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&9 NB

Fair

Over: FOUNDRY STREET

0.55 MILES SOUTH OF I-95, Essex, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 45,506

I-78 RAMP 2

Fair

Over: I-78 RAMP 5

0.42 MI West of JCT 1&9, Essex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 9,804

RT. I-80 WB

Fair

Over: HORSENECK RD & WATER SUP

2.7 MI EAST OF RTE 46, Essex, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 67,930

I-280

Fair

Over: RAMP A

0.2 MI E OF 280-GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 99,648

STEUBEN ST

Fair

Over: I-280

0.4 MI E OF 280-GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,989

I-280 EASTBOUND

Fair

Over: RAMPS CITY STS. NJT

1.2 MI E OF 280-GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 51,340

NJ 24

Fair

Over: NJ 124 WB

0.16 M E OF PASSAIC RIVER, Essex, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 48,936

GOOD INTENT RD-534

Fair

Over: NJ 55

1.5 MILES N OF NJ 47, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 6,121

12th St/Sinatra Dr

Fair

Over: Hudson River

0.08 Mi. East of CR 679, Hudson, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,065

US 1 + 9

Fair

Over: CONRAIL LIGHT RAIL

0.9 MI N OF 1&9-495 JCT, Hudson, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 36,000

MEADOWLANDS PARKWY

Fair

Over: JERSEY CITY WATER MAIN

1.77 Miles South of NJ 3, Hudson, NJ

Built 1982 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,410

NJ ROUTE 7

Fair

Over: NJ TRANSIT & CONRAIL

1.0 MILE SOUTH OF RT 95, Hudson, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 61,350

COUNTY ROUTE 617

Fair

Over: CAPOOLONG CREEK

1.82 MI SOUTH OF CR 513, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 4,797

BLOSSOM HILL RD

Fair

Over: I-78

0.7 MI E OF I-78 EXIT 20, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,674

S Warren St(US206)

Fair

Over: Assunpink Creek

0.5 mile South of NJ 31, Mercer, NJ

Built 1911 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 12,080

CR 569

Fair

Over: D&R CANAL

0.33 M NO OF QUAKER BR RD, Mercer, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 14,130

I-195 EASTBOUND

Fair

Over: I-195 RAMP "H"

0.16 MI EAST OF I-295 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 52,690

I-295 SB

Fair

Over: Ramp I-295 SB to US 1 NB

0.11 M south of US 1 JCT., Mercer, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 49,237

NJ 133 EB

Fair

Over: US 130

1.60 MI EAST OF RTE 571, Mercer, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 7,746

I-287

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

0.9 MI SOUTH OF US 1 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 79,955

I-287 NB

Fair

Over: DURHAM AVE

1.53 MI N. OF CR 501, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 61,986

RAMP GL

Fair

Over: NJ 440

0.33 MI WEST OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,644

PORT RDNG AV-CR604

Fair

Over: CHEMICAL COAST SECONDARY

2.0MI S of NJTPK Exit 12, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 19,225

Washington St

Fair

Over: AMBOY SECONDARY

0.3 mi West of US9/NJ35, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 12,414

APPLEGARTH ROAD

Fair

Over: CRANBURY BROOK

.2 MILES NORTH OF CR 615, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 13,296

EAST END AVENUE

Fair

Over: MUSQUASH BROOK

1/2 MILE EAST OF NJ 18, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 5,305

NJ 79

Fair

Over: NJ 18

2.9 Mi N of CR 537 Jct, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 18,756

MONMOUTH BLVD

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 18

.3 MILES NORTH OF JCT 138, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,273

MILLERS LANE

Fair

Over: TRIB TO ROCKAWAY RIVER

0.43 MILE WEST OF CR 621, Morris, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,337

PARSIPPANYRD CR511

Fair

Over: NJ 10

1.87 MILE EAST OF I-287, Morris, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 7,610

I-80 EB

Fair

Over: FRANKLIN ROAD

0.2 MI E OF US 46 INT, Morris, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 69,979

I-287 RAMP "T"

Fair

Over: I-287

1.65MI NORTH OF JCT.RT.24, Morris, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 8,685

ANDERSON ROAD

Fair

Over: TOMS RIVER

1MI SE INT I-195 & CR537, Ocean, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,770

I-295 NB

Fair

Over: NJTPK RT US40SALEM CANAL

AT TURNPIKE INTERCHANGE, Salem, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 40,200

I 287 SB

Fair

Over: N. FINLEY AVE (CR 613)

1.35 MI S of Intchg 30, Somerset, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 48,607

CR 523

Fair

Over: LAMINGTON RIVER

1.15 mi N of CR 517, Somerset, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 5,588

HARLINGEN ROAD

Fair

Over: PIKE RUN

.35 MI W. OF MILL POND RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 700

CR 653 (CLOVE RD)

Fair

Over: CLOVE BROOK

1.14 mi west of RT NJ 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,649

NJ 94

Fair

Over: ABANDONED HANFORD BRANCH

0.11 MI W OF NJ 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 12,061

US 22 EB

Fair

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

0.89 MI. EAST OF CR 577, Union, NJ

Built 1917 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 42,130

WEST JERSEY STREET

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

NEAR CHERRY STREET, Union, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 10,914

CR 622

Fair

Over: BUCKHORN CREEK

0.28 MILE WEST OF CR 519, Warren, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 674

I-80 EB

Fair

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.26 MI EAST OF NJ 94 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 24,443

MULBERRY STREET

Fair

Over: DELAWARE & RARITAN CANAL

1/8 MILE WEST OF RTE US 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 16,490

A.C.EXPRESSWAY WB

Fair

Over: ABANDONED PRSL RR

0.5 MI N OF A.C. RACETRK, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 23,700

A.C.EXPRESSWAY EB

Fair

Over: ABANDONED PRSL RR

0.5 MI N OF A.C.RACETRK, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 23,700

RAMP C (I95)

Fair

Over: I-95 SB (LOWER LEVEL WB)

0.25 MI W OF GEO WASH BR, Bergen, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 8,074

NJ495

Fair

Over: PARK AVENUE

NJ PLAZA LINCOLN TUNNEL, Hudson, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 147,080

PIP SPUR

Fair

Over: PIP SB & C.R. 505

.5 MI.NO.OF GEO.W.BRIDGE, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 24,731

Prospect St/CR 513

Fair

Over: NJT Morristown Line

200FT SO of Blackwell St., Morris, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 7,630

Showing 2,701-2,750 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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