Total Bridges
6,796
Public highway bridges in New Jersey
State profile · Below national median SD
New Jersey bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in New Jersey — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 6,796
- Public bridges
- 17.1%
- Good condition
- 4.6%
- Poor condition
- 4.6%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
17.1%
1,159 bridges rated 7-9
-32.9pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
4.6%
312 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
4.6%
312 bridges flagged for repair priority
-2.4pp vs national avg 7.0%
New Jersey vs national bridge condition
New Jersey — Good condition share 17.1%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
New Jersey — Structurally deficient share 15.3%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — New Jersey (FHWA NBI)
New Jersey vs nearby ranks
Adjacent states on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below New Jersey on the same metric.
41
Oregon
4.46% top marginal rate
39
Ohio
4.54% top marginal rate
34
New Jersey
4.59% top marginal rate
06
California
4.60% top marginal rate
05
Arkansas
4.71% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in New Jersey
Six lowest-condition bridges in New Jersey, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
Demarest Ave
PoorOver: E. Tib. Overpeck Creek
0.08 Mi W. of N. Dean St, Bergen, NJ
Built 1902 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 7,330
MECHLIN CORNER RD
PoorOver: Lehigh Valley ML
0.51 mi South of I-78, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1968 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 5,144
Pine Hill Road
PoorOver: South Br Raritan River
1.6 Miles West of NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1900 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 159
RED HILL ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE
1.90MI NE OF GSP EX. 114, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1922 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 7,110
E ANDERS ST (CR60)
PoorOver: HACKENSACK RIVER
0.36 MI E OF CR 62, Bergen, NJ
Built 1971 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 18,945
PATRIOTS WAY
PoorOver: RAMAPO RIVER
1 mi. west of us 202, Bergen, NJ
Built 1996 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 156
All Bridges in New Jersey
PEQ. HATCH. ACCESS
FairOver: PEQUEST RIVER
3 MI NE OF US46/NJ31 INT, Warren, NJ
Built 1985 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 173
US 30
FairOver: Beach Thorofare
5.18 MI E of US 9 Int., Atlantic, NJ
Built 1946 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 43,476
US 206
FairOver: CEDAR BRANCH
0.74 MI N of US 30, Atlantic, NJ
Built 1953 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 9,208
CR 563
FairOver: RISLEY CHANNEL
2.75 M SE OF RT9&662 JCT, Atlantic, NJ
Built 1929 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 10,728
BROOKSIDE AVE C101
FairOver: RAMSEY BROOK
0.2 MI E OF W. CRSNT AVE, Bergen, NJ
Built 1945 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 4,824
WPALISADE AV-CR505
FairOver: OVERPECK CREEK
0.34 MI N. OF RT 501, Bergen, NJ
Built 1948 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 7,461
N MAPLE AVE(CR507)
FairOver: HOHOKUS BROOK
0.41 MI S OF CR 502, Bergen, NJ
Built 1904 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 13,615
LAKE ST (CR 96)
FairOver: SADDLE RIVER
0.18 mi West of CR 75, Bergen, NJ
Built 1974 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 13,950
WHITES BOGS ROAD
FairOver: POLE BRIDGE BRANCH
0.5 MI NE OF RT70&72 JCT, Burlington, NJ
Built 1926 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 49
GREENWOOD BR ROAD
FairOver: GREENWOOD BRANCH
3.4 MI N OF RT70&72 JCT, Burlington, NJ
Built 1954 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 79
QUAKER BRIDGE RD
FairOver: BATSTO RIVER
7.8 MI NE OF RT30&206 JCT, Burlington, NJ
Built 1989 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 44
COLLINGS AVENUE
FairOver: NEWTON CREEK
0.2 MI W OF RT 676, Camden, NJ
Built 1954 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 6,985
WASHINGTON STREET
FairOver: COHANSEY RIVER
100 FT E OF RT 697 INTER, Cumberland, NJ
Built 1941 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2,924
TM B E & A RMP #22
FairOver: ARRIVALS LEVEL
3.4 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ
Built 1975 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 40,841
OLD MILL ROAD
FairOver: WICKECHEOKE CREEK
2 MILES NORTH OF CR 604, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1899 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 126
KINGWD-LOCKTOWN RD
FairOver: WICKECHEOKE CREEK
2.0 MILES SOUTH OF NJ 12, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1949 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 328
I-78 EB
FairOver: SOUTH BR. RARITAN RIVER
1.34 MI West of NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1957 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 58,410
I-78 WB
FairOver: SOUTH BR. RARITAN RIVER
1.34 MI West of RT 31, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1958 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 57,826
