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

GLENSIDE AVE (527)

Fair

Over: I-78

2.6 MI E OF I-78 EXIT 43, Union, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 8,890

CR517(MOUNTAIN AV)

Fair

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

50 FT.SOUTH OF NJ RT 57, Warren, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10,310

WINTERS RD

Fair

Over: POHATCONG CREEK

0.5 MI SW OF CR519, Warren, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 296

CO. RT. 648

Fair

Over: BRASS CASTLE CREEK

100 FT.SOUTH OF CR623, Warren, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 909

I-80 WB

Fair

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.26 MI E. OF I-80 EXIT 4, Warren, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 23,989

NJ 94

Fair

Over: BLAIR CREEK

0.08 SO. OF RT 602 JCT., Warren, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,446

A.C. EXPRESSWAY WB

Fair

Over: PRSL RR

2 MI SE OF ACE&RT73 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 24,000

A.C. EXPRESSWAY EB

Fair

Over: PRSL RR

2 MI SE OF ACE&RT73 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 24,000

ACE WESTBOUND

Fair

Over: FOLSOM ROAD

AT RT73&ACE JUNCTION, Camden, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 37,300

ACE EASTBOUND

Fair

Over: FOLSOM ROAD

AT RT73&ACE JUNCTION, Camden, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 35,700

ENTRANCE BR NO. 14

Fair

Over: SERVICE ROAD

2.6 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 63,777

TURNPIKE SN95

Fair

Over: BERGEN - TPK UTILITIES

0.4 MI N OVERPECK CRK, Bergen, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 54,207

CR 631

Fair

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

0.55 mi north of NJ 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 6,513

GSP SB

Fair

Over: SEA ISLE BLVD (CR 625)

2.25 M NE OF RTS 9&83 JCT, Cape May, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 15,780

EXIT RAMP D (RT 9)

Fair

Over: US 9/NJ 166

1.5 MI N OF RT37&GSP JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 10,659

GARDEN ST PKWY NBO

Fair

Over: BORDENTOWN AVE (CR 615)

1.6 MI S OF RARITAN TOLL, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 51,926

NJ TP RAMP TNI

Fair

Over: NJ TPK(I-95) SNO RWY

0.38 MI SW OF I-95, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 7,283

NJTPK SNI ROADWAY

Fair

Over: PORT READING RR & 94UTRN

.9 MI N WOODBRIDGE SERV.A, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 106,045

TURNPIKE SNO

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH AVENUE

.6 MI N ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 67,612

I 287 NB

Fair

Over: STREAM AT STA 267+97

2.66 MI.S. OF NJ 124, Morris, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 36,674

I-287 SB

Fair

Over: STREAM AT 268+23.81

2.64 MI SO. OF RT 124 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 47,864

NORTH SHORE ROAD

Fair

Over: CRANBERRY LAKE INLET

1.3 MI SW OF US 206, Sussex, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 434

GARDEN ST PKWY NBO

Fair

Over: U.S. ROUTE 9

1.4 MI S OF RARITAN TOLL, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 93,217

GARDEN ST PKWY NB

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

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

Built 1952 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 120,168

NB ENT TO GSP

Fair

Over: MILL ROAD

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

Built 1974 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 18,343

NSI & SNI ROADWAYS

Fair

Over: MONMOUTH STREET

0.5 MI NORTH OF INT. 8, Mercer, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 160,427

NJ TPK SNO ROADWAY

Fair

Over: TICES LANE

1.5 MI SOUTH OF INT 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 46,073

NJ TPK NSO ROADWAY

Fair

Over: TICES LANE

1.5 MI SOUTH OF INT 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 46,022

NJTPK NSI-SNI RWYS

Fair

Over: FORMER MAGNOLIA AVENUE

1.7 MI NE OF BAY WAY CIR, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 142,336

MADISON AVE (CR74)

Fair

Over: TENAKILL BROOK

0.4 MI W OF CR 501, Bergen, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 8,948

PASCACK RD (CR63)

Fair

Over: BEAR BROOK

1.16 mi South of CR 94, Bergen, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 16,322

US 46

Fair

Over: GRAND AVENUE (NJ 93)

0.64 M. E. OF NJ TURNPIKE, Bergen, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 55,493

US 206

Fair

Over: JADE RUN

0.22 MI N OF CR 642, Burlington, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 14,827

BRIDGE RD CR 612

Fair

Over: SW BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK

0.4 MI. W OF EAYRESTWN RD, Burlington, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,545

CR 645

Fair

Over: GRNWD BR. RANCOCAS CREEK

350 Ft. S. of Church Ln., Burlington, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,798

CEDARBROOK RD

Fair

Over: NEW BROOKLYN LAKE

0.76 MI E OF MALAGA RD, Camden, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 15,838

I-76

Fair

Over: US 130 SB

1.0 MI N OF 76-295 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 155,379

I-295

Fair

Over: US 30 (WHITE HORSE PIKE)

AT I-295 EXIT 29, Camden, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 153,290

WARWICK ROAD

Fair

Over: I-295

AT I-295 EXIT 30, Camden, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 13,123

KINGS HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: LITTLE TIMBER CREEK

0.47 MI N OF RT 130, Camden, NJ

Built 1935 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 10,556

NJ49-E.MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: MANANTICO CREEK

1.2 MI EAST OF NJ 55, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 8,007

NJ 55 SB

Fair

Over: ALMOND ROAD (RT 540)

0.5 MI N OF NJ 56, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 21,600

GARDEN RD(CR 674)

Fair

Over: NJ 55

AT NJ.55 EXIT 35, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,367

I-78 WB OUTER

Fair

Over: CONRAIL (ABANDONED)

2.26MILES WEST OF NJ.TPK., Essex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 42,300

FOURTEENTH STREET

Fair

Over: I-280

0.7 MI E OF I-280-GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,610

HUMBOLDT STREET

Fair

Over: I-280

0.9 MILES EAST OF GSP, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 6,419

WDBURY-GLASSB RD.

Fair

Over: MONONGAHELA BROOK

2.14 Mi. N. of NJ 55, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 12,690

ROUTE NJ 45

Fair

Over: SO.BRANCH RACCOON CREEK

0.76 MI NORTH OF CO RT538, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 6,559

I-295 & US 130

Fair

Over: PURGEY BROOK

3.32 MI NORTH OF RT 322, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 72,791

PARK AVENUE(CR677)

Fair

Over: HUDS-BERG LR&HARBOR BLVD

0.8 MILES SOUTH OF NJ 495, Hudson, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 22,720

Showing 2,501-2,550 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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