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

EAST CRISMAN RD

Fair

Over: PAULINS KILL

300FT.NORTH OF ROUTE 94, Warren, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 531

LAKE JUST-IT ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

0.14 MI SE OF CR 519 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 429

HEMLOCK ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

1.9 MILES WEST OF NJ 94, Warren, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 94

COUNTY ROUTE 627

Fair

Over: CANAL TO MUSCONETCONG RV

.2 MI N OF BRIDGE TO PENN, Warren, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,432

US 46

Fair

Over: PEQUEST RIVER

0.11 MI W OF CR 614, Warren, NJ

Built 1923 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,947

US 1

Fair

Over: PA32 NJ29SB NSRC DELR

Trenton, Mercer, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 62,951

DOUGHTY ROAD

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY

1 MI SE OF GSP&ACE JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,570

A.C. EXPRESSWAY WB

Fair

Over: BABCOCK CREEK

1.5 MI SE OF ACE&RT50 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 24,000

A.C. EXPRESSWAY EB

Fair

Over: BABCOCK CREEK

1.5 MI SE OF ACE&RT50 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 24,000

WMSTWN-WINSLOW RD

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY

0.5 MI S OF RT 73&723 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,185

GSP SB

Fair

Over: ABANDONED PENN READINGRR

2.25 M NE OF GSP&RT47 JCT, Cape May, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 11,408

WOOD AVENUE

Fair

Over: GSP

0.65 MILES NORTH OF US 1, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,014

PIP SPUR NB

Fair

Over: LEMOINE AVE (NJ RT. 67)

0.2 MI. W. OF C.R. 505, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 12,461

SNI & NSI ROADWAYS

Fair

Over: ROCKY BROOK

0.3 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 8, Mercer, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 155,197

NJTPK INT.11 R.N0T

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

1.1 MI E RTE 444 & NJ TPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20,475

WOODBRIDGE AVENUE

Fair

Over: NJ TPK RWYS & RAMPS

0.6 MI NORTH OF NJ 35, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,620

NJTPK SA 10S SASI

Fair

Over: TURNPIKE NSO RDWY

WOODBRIDGE SERVICE AREA, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10,826

ROUTE NJ 18

Fair

Over: ROUTE US 1

1.95 MILES NORTH OF NJ TP, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 113,710

GSP NBO

Fair

Over: INT. 117 RAMPS A & E

AT GSP & RT 36 JUNCTION, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 22,196

GARDEN ST PKWY SBO

Fair

Over: WASHINGTON RD(535)&PRR

1.2 MI S OF RARITAN TOLL, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 69,581

GSP

Fair

Over: 14TH AVE.

1.1 MI NE OF GSP&RT124 JC, Essex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 239,310

WOOD AVENUE

Fair

Over: CENTRAL RAILROAD OF NJ

1 MI N RAHWAY RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 31,059

NJTPK NSI/SNI

Fair

Over: DOWD AVENUE & TPK.U-TURN

2.0 MI NE OF BAY WAY CIR, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 142,341

NJ TPK INT 13A TSI

Fair

Over: NJ TPK NSO ROADWAY

3.21 MI S INT.14, Union, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 12,330

TPK HCE IN14A RPWT

Fair

Over: GARFIELD AVENUE

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

Built 1955 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 18,675

GSP NB

Fair

Over: SEA ISLE BLVD (CR625)

2.25 M NE OF RTS9&83 JCT, Cape May, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 12,460

US 9 SB

Fair

Over: GSP

0.6 MI S OF MULLICA RIVER, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 2,342

Parkway NBO

Fair

Over: WEST FRONT STREET

0.7 MI SE GSP / RT 36 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 46,420

GSP NBO

Fair

Over: MATAWAN CREEK

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

Built 1953 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 59,761

TPK Ramp TNW

Fair

Over: NJ TPK NB & SB EAST

1 MI S PASSAIC RIV.& TPK, Essex, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 118,600

TURNPIKE SN95

Fair

Over: OVERPECK CREEK

1.4 MI N HACKENSACK RIVER, Bergen, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 58,360

NJTPK SNO&RMP SOSA

Fair

Over: WOODBRIDGE RIVER

2.4 MI E RTE 444 & NJTPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 55,435

NJTPK NSW/SNW

Fair

Over: CONRAIL&KINGSLAND CREEK

2.4 MI N INTERCHANGE 15 W, Bergen, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 136,585

NJ 17 NORTHBOUND

Fair

Over: US 202 & RAMAPO RIVER

0.64 MI SOUTH OF I-287, Bergen, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 41,685

I-287 NB

Fair

Over: MARYREST CEMETERY ROAD

4.5 MI NORTH OF NJ 208, Bergen, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 33,110

ROUTE 73

Fair

Over: SOUTH BR PENNSAUKEN CRK

0.48 MI S. OF US 130, Burlington, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 37,204

US 206

Fair

Over: N.BRANCH OF RANCOCAS CRK

0.8MI S OF US206&NJ38 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 20,705

NJ 38

Fair

Over: I-295

3.74 Miles S of NJ 73 Jct, Burlington, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 50,733

I-295 NB

Fair

Over: RT 537 & Conrail Pem IT

0.8 MI NORTH OF NJ 38, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 55,645

I-295 SB

Fair

Over: RT 537 & Conrail Pem IT

.8 MI NORTH OF NJ 38, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 53,298

CR 537(MARNE HWAY)

Fair

Over: S BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK

0.13 MI E OF CR 674, Burlington, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 16,991

KING ST (CR 691)

Fair

Over: N BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK

0.07 MI S OF CR 626, Burlington, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 10,812

Country Club Drive

Fair

Over: Little Creek

0.5 MI. SOUTH OF CO. 612, Burlington, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,070

C.R. 563

Fair

Over: W.BR WADING RIVER

4.0 MI S. OF C.R. 532, Burlington, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,569

US 30

Fair

Over: COOPER RIVER

0.53MI E OF I676&US30 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 31,146

CR631(TUCKAHOE RD)

Fair

Over: CEDAR SWAMP CREEK

3.5 M W OF RT9 INTERSECT, Cape May, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 10,589

NJ 55 NB

Fair

Over: ALMOND ROAD(CO RT 540)

0.5 MI N OF RT56&55 JCT, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 18,630

MEAD STREET

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH RAHWAY RIVER

60 E of Meadowbrook Ln, Essex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,789

NORTH PARK STREET

Fair

Over: SECOND RIVER

0.13 miles S. of Dodd St., Essex, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 4,942

Baldwin Street

Fair

Over: JFK Drive (CR 652)

0.1 mi east of CR 509, Essex, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 3,371

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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.