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

HAMILTON STREET

Fair

Over: ROBINSONS BRANCH RAH RIV

0.04 MI NW OF CENTRAL AVE, Union, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,653

I-278 WB

Fair

Over: US 1&9 NORTHBOUND

1.41 MI WEST OF NJTPK JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 16,835

LAKE AVE (CR655)

Fair

Over: LV ML & Rahway Rv

0.49 mi north CR 607, Union, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 20,300

TERRILL RD CR 611

Fair

Over: RARITAN VALLEY LINE

1.1MI SE US22 & NJ28 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 13,705

I80 WB

Fair

Over: NJ 94 SOUTHBOUND

4.6 MI EAST OF TOLL BRDG., Warren, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 23,810

RAMP E (I-95 SB)

Fair

Over: NONE

.55 MI W OF GEO WASH BR, Bergen, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,980

95I 95I04011007

Fair

Over: 9A 9A04121108/Hudson Rvr

I-95 over Hudson River LL, Bergen, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 288,046

BUCK SWAMP ROAD

Fair

Over: CROSSWICKS CREEK

0.4 MILES WEST OF BRINDLE, Burlington, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 100

SOUTH FIRST STREET

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

1 MI. N. OF I-278, Union, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 3,513

GSP NB

Fair

Over: ABANDONED PENN READINGRR

2.25 MI NE OF GSP&47 JCT, Cape May, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 11,706

GSP NBO

Fair

Over: MIDDLETOWN-LINCROFT ROAD

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

Built 1954 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 47,765

GARDEN ST PARKWAY

Fair

Over: MIDDLESEX RESERVOIR

3.6 MILE NORTH OF NJ 27, Union, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 247,435

GARDEN ST PKWY SB

Fair

Over: KULLER ROAD

0.3 MI E OF GSP&NJ 20 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 68,347

440 X NB

Fair

Over: W 4th Street

Bayonne NB NJ Approach, Hudson, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 26,420

INT 7 RAMP WT & TE

Fair

Over: US 206

AT INTERCHANGE 7, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 7,125

NJTPK NSW-SNW RWY

Fair

Over: SAWMILL CREEK

1.8 MI N INTERCHANGE 15 W, Hudson, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 139,340

MARGARET STREET

Fair

Over: NJ 4

4.01 MI E. OF 17-4 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 2,805

CRANBURY S RIVERRD

Fair

Over: CEDAR BROOK

0.05 MI S OF CR 614, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 155,106

NJ 34 NB

Fair

Over: NJ 18

0.94 MI S OF RTE 537 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 8,282

US 1+9

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RV & LOCAL STS

1.52 MI NORTH OF RT I-278, Union, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 56,065

INT.117 RAMP A

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 35 SB

AT GSP&RT 35 JUNCTION, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 17,896

NJ ROUTE 495 WB

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 3

INTERCHANGE 16E, Hudson, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 48,650

NJTPK INT12 RP TNO

Fair

Over: CONRAIL

INTERCHANGE 12, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 3,930

NJ 52

Fair

Over: Beach Thoro & Rainbow Ch

1.7 mi S of US9, Cape May, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 23,432

GARDEN ST PKWY SBO

Fair

Over: U.S. ROUTE 9

1.5 MI S OF RARITAN TOLL, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 64,140

GARDEN ST PKWY SB

Fair

Over: RARITAN RVR RLRD (ABND)

0.6 MI S OF RARITAN TOLL, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 119,297

GSP NB

Fair

Over: SPROUT BROOK

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

Built 1956 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 74,307

NJTPK (I-95)

Fair

Over: Millstone River

1.15 MI north of Exit 8, Mercer, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 62,282

PARKER ROAD

Fair

Over: GREEN POND BROOK

NEAR GOLF COURSE, Morris, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,250

US 322-BLK HRSE PK

Fair

Over: LITTLE MILL CREEK

0.40 MI EAST OF RT 559, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 18,637

LENOX AVE

Fair

Over: HIRSHFELD BROOK

0.5MI NORTH CR 126, Bergen, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,850

LIVINGSTON ST

Fair

Over: SPARKILL CREEK

0.64 mi N. of Paris Ave, Bergen, NJ

Built 1906 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 21,638

NJ 4 EB

Fair

Over: I-95 RAMP L

0.5 MI WEST OF GWB, Bergen, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 46,307

Teaneck Road(CR39)

Fair

Over: Route I-80

0.84 MI East of Intch 67, Bergen, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 7,765

FAIR LAWN AV(CR76)

Fair

Over: NJ 208

1.8 Mi N. of NJ 4 Junc., Bergen, NJ

Built 1949 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 19,330

I-287

Fair

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

0.53 MI S OF JUNC. RT 202, Bergen, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 106,403

I-287 SB

Fair

Over: MARYREST CEMETERY RD.

4.5 MI NORTH OF NJ 208, Bergen, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 34,547

US 130

Fair

Over: RANCOCAS CREEK

5.5 MI N OF 130 & 73 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 52,483

US 130 NB

Fair

Over: ASSISCUNK CREEK

0.2 MI N OF RT670, Burlington, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 23,850

I-295 NB

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE (I-95)

3.51 MI SOUTH OF RT 130, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 45,865

PEARL STREET-CR656

Fair

Over: ASSISCUNK CREEK

1.84 MI S OF CR 658, Burlington, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,186

PHILLIPS ROAD

Fair

Over: MASONS CREEK

0.3 Mi W of Fostertw Rd., Burlington, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 675

ROUTE NJ 42 SB

Fair

Over: ROUTE NJ 168

JCT OF RT 42 & 168, Camden, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 65,368

CR704(SILVER LK R)

Fair

Over: COHANSEY RIVER

0.33 MI E OF CR 607, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,548

NJ 47

Fair

Over: MANUMUSKIN RIVER

5.5MI SE OF NJ49&NJ55 JCT, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 19,874

US 1+9 NB

Fair

Over: OAK ISL RR YD FRONT. RD

0.4 MI NORTH OF RTE 78, Essex, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 63,354

NJ 10

Fair

Over: CANOE BROOK

0.37 MI E OF CO.RT.527, Essex, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 18,500

LESLIE STREET

Fair

Over: I-78

1.7 MI EAST OF GSP, Essex, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,536

CR 551 (KINGS HWY)

Fair

Over: RACCOON CREEK

0.9 mi South of US 322, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1942 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 9,781

HARMON MEADOW BLVD

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 3

0.5 MI N OF RT3 & 495 JCT, Hudson, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,895

Showing 2,401-2,450 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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