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

THIRD AVENUE-CR59

Fair

Over: MUSQUAPSINK BROOK

.57 Mi. S of CR 502, Bergen, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,285

NJ 17

Fair

Over: PLAZA WAY

0.8 MI SOUTH OF NJ 4, Bergen, NJ

Built 1932 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 92,725

Ramp from I-80 EB

Fair

Over: Ramp from I-80 WB to GSP

0.1 MI NORTH OF RTE I-80, Bergen, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 22,535

CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: I-295

AT I-295 EXIT 43, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20,845

RANCOCAS-MT HOLLY

Fair

Over: I-295

4.3 MI NORTH OF RT 38, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,004

I-76

Fair

Over: US 130 NB

1.1 MI E OF 76-676 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 155,379

I-676

Fair

Over: MORGAN BLVD.

1.14 MI NORTH OF I-76 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 84,660

I-295 RAMPS A&B

Fair

Over: COOPER RIVER

.66 MILES SOUTH OF RT 561, Camden, NJ

Built 1982 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,681

I-676

Fair

Over: PINE STREET

.62 MI SOUTH OF US 30, Camden, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 82,524

I-676

Fair

Over: NEWTON AVE

.4MI SOUTH OF US 30, Camden, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 88,971

SHERMAN AV. CR552

Fair

Over: LEBANON BR OF MILL CREEK

1.5M WEST OF RTE 55, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 13,631

COUNTY ROUTE 523

Fair

Over: SECOND NESHANIC RIVER

1.41 MI SW OF JCT NJ 12, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1923 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,887

PENWELL ROAD

Fair

Over: BEATTYS BROOK

0.2 MI EAST OF MUSCONET R, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1901 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,983

SOUTH MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: SWAN CREEK

0.1 MI S OF RT 179 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1918 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,293

I-78 EB

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

1.2 MI E of NJ173(Exit 7), Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 48,229

MEMORIAL DRIVE

Fair

Over: ASSUNPINK CREEK

700 E / 29&Assunpink Jct, Mercer, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,299

ENTERPRISE AVENUE

Fair

Over: ASSUNPINK CREEK

0.6 MI NE OF MULBERRY ST, Mercer, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 630

US 1

Fair

Over: AMTRAK LIVINGSTON&RAMPS

1.7 M SOUTH OF US 130, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 115,975

NJ 35 (Victory Br)

Fair

Over: Raritan Rvr/Riverview Dr

0.48mi NE of RT9&35 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 25,462

US 130

Fair

Over: Branch of Lawrence Brook

3.2 MI NORTH OF NJ 32 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 48,822

FERN ROAD

Fair

Over: IRELAND BROOK

2.3 MI. E. OF NJ TURNPIKE, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,862

WASHINGTON PLACE

Fair

Over: FARRINGTON LAKE

0.6 MILE EAST OF RTE 130, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,426

KOZLOSKI ROAD EXT.

Fair

Over: RAMP A

0.12 miles N. of CR 537, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 24,755

EAST MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: WATSON CREEK

0.2MI WEST OF FIRST AVE., Monmouth, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,059

NJ 34

Fair

Over: LEFFERTS LAKE

.3 MILE NORTH OF 79 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20,500

SAVAGE ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

0.6MI NW NJ53&CR603 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 11,707

COUNTY ROAD 603

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

0.3MI NE OF US46&NJ53 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 19,102

I-80 WB & RAMP A

Fair

Over: EDWARDS ROAD

0.08 MI EAST OF NJ 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 54,589

US 206 NB

Fair

Over: NJ 183 SB

AT I-80 EXIT 27, Morris, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10,609

BAILEYS MILL RD

Fair

Over: I-287 NB

2.5 MI NO OF RT 527 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,050

SAND SPRING ROAD

Fair

Over: I-287

2.7 MILES S OF NJ 124, Morris, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,925

SOUTH STREET

Fair

Over: I-287

.21 MI SO OF NJ 124 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 13,323

RT 571 BEY LEA RD

Fair

Over: LONG SWAMP CREEK

0.49 MILE North OF CR 549, Ocean, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 27,149

WESTERN BLVD

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

0.82 Mi. S. of CR 618, Ocean, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,452

GREAT BAY BLVD.

Fair

Over: LITTLE SHEEPSHEAD CREEK

6.0 Mi. S. of Rt. US 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 1944 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 125

GREAT BAY BLVD

Fair

Over: SHEEPSHEAD CREEK

5.0 MI SOUTH OF RT. US 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 1944 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 125

GROVE STREET

Fair

Over: NJ RT 3

0.5 MI SE OF 3-46 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 12,875

UNION BLVD

Fair

Over: I-80

1.5 MI EAST OF RTE 23, Passaic, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20,588

RAMPS E & F

Fair

Over: Ramp Con I-80 WB to EB

1.53 M W OF PASSAIC RIVER, Passaic, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,118

(I-80) RAMPS M & B

Fair

Over: MAIN & MARSHALL STREETS

0.1 MI SOUTH OF RTE I-80, Passaic, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 21,603

HAZEL STREET CR702

Fair

Over: MAIN LINE (M.P. 14.26)

1.02MI SE I-80 & NJ19 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10,985

CR 540

Fair

Over: MANNINGTON CREEK

1.3 MI NORTH OF NJ 45, Salem, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,044

U.S.ROUTE 40

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF SALEM CREEK

0.26 MI WEST OF CR 619, Salem, NJ

Built 1919 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 17,170

I-295 SB

Fair

Over: SALEM CANAL

AT 295-NJ TPK JCT, Salem, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 17,718

CR 518

Fair

Over: Trib to Bedens Brook

1.47 mi. west of US 206, Somerset, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,046

PLOTTS ROAD

Fair

Over: PAULINS KILL

2.5 MI W OF CR 519, Sussex, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 375

US 206

Fair

Over: PEQUEST RIVER

.59 MILE NORTH OF 603 JCT, Sussex, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 15,089

SOUTH STREET

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

NEAR PEARL STREET, Union, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 19,575

I-78 RAMP SF

Fair

Over: TROY RD BALUSTROL & RVRR

0.3 MI W. OF EXIT 48, Union, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,023

UNION AVENUE

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

0.05 MI SW OF GSP AT 142A, Union, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,819

Showing 2,601-2,650 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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