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 HUD.CO.EXT.

Fair

Over: MONMOUTH COLES & CONRAIL

.2 MI SW HOLLAND TUNNEL, Hudson, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 30,515

US 202 SB

Fair

Over: NJ Route 31

1.25 MI S OF CR 514 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 18,100

GRIGGSTOWN CAUSEWA

Fair

Over: D&R CANAL

0.23 MI E OF CR 533 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 6,022

HAZEL STREET

Fair

Over: GARDEN ST PARKWAY

0.75 MI NE OF GSP&US46 JC, Passaic, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 8,482

GARDEN STATE PKWY

Fair

Over: PASS.RIV.RT.46 RIVER DR

0.9 MILES SOUTH OF I80, Passaic, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 47,600

COOPER STREET

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

4 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 3, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 30,641

TPKNSO/NSI/SNI/SNO

Fair

Over: Mill Brook Branch

0.33 Mi South of Int 10, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 171,920

NJTPK(I-95 PA EXT)

Fair

Over: DELAWARE RIVER & ROADS

2.25 MI E OF TPK&RT130 JC, Burlington, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 41,551

FLORENCE COLUMBUS

Fair

Over: NJ TPK (I-95)

2.6 MI WEST OF EXIT 6, Burlington, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 12,797

NJ 495

Fair

Over: US1&9 PATERSON PLANK RD

1.7 MI WEST OF LIN TUNNEL, Hudson, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 162,180

I-295 NB & US 40 E

Fair

Over: Delaware River

Delaware Memorial Bridge, Salem, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 46,123

SBI EXIT RAMP FLYO

Fair

Over: GSP SBO

1 MI SE OF GSP & RT36 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 1,394

Parkway NBI

Fair

Over: NJ TRANSIT RR

0.25 MI SE OF GSP&RT36 JC, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 40,005

GSP RAMP B

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

AT GSP & I-78 JUNCTION, Union, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 18,362

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: MANTUA CREEK

5.3 MI NORTH OF EXIT 2, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 54,952

NJTPK (I-95)

Fair

Over: Blacks Creek

AT INTERCHANGE 7, Burlington, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 28,070

NJTPK INT.13 R.SOT

Fair

Over: NJ TPK SNO RWY

0.7 MI S ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 8,475

NJTP

Fair

Over: TEANECK CREEK

0.5 MI N OF I-80 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 180,760

NJ TPK NSO&NT RDWY

Fair

Over: CRRNJ LVRR &NJ.TPK.RAMPS

1.64 MI N BOUND CREEK, Essex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 64,890

OLD MINE ROAD

Fair

Over: VANCAMPENS BROOK

AT VANCAMPENS GLEN RECREA, Sussex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 139

RED MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: SADDLE RIVER

500 FEET SOUTH OF ROUTE 4, Bergen, NJ

Built 1922 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 18,473

OLD YORK RD CR 660

Fair

Over: BLACKS CREEK

0.39 MI EAST OF RT US 206, Burlington, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,061

SEA ISLE CITY BLVD

Fair

Over: SVC RDS&LUDLAM THOROFARE

0.5M NW OF OCEAN DR INTER, Cape May, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 11,862

Old Road

Fair

Over: Willow Brook

200 FT WEST of NJ 10, Essex, NJ

Built 1957 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 11

Dr. MLK Boulevard

Fair

Over: Raymond Boulevard

.24 mi N of CR 510, Essex, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 15,398

US 1&9

Fair

Over: PEDDIE DITCH

1 MI W OF US1&9 & I78 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 128,102

ESSEX ST-CR577 SB

Fair

Over: WEST BRANCH RAHWAY RIVER

0.06 miles east of CR 527, Essex, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 19,582

US 1&9 TRUCK

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RVR & LOCAL RDS

0.3MI E OF I95&US1&9T JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 106,375

CR 659 MALAGA ROAD

Fair

Over: HOSPITALITY BRANCH

1.4 mi SOUTH of US 322, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 7,958

US 130

Fair

Over: BIG BIRCH CREEK

0.5 MI N OF CO. 620 JCT, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 6,845

STRIMPLES MILL RD.

Fair

Over: LOCKATONG CREEK

.8 MILES SW OF CR 519, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1897 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 126

ROCKAWAY ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY CREEK

1 MI SOUTH OF MAIN STREET, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 392

US 1 & RAMP

Fair

Over: D&R CANAL

0.31 MILES SOUTH OF I-295, Mercer, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 52,438

OLD TR RD (CR 535)

Fair

Over: MILLSTONE RIVER

.5 MI N OF CR 571, Mercer, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 9,490

NJ 33

Fair

Over: BENTLEYS BROOK

2.3 MI EAST OF NJTPK JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 33,007

CREAMERY ROAD

Fair

Over: MINE BROOK

0.1 MILE NORTH OF RT 537, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,415

PROVINCE LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: CROSSWICKS CREEK

3 MI N OF CR 664/27, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1891 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,668

OCEAN AVE. (CR 18)

Fair

Over: SHARK RIVER

0.4 MI. NORTH FIFTH AVE., Monmouth, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 3,765

I-80 WESTBOUND

Fair

Over: N.J. ROUTE 53

AT I-80 EXIT-39, Morris, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 74,410

North Lake Drive

Fair

Over: Arm of Lake Carasaljo

0.78 MI W OF US 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 1890 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 4,225

STRAIGHT STREET

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.5 MI N OF BROADWAY, Passaic, NJ

Built 1907 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 25,713

JACKSON AVENUE

Fair

Over: PEAPACK BROOK

AT MAIN ST INTERSECTION, Somerset, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,483

CR 519 (MILL ST)

Fair

Over: CULVERS CREEK

0.3 mi north of US 206, Sussex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 3,056

ROSEVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: WOLF LAKE OUTLET

0.4 MI N OF CR 607, Sussex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,532

BRIDGE STREET

Fair

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

0.9 MI SW OF CR 517, Sussex, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 408

WEST MOUNTAIN RD.

Fair

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

0.2 MI NW OF CR 517, Sussex, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 3,541

COUNTY ROUTE 619

Fair

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.9 MI E OF CR 521, Sussex, NJ

Built 1933 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,798

PLAINFIELD AVENUE

Fair

Over: GREEN BROOK

AT SOMERSET COUNTY LINE, Union, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 23,087

ELIZABETH AV-CR514

Fair

Over: STORM SEWER

AT FAY AVENUE, Union, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 14,258

COUNTY ROUTE 632

Fair

Over: TRIB TO MUSCONETCONG RIV

1.09 MI E OF RT NJ 31 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1942 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 4,681

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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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