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

I-80 EASTBOUND

Fair

Over: US 206 NORTHBOUND

AT I-80 EXIT 27, Morris, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 39,988

PARSIPPANY ROAD

Fair

Over: I-80

1.07 MI WEST OF I-287 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 17,779

I-80 WB

Fair

Over: RT 46EB RAMPS C & D

AT RTE I-280 INTERCHANGE, Morris, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 24,650

BROOK VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: I-287

2.76 MI. NORTH OF US 202, Morris, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 155

NJ 23

Fair

Over: I-287 RAMP C

287SB EXIT 52A, Morris, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 70,240

RT 547

Fair

Over: RIDGEWAY BR TOMS RIVER

1.27 Mi N of Rt NJ 70, Ocean, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 14,218

MARKET STREET

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.1 MI S OF PASSAIC AVE, Passaic, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 16,315

THIRD STREET

Fair

Over: WEASEL BROOK

0.25 S OF CLIFTON AV(611), Passaic, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,085

OVERLOOK AVE

Fair

Over: MOLLY ANNS BRK

0.23 MI E OF BELMONT AVE, Passaic, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,200

PENNSGROVE-AUB RD

Fair

Over: I-295

0.89 M NE of 295&RT48 JCT, Salem, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,678

I-287 N.B.

Fair

Over: MOUNT AIRY ROAD (CO.525)

AT I-287 EXIT 26, Somerset, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 56,404

CR 610

Fair

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.33 mi east of CR 521, Sussex, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,553

CR 650

Fair

Over: CLOVE BROOK

0.05 mi west of NJ 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,369

BALDWIN GATE DRIVE

Fair

Over: LOWER CRANDON DAM

1.1 MI SW OF CR 521, Sussex, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 232

US 22 WB

Fair

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

0.89 MI. EAST OF CR 577, Union, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 42,130

I-78

Fair

Over: RAMPS EG & NJ 24 EB

0.38 MILES W OF NJ 124, Union, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 148,329

I-78

Fair

Over: UNION AVENUE

0.3 MI WEST OF GSP, Union, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 198,840

RAMP E

Fair

Over: US 1&9 and NJ 81

0.71 MI N OF NJTPK EX 13A, Union, NJ

Built 1982 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,406

CO. ROUTE 643

Fair

Over: POHATCONG CREEK

0.2 MI. SOUTH OF NJ 57, Warren, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,985

MAPLE AVE

Fair

Over: TRIB MUSCONETCONG RIVER

MapleAve & ShurtsRd JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1923 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,260

HEMLOCK ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

1.9 MILES NW of NJ 94, Warren, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 94

LAKE JUST-IT ROAD

Fair

Over: MOUNTAIN LAKE BROOK

300 N Mountain Lake Rd, Warren, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 269

I-80

Fair

Over: KITTATINNY BEACH ROAD

AT I-80 EXIT 2, Warren, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 74,343

PORT MURRAY(CR629)

Fair

Over: WASHINGTON SEC (Conrail)

0.9MI N OF NJ 57 INTSCTN, Warren, NJ

Built 1914 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,374

COLOGNE AVENUE

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY

1.7 MI N OF ACE&RT575 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,360

A.C. EXPRESSWAY WB

Fair

Over: MAKE PEACE STREAM

1 MI SE OF ACE&RT623 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 23,930

Cohawkin Road

Fair

Over: I-295

0.18 north of CR 678, Gloucester, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 7,136

I-80

Fair

Over: SMITH ROAD

0.17 MI E OF I-287 NB, Morris, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 161,136

GSP SBO

Fair

Over: MIDDLETOWN-LINCROFT RD

5.96 mi. N. of GSP/18N Jc, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 55,568

GSP NBO

Fair

Over: TELEGRAPH HILL ROAD

2.5MLS.SE OF GSP&RT36 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 32,789

NJTPK NSI-SNI RWYS

Fair

Over: FORMER BOND STREET

1.75 MI NE OF BAY WAY CIR, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 142,336

INT. 16W RAMP TNW

Fair

Over: INTER.16W ST&TN RDWYS

INTERCHANGE 16W, Bergen, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 3,703

GSP

Fair

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

5.4 M N OF NJ 27, Union, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 247,670

GARDEN ST PKWY SB

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

0.4 MI S OF I-78& GSP JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 111,191

NJTPK INT13 RP TN

Fair

Over: INFIELDS

.15 MI S INTERCHANGE 13, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 29,879

NJ RTS 33EB&34SB.

Fair

Over: SOUTHERN DIVISION

0.30 MI E OF 33-34 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 41,966

US 22 EB

Fair

Over: STATION ROAD (CR.679)

1 MI WEST OF RT 28 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1942 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 24,248

RTE US 22 WB

Fair

Over: STATION ROAD (CO.679)

1MI WEST OF RT 28 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 17,080

GARDEN STATE PKWY

Fair

Over: PATCONG CREEK

2.2 MI NO GREAT EGG TOLL, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 46,036

GSP NBO

Fair

Over: NORMANDY RD & NAD RR

4.83 mi. N of GSP/18N Jct, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 55,849

Parkway SBO

Fair

Over: WEST FRONT STREET

0.7 MI SE OF GSP&RT36 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 54,456

GSP SBO

Fair

Over: CHEESEQUAKE PARK ROAD

3 MI SE OF GSP&RT 9 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 63,401

GALLOPING HILL RD

Fair

Over: GSP

1.6 MI NORTH OF NJ 28, Union, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 49,742

GSP NB Ramp

Fair

Over: Elizabeth River

Exit 139B, Union, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 1,081

RYDERS LANE

Fair

Over: NJ TPK NS0 NSI SNI SNO

2.2 MI SOUTH OF INT 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 18,101

FULTON STREET

Fair

Over: LEGION PLACE

1.8 MI E RTE.444 & NJ TPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 1,603

NJTP NB

Fair

Over: I-80 LOCAL EB

1 MI N OF RT 46 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 53,143

CENTURY RD CR76

Fair

Over: SADDLE RIVER

.08 MI W OF PARAMUS RD, Bergen, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 12,762

RIVER EDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: HACKENSACK RIVER

0.17 mi EAST of CR 503, Bergen, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,447

NEW MILFORD AVE

Fair

Over: HACKENSACK RIVER

0.09 mi East of CR 74, Bergen, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,458

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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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