF HAKIHOKAKE CREEK

1 MI E OF INT W/ JAVES RD, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 43

RACE / NJ 12/CR610

Fair

Over: NISHISAKAWICK CREEK

INT. BRIDGE ST & RACE ST, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1841 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,779

US 202 SB

Fair

Over: S BR RARITAN RIVER

2.36 MI N of 202-31 Circl, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 38,424

HIGGENSVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: LEHIGH VALLEY LINE

3.7MI E of NJ12&NJ31 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 168

ELM RIDGE RD CR625

Fair

Over: HONEY BRANCH BROOK

0.83 mile W. of CR 569, Mercer, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,570

I-295 NB

Fair

Over: HAMILTON AVE. (CT.RT606)

3.7 MI SOUTH OF RT 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 37,166

S.MAIN ST.(CR 531)

Fair

Over: US 1

0.3 MI SOUTH OF I-287, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 16,945

NJ 18 NB

Fair

Over: WESTONS MILL POND

0.3 MI S OF US 1 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 47,603

NEW DOVER ROAD

Fair

Over: AMTRK NE COR &NJ27&MIDAV

0.31 MI E OF COLONIA BLVD, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 14,515

SPRING VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: DEEP RUN

0.5 MILE EAST OF ROUTE 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 811

POINT "O" WOODS DR

Fair

Over: DEEP RUN TRIBUTARY

SOUTHEAST OF US 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 119

PORT RDG AVE-CR604

Fair

Over: PORT READING SECONDARY

2.0MI S of NJTPK Exit 12, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 19,225

MORNINGSIDE AVENUE

Fair

Over: FLAT CREEK

0.39 miles E of Poole Ave, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1949 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 770

STRICKLAND ROAD

Fair

Over: DEBOIS CREEK

.47 MI E OF CO RT 23, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,524

PEASE ROAD

Fair

Over: MILFORD BROOK

0.2 MI NORTH OF CR-3, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,361

NJ 71(NORWOOD AVE)

Fair

Over: DEAL LAKE

1.76 M NORTH OF RT 33 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 15,587

NJ 18 SOUTHBOUND

Fair

Over: NORMANDY RD & US GOVT RR

1.7 MI N. of GSP, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 23,797

NJ 18 NB

Fair

Over: Normandy Rd & US Govt RR

2.7 Mi. N. OF GSP, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 23,797

MANCHESTER WAY

Fair

Over: HATFIELD CREEK

0.25 MI E OF CR 621, Morris, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 248

BUCKINGHAM WAY

Fair

Over: HATFIELD CREEK

0.25 MI E OF CR 621, Morris, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 371

LANCASTER AVENUE

Fair

Over: HATFIELD CREEK

0.25 MI E OF CR 621, Morris, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 351

I-80 WB

Fair

Over: NJ 15 RAMP D

AT I-80 EXIT 34, Morris, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 55,595

I80 EB

Fair

Over: I-280 US 46EB & RAMP C

RTE 280 INTERCHANGE, Morris, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 54,473

I-80 WB

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

2.0 MI EAST OF US 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 30,358

LAFAYETTE AVE

Fair

Over: I-287

AT JCT CR 510 AND I-287, Morris, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 10,355

I287SB & I80 RAMPC

Fair

Over: I-80

0.5 MI S US 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 56,230

I287 NB

Fair

Over: MAIN ST CROOKED BRK

2.10 MI NORTH OF ROCK RIV, Morris, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 50,565

I-287 SB

Fair

Over: MAIN RD & CROOKED BROOK

2.10 MI NORTH OF ROCK RIV, Morris, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 50,565

LORRAINE ROAD

Fair

Over: ROUTE NJ 24

2.06 mi E Int 2 of NJ 24, Morris, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 519

NJ 70

Fair

Over: S. BR METEDECONK RV

0.33 MI W OF NJ 88, Ocean, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 31,075

BEACH BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: S. BRANCH FORKED RIVER

2.02 Mi. E. of US 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,860

CEDAR RUN DOCK RD

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY OF CEDAR RUN

1.45 MI. E. OF RT.9, Ocean, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 681

LARUE ROAD

Fair

Over: PEQUANNOCK RIVER

22.19 at NJ 23, Passaic, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 607

US 46

Fair

Over: LAKEVIEW AVE (CR 624)

0.58MILES WEST OF GSP, Passaic, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 47,671

VALLEY RD (CR 621)

Fair

Over: ROUTE NJ 19

1.7 MI NO OF RT 46, Passaic, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 10,260

PARISH DR (CR 668)

Fair

Over: NS RR TOTOWA SPUR

0.16 MILE EAST OF RT 202, Passaic, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,670

CR 620(KINGS HWAY)

Fair

Over: SALEM CREEK

0.5 MI SOUTHWEST OF US 40, Salem, NJ

Built 1919 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,406

WATERWORKS ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL POND

2.2 MI. NE OF NJ 49, Salem, NJ

Built 1923 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 424

CR 603 (WDTWN RD)

Fair

Over: ALLOWAYS CREEK

5.0 MI. SOUTH OF NJ 45, Salem, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,104

CR 614

Fair

Over: N BR RARITAN RIVER

1.46 mi E of US 22, Somerset, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 8,021

COUNTRY CLUB RD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO PETERS BROOK

0.22 mi N of NJ 28, Somerset, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 7,148

CR 651-UNIONVIL RD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF CLOVE BROOK

1.5 MI NE OF NJ 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,255

I-80

Fair

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

2.0 MI WEST OF US 206, Sussex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 61,525

US 206

Fair

Over: BR OF PEQUEST RIVER

2.97 MI SOUTH OF NJ 94, Sussex, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 14,507

RT NJ 28

Fair

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

0.7 MILES WEST OF GSP, Union, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 20,435

I-78

Fair

Over: RVRR TROY BALTUSROL

0.26 MILES W OF NJ 24, Union, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 148,319

CR 509

Fair

Over: I-78

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

Built 1975 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 8,242

LELAND AVENUE

Fair

Over: GREEN BROOK

0.25 MI NW OF E FRONT ST, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 12,517

Showing 2,351-2,400 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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