Total Bridges
6,796
Public highway bridges in New Jersey
State profile · Below median Poor share
New Jersey bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in New Jersey, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 6,796
- Public bridges
- 17.1%
- Good condition
- 4.6%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
17.1%
1,159 bridges rated 7-9
-32.9pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
4.6%
312 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-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 - Poor-condition share 15.3%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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.
OR
Oregon
4.46% top marginal rate
OH
Ohio
4.54% top marginal rate
NJ
New Jersey
4.59% top marginal rate
CA
California
4.60% top marginal rate
AR
Arkansas
4.71% top marginal rate
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.
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
PoorOver: 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
NJ-495
FairOver: NONE
NJ PLAZA,LINCOLN TUNNEL, Hudson, NJ
Built 1937 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 147,080
STRIMPLES MILL RD.
FairOver: LOCKATONG CREEK
.8 MILES SW OF CR 519, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1897 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 126
ROCKAWAY ROAD
FairOver: ROCKAWAY CREEK
1 MI SOUTH OF MAIN STREET, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1900 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 392
US 1 & RAMP
FairOver: D&R CANAL
0.31 MILES SOUTH OF I-295, Mercer, NJ
Built 1959 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 52,438
OLD TR RD (CR 535)
FairOver: MILLSTONE RIVER
.5 MI N OF CR 571, Mercer, NJ
Built 2000 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 9,490
NJ 33
FairOver: BENTLEY'S BROOK
2.3 MI EAST OF NJTPK JCT, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1926 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 33,007
CREAMERY ROAD
FairOver: MINE BROOK
0.1 MILE NORTH OF RT 537, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1950 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,415
PROVINCE LINE ROAD
FairOver: CROSSWICKS CREEK
3 MI N OF CR 664/27, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1891 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,668
OCEAN AVE. (CR 18)
FairOver: SHARK RIVER
0.4 MI. NORTH FIFTH AVE., Monmouth, NJ
Built 1936 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 3,765
North Lake Drive
FairOver: Arm of Lake Carasaljo
0.78 MI W OF US 9, Ocean, NJ
Built 1890 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 4,225
STRAIGHT STREET
FairOver: PASSAIC RIVER
0.5 MI N OF BROADWAY, Passaic, NJ
Built 1907 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 25,713
JACKSON AVENUE
FairOver: PEAPACK BROOK
AT MAIN ST INTERSECTION, Somerset, NJ
Built 1920 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,483
CR 519 (MILL ST)
FairOver: CULVER'S CREEK
0.3 mi north of US 206, Sussex, NJ
Built 1968 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 3,056
ROSEVILLE ROAD
FairOver: WOLF LAKE OUTLET
0.4 MI N OF CR 607, Sussex, NJ
Built 1950 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,532
BRIDGE STREET
FairOver: WALLKILL RIVER
0.9 MI SW OF CR 517, Sussex, NJ
Built 2001 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 408
WEST MOUNTAIN RD.
FairOver: WALLKILL RIVER
0.2 MI NW OF CR 517, Sussex, NJ
Built 1959 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 3,541
COUNTY ROUTE 619
FairOver: PAULINS KILL
0.9 MI E OF CR 521, Sussex, NJ
Built 1933 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,798
PLAINFIELD AVENUE
FairOver: GREEN BROOK
AT SOMERSET COUNTY LINE, Union, NJ
Built 1967 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 23,087
ELIZABETH AV-CR514
FairOver: STORM SEWER
AT FAY AVENUE, Union, NJ
Built 1931 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 14,258
COUNTY ROUTE 632
FairOver: TRIB TO MUSCONETCONG RIV
1.09 MI E OF RT NJ 31 JCT, Warren, NJ
Built 1942 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 4,681
NJ TPK SNO RWY
FairOver: MORSES CREEK
2.2 MI N RAHWAY RIVER, Union, NJ
Built 1970 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 64,747
NJ TURNPIKE TOLLWY
FairOver: OVERPECK CREEK CAUSEWAY
3.0 MI SO OF RT 46 INTER, Bergen, NJ
Built 1950 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 79,500
NJTPK NSO-NSI RWY
FairOver: LVRR-PERTH AMBOY BRANCH
0.38 MI NE OF I-95, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1950 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 109,151
INT153NB EXT RMP A
FairOver: 72"_WATER MAIN
0.5 MI SW OF GSP&RT3 JCT, Passaic, NJ
Built 1955 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 10,303
WEYMOUTH RD CR 559
FairOver: GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER
.28 MI N OF US ROUTE 322, Atlantic, NJ
Built 1919 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 4,258
River Road
FairOver: Henderson Brook
363 FT S OF MAPLE AVE, Bergen, NJ
Built 1984 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 19,035
GRAND AVE
FairOver: COLES BROOK
JUST SOUTH OF NJ 4, Bergen, NJ
Built 1916 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,670
BLUE HILL Rd-CR 94
FairOver: CHERRY BROOK
0.03 mi East CR 53, Bergen, NJ
Built 1973 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,922
LINWOOD AVE CR110I
FairOver: HO-HO-KUS BROOK
0.11 mi east of CR 507, Bergen, NJ
Built 1978 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 19,830
ROUTE US 46
FairOver: CSX Railroad
.13 MILE WEST OF 93 JCT, Bergen, NJ
Built 1930 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 55,510
Green Street
FairOver: W Trib. of Overpeck Crk.