BUFFALO HOLLOW RD
FairOver: RARITAN VALLEY LINE
3.05 MI NW NJ31 & I78 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 2000 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 440
UPPER KINGTOWN RD
FairOver: CAPOOLONG CREEK
0.1 MI EAST OF CR 513, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1919 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 636
EASTON AVE(RT 527)
FairOver: MILE RUN BROOK
1.02 MI N.HAMILTON CR 514, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1878 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 20,708
WILLOW BROOK ROAD
FairOver: WILLOW BROOK
0.87 MI EAST OF NJ 34, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1950 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2,176
COUNTY ROUTE 520
FairOver: BIG BROOK
0.08 MI W OF ROUTE NJ 79, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1973 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 13,440
CR 510 (MENDHAM RD
FairOver: N BRANCH RARITAN RIVER
3.4 MI EAST CO RT 513, Morris, NJ
Built 1972 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 11,686
BERKSHIRE VALLEYRD
FairOver: ROCKAWAY RIVER
1.97 miles north of NJ 15, Morris, NJ
Built 1997 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 9,577
NJ 15 NB
FairOver: GREEN POND BR ROCKAWAY R
0.74 MI. NORTH OF I-80, Morris, NJ
Built 1943 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 50,968
RAILROAD AVENUE
FairOver: WESTECUNK CREEK
.4 MI. N. OF CR 602, Ocean, NJ
Built 1967 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,194
NJ 23 SB
FairOver: KANOUSE BROOK
0.60 MI SO OF CNTY RT 513, Passaic, NJ
Built 1964 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 20,300
SHEEP PEN ROAD
FairOver: MUDDY RUN
3.1 MILES SOUTH OF US 40, Salem, NJ
Built 1946 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 699
PEQUEST ROAD
FairOver: PEQUEST RIVER
0.3 MI NW OF CR 603, Sussex, NJ
Built 1965 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,168
HAND PLACE
FairOver: AMTRAK NE CORRIDOR
0.1 NORTH OF JEFFERSON AV, Union, NJ
Built 1936 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2,478
CR615 (LONG BR.RD)
FairOver: PEQUEST RIVER
0.07 MI N. OF CO RT 613, Warren, NJ
Built 1938 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 811
LOCK STREET
FairOver: LOPATCONG CREEK
0.9 MI S OF US-22 JCT, Warren, NJ
Built 1994 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 419
TPKNSO/NSI/SNI/SNO
FairOver: Mill Brook Branch
0.33 Mi South of Int 10, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1950 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 171,920
GRIGGSTOWN CAUSEWA
FairOver: D&R CANAL
0.23 MI E OF CR 533 JCT, Somerset, NJ
Built 1950 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 6,022
NJTP
FairOver: TEANECK CREEK
0.5 MI N OF I-80 JCT, Bergen, NJ
Built 1963 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 180,760
NJTPK (I-95)
FairOver: Blacks Creek
AT INTERCHANGE 7, Burlington, NJ
Built 2012 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 28,070
NJ TURNPIKE
FairOver: MANTUA CREEK
5.3 MI NORTH OF EXIT 2, Gloucester, NJ
Built 1951 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 54,952
Parkway NBI
FairOver: NJ TRANSIT RR
0.25 MI SE OF GSP&RT36 JC, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1975 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 40,005
I-295 NB & US 40 E
FairOver: Delaware River
Delaware Memorial Bridge, Salem, NJ
Built 1951 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 46,123
GSP RAMP B
FairOver: ELIZABETH RIVER
AT GSP & I-78 JUNCTION, Union, NJ
Built 1974 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 18,362
OLD MINE ROAD
FairOver: VANCAMPENS BROOK
AT VANCAMPENS GLEN RECREA, Sussex, NJ
Built 1953 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 139
RED MILL ROAD
FairOver: SADDLE RIVER
500 FEET SOUTH OF ROUTE 4, Bergen, NJ
Built 1922 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 18,473
OLD YORK RD CR 660
FairOver: BLACK'S CREEK
0.39 MI EAST OF RT US 206, Burlington, NJ
Built 1951 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,061
NJTPK (I-95)
FairOver: Laurel Run
Interchange 7, Burlington, NJ
Built 2012 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 2,170
Old Road
FairOver: Willow Brook
200 FT WEST of NJ 10, Essex, NJ
Built 1957 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 11
US 1&9
FairOver: 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
FairOver: WEST BRANCH RAHWAY RIVER
0.06 miles east of CR 527, Essex, NJ
Built 1936 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 19,582
CR 659 MALAGA ROAD
FairOver: HOSPITALITY BRANCH
1.4 mi SOUTH of US 322, Gloucester, NJ
Built 1936 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 7,958
US 130
FairOver: BIG BIRCH CREEK
0.5 MI N OF CO. 620 JCT, Gloucester, NJ
Built 1941 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 6,845
Showing 2,651-2,700 of 6,796 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
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How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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