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

COUNTY ROUTE 523

Fair

Over: SOUTH BRANCH RARITAN RIV

0.57 MI NORTH OF CR 612, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 9,998

HUNTER ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB OF MOORES CR

1 MI SOUTH OF CR 518, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 160

TRIMMER ROAD

Fair

Over: TEETERTOWN BROOK

0.2 MI.NO.OF RT 513, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 604

US ROUTE 22

Fair

Over: BR. ROCKAWAY CREEK

4.0 MI W OF CO. 523 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1942 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 20,880

STONE SIGN POST RD

Fair

Over: PLUM BROOK

0.6 MI WEST OF CR 579, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1903 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 133

US 202 RAMP D

Fair

Over: ALEXAUKEN CREEK

2.79 MI N OF DELAWARE R, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 341

TITUS MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

0.8 MI EAST OF RT 31, Mercer, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,686

RT I-195 RAMP E

Fair

Over: WETLANDS

0.39 MI. WEST OF RT.206, Mercer, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 11,953

NJ 129 NB

Fair

Over: AMTRAK NE CORRIDOR

0.17 MI N. OF HAMILTON AV, Mercer, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 32,630

US 1B NORTH BOUND

Fair

Over: FIVE MILE RUN

1.4 MI SOUTH OF I-295 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 7,592

BALSAM DRIVE

Fair

Over: FIVE MILE RUN

0.4 MI SW OF 583/546 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 61

US 9 & NJ 35

Fair

Over: WASHINGTON AVE (CR 670)

1 MILE NORTH OF 9-35 JCT., Middlesex, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 99,182

RAMP B

Fair

Over: US 9 SB

5.3 MI N OF RT 79 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 13,840

NJ 440 & RAMP GW

Fair

Over: US 9 RAMP GT

0.25 EAST OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 97,424

NJ 184

Fair

Over: US 9

At JCT of NJ 184 & US 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 29,667

CR 11 (OCEANPORT A

Fair

Over: OCEANPORT CREEK

2 MILES EAST OF NJ 35, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,224

CR 526 (CHURCH ST)

Fair

Over: INDIAN RUN

0.79 MI E OF I-195, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,170

WALL-CHURCH ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH WRECK POND BROOK

0.4 MI. WEST N.J. RTE. 35, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 663

OLD MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BURNETT BROOK

.6 M OF COUNTY RTE 510, Morris, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,855

UNION STREET

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

N OF BLACKWELL & UNION IN, Morris, NJ

Built 1903 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,771

WARREN STREET

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

.1 MILE WEST OF MORRIS ST, Morris, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 14,953

US 46

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.36 MI W OF CR 642, Morris, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 16,609

Route I-80 EB

Fair

Over: NJ Transit-Morristown

0.2 MI E OF I-80 EXIT 28, Morris, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 46,450

MT HOPE-DOVER

Fair

Over: I-80

1.31 MI E OF NJ 15, Morris, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 11,255

BALDWIN(TROY) ROAD

Fair

Over: I-80

0.9 MI E OF I287 & I80 JC, Morris, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,133

I-80 RAMP E

Fair

Over: SMITH ROAD

I- 287 INTERCHANGE, Morris, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 30,064

I-287

Fair

Over: WHIPPANY RIVER

0.17 MI NO OF WB CR 510, Morris, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 124,400

NJ Route 24

Fair

Over: Park Avenue (CR 623)

0.44 Mi W of CR 510 Jct, Morris, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 99,849

NJ 15 NB

Fair

Over: LAKE HOPATCONG

0.57 MI S OF NJ 181, Morris, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 23,525

NJ 15 SB

Fair

Over: LAKE HOPATCONG

0.57 MI S OF NJ 181, Morris, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 23,525

N. NEW PROSPECT RD

Fair

Over: I-195

2.01 MILES WEST OF US 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 6,090

HEPBURN ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ 3

1.8 Mi. E of RT 46 Junc., Passaic, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,285

NJ RT 20

Fair

Over: RAMP K

AT I-80 EXIT 60, Passaic, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 93,907

I-80 RAMP C

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 19 & RAMP DE

NJ 19 NB exit to I-80 WB, Passaic, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 7,510

MINNISINK RD CR642

Fair

Over: TOTOWA SPUR

0.11 MI SOUTH OF I-80, Passaic, NJ

Built 1916 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 12,400

CR 581

Fair

Over: DEEP RUN

2.3 MI EAST OF NJ 49, Salem, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,429

US 202

Fair

Over: US 206 SB & NJ 28

0.7 MI S. OF US JCT 22, Somerset, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 100,054

Route I-287

Fair

Over: CANAL RD D&R RARITAN&RR

1.2MI SOUTH OF RT 28, Somerset, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 159,760

WASHINGTON AVE

Fair

Over: I-287

1.93 MI NORTH OF EXIT 26, Somerset, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,309

I-287 N.B.

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

I-287 & PASSAIC RIVER, Somerset, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 27,510

DEAD RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: ROUTE I-78

1.24 MI W OF I-78 EXIT 36, Somerset, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,230

COUNTRY CLUB ROAD

Fair

Over: CHAMBERS BROOK

0.05M N OF CEDAR BROOK RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,736

LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: HARRISONS BROOK

0.69 mi East of RT 525, Somerset, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,293

SYCAMORE AVENUE

Fair

Over: GREEN BROOK

0.1 MI W. OF NJ ROUTE 28, Somerset, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 568

MILL STREET

Fair

Over: DRY BROOK

0.1 MI E OF CR 519, Sussex, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 709

SCENIC DRIVE

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

0.3 MI NW OF CR 517, Sussex, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,657

CR 653 (CLOVE RD)

Fair

Over: SHIMERS BROOK

1.47 mi east of US 206, Sussex, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,649

NJ 23

Fair

Over: CLOVE BROOK

0.19 MI NO. OF CR 651, Sussex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,969

OAK RIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: STR 10-7-18 PUMP PATC BR

NEAR KINCAID PLACE, Union, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 20,434

ELEVENTH STREET

Fair

Over: WEST BROOK

0.17 MI SO OF WOOD AVE, Union, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,000

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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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