1300' S of Englewood Av., Bergen, NJ
Built 1930 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 550
HENRY HUDSON DRIVE
FairOver: GREENBROOK FALLS
4.5 MI N OF G.W. BRIDGE, Bergen, NJ
Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 145
US 206
FairOver: BLACKS CREEK
0.3 MILE SOUTH OF 545 JCT, Burlington, NJ
Built 1929 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 23,830
CUTHBERT BLVD
FairOver: COOPER RIVER
0.26 MI S OF RT 70, Camden, NJ
Built 1939 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 18,376
GROVE ST (CR 644)
FairOver: COOPER RIVER
0.24 MI S OF RT 70, Camden, NJ
Built 1931 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 14,327
CR670(MAURICETOWN)
FairOver: MAURICE RIVER
1.0 MI W OF ROUTE 47, Cumberland, NJ
Built 1971 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,637
TURKEY POINT ROAD
FairOver: WEIR CREEK
1.8 MI. SW JCT. CO. 553, Cumberland, NJ
Built 1942 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 35
Wyoming Ave CR577
FairOver: Morristown Line MP 16.38
0.10 MI N of Millburn Ave, Essex, NJ
Built 1916 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 8,690
CR604-MONRVILLE RD
FairOver: REED BRANCH
0.7 Mi West of RT 538, Gloucester, NJ
Built 1928 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,240
SOUTH UNION STREET
FairOver: SWAN CREEK
680 FT. WEST NJ 29, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1916 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,776
HAMDEN RD.
FairOver: S.BRANCH OF RARITAN RIV.
0.3MI S OF WELLINGTON DR., Hunterdon, NJ
Built 2005 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,226
KICENIUK ROAD
FairOver: SO. BRANCH RARITAN RIVER
1.4 MI WEST OF NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1927 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 339
ELM ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH OF STONY BROOK
1 MI N OF RT 206, Mercer, NJ
Built 1963 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 12,817
W. DELAWARE AVENUE
FairOver: TRENTON LINE (CSXT)
2.6MI OF NW I295&NJ31 JCT, Mercer, NJ
Built 1914 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 6,163
NJ 35 NB
FairOver: NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE
1.8 MI SE OF US9&NJ35 JCT, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1924 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 15,215
CR 4(SOUTH STREET)
FairOver: WILLOW BROOK
0.7 ML NE OF NJ 34, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1965 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 5,183
CLARK STREET
FairOver: LUPPATATONG CREEK
0.09 miles west of NJ 36, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1946 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 11,996
CR 33 (SEVEN BR RD
FairOver: TOWN NECK CREEK
5.5 ML E. INT 109 ON GSP, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1951 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 9,916
CHURCH STREET
FairOver: COMPTONS CREEK
0.6 MI. S. N.J. RTE 36, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1949 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 674
WALNUT DRIVE
FairOver: HATFIELD CREEK
0.3 MI EAST OF CR 621, Morris, NJ
Built 1970 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,836
Showing 2,701-2,750 of 6,796 bridges
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