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

US 1+9T

Fair

Over: RR ST PAUL&COVERT RAMPS

.35 mi W of Tonnelle SB, Hudson, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 30,018

COUNTY ROUTE 614

Fair

Over: BRANCH MULHOCKAWAY CREEK

1.1 MI SW OF JCT I-78, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,494

YORK STREET

Fair

Over: HAKIHOHAKE CREEK

0.35 MI NORTH OF CR 519, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1901 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 499

WARSAW ROAD

Fair

Over: DELAWARE RIVER TRIBUTARY

50 FT.WEST OF HILL ROAD, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 205

PINE BANK ROAD

Fair

Over: HOLLAND BROOK

0.35MI.E OF ROOSEVELT RD., Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1923 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 375

ACCESS ROAD

Fair

Over: THIRD NESHANIC RIVER

1.1 MI S OF 202-611 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 27

INTERSTATE I295NB

Fair

Over: S.OLDEN AVE.(CO.RTE.622)

1.7MI N OF I195/I295 INT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 31,509

NJ35(CONVERY BLVD)

Fair

Over: NJ 440

AT JCT OF NJ440-NJ35, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 25,463

CARLOCK AVENUE

Fair

Over: NJ 440

1.05 MI N OF US 9 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,197

CAMPBELL AVE

Fair

Over: COMPTONS CREEK

0.09 miles E of Church St, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1943 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 450

CR 526

Fair

Over: NEGRON RUN

0.09 mi W Forge Mill Ln, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 6,111

OCEAN ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH BRANCH WRECK POND

0.4 MI. EAST N.J. RTE 71, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,753

CR 18(BELMAR BLVD)

Fair

Over: MINGAMAHONE BROOK

0.2 MILES EAST OF CR 524, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,313

RAMTOWN-GREENVL RD

Fair

Over: MUDDY FORD BROOK

1 MI NORTH OF CO RD#526, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 809

CRESCENT ROAD

Fair

Over: HATFIELD CREEK

0.35 MILE EAST OF CR 621, Morris, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 192

RESERVOIR ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY OF MINE BROOK

.2 miles south of US 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,128

NJ 15 RAMP A

Fair

Over: HURDTOWN BROOK

4.68 MILES NO. OF I-80, Morris, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 46,584

NJ ROUTE 24

Fair

Over: COLUMBIA TURNPIKE(CR510)

NJ ROUTE 24 EXIT-2B, Morris, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 98,852

RT 527-OAK RIDGE

Fair

Over: TOMS RIVER

1.49 MI N OF NJ 37, Ocean, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 24,221

NJ 37 WB

Fair

Over: BARNEGAT BAY

1.3 mi West Rt 35, Ocean, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 12,008

RT 571

Fair

Over: Toms River

0.45 mi north of RT 528, Ocean, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 11,467

ROUTE NJ 72

Fair

Over: MANAHAWKIN BAY

3.5 MI EAST OF US RT 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 26,930

CALDWELL AVENUE

Fair

Over: SLIPPERY ROCK BROOK

0.2 E OF MCBRIDE AV-CR639, Passaic, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 877

MAGEE ROAD

Fair

Over: BURNT MEADOW BROOK

0.1 MI N OF STONETOWN RD, Passaic, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 910

CONTINENTAL DRIVE

Fair

Over: SINGAC BROOK

0.5MI.NW INT.I80&RVRVW DR, Passaic, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 938

US 202/206

Fair

Over: CHAMBERS BROOK

0.13 Miles S of I-78 Jct., Somerset, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 23,668

I-78 WB RAMP A

Fair

Over: I-287 SB AND RAMP

.2 MI SOUTH OF I-287 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 22,401

MORGAN LANE

Fair

Over: CUCKELS BROOK

0.07 MI NO OF RT 28, Somerset, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,840

DAVIDSON AVE

Fair

Over: D&R CANAL TRIBUTARY

0.23 mi N OF NEW BRUNS.Rd, Somerset, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 12,685

MAIN STREET(CR527)

Fair

Over: RARITAN RIVER

0.73 mi S of NJ 28, Somerset, NJ

Built 1875 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 13,656

NJ 23

Fair

Over: CLOVE RIVER

4.76 MI N OF SUSSEX BORO, Sussex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,025

DIAMOND HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: GREEN BROOK

AT SOMERSET COUNTY LINE, Union, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 23,088

CARMEN RD (CO.543)

Fair

Over: NJ RT. 73

1.25 MI WEST OF US 130, Burlington, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 5,445

WMSTWN-N FRDM RD

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY

1.5 MI NE OF RT42&610 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 14,076

GSP NBO

Fair

Over: NEWMAN SPRINGS RD(CR520)

3.96 mi. N. of GSP/18N Jc, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 49,821

ROUTE 81 EXTENSION

Fair

Over: PERIPHERAL DITCH

5.0 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 9,675

NJTP SNO-SNI RWYS

Fair

Over: PRR BONNAMTOWN BRANCH

0.35 MI SE OF RTE 1, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 117,944

NJ TPK NSI RWY

Fair

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

.4 MI N INTERCHANGE 12, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 56,309

BERGEN TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: NJTPK SN80&95 NS80&95

1.6 NI N HACKENSACK RIVER, Bergen, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 17,515

COUNTY ROUTE 519

Fair

Over: HARIHOKAKE CREEK

0.63 MI South of CR 631, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 2,037

GSP NB

Fair

Over: AVALON BLVD (CR 601)

1.75 M S OF RTS9&83 JCT, Cape May, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 11,908

GSP SBO

Fair

Over: MATAWAN CREEK

0.27 mi. N of GSP/CR516 J, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 59,764

GARDEN ST PKWY NB

Fair

Over: NYS&W RR & WALLACE ST.

.75 MI NE OF GSP&US46 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 61,308

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: RANCOCAS CREEK

3 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 5, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 85,241

TPK HCE IN14A RPTW

Fair

Over: GARFIELD AVENUE

I-SEC.RT.440 &HUD.CO.EXT., Hudson, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 17,950

NJ 70

Fair

Over: BISPHAMS MILL CREEK

1.6 MI E OF 70-72 INTER., Burlington, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 12,495

LACEY RD (CR 614)

Fair

Over: GSP

2 MI S OF RT618&GSP JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 6,541

INT 8A RAMP ST/TN

Fair

Over: NJ TPK NSO-NSI SNI SNO*

AT INT 8A, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 20,679

TURNPIKE NSW/SNW

Fair

Over: CONRAIL

.2 MI N INTERCHANGE 15W, Hudson, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 136,599

NJ 87

Fair

Over: ABSEC. INL.&RAMPJ&N.VE

1.07 MILE NORTH OF US 30, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 21,285

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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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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. New Jersey Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.