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 & 46

Fair

Over: MAIN STREET (CR 56 III)

1.1 MI WEST OF GWB, Bergen, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 60,430

US 46

Fair

Over: RIVER DRIVE (CR 507)

JCT of RT 46 & CR 507, Bergen, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 73,025

QUEEN ANNE ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE. I-80

0.5 MI W OF RT80&I95 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,510

COUNTY ROUTE 611

Fair

Over: N BR PENNSAUKEN CREEK

0.24 MI E. OF C.R. 608, Burlington, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 9,324

BIRMINGHAM ROAD

Fair

Over: BK.CHAN.N.BR.RANCOCAS CR

400 Ft. N of Indian Trail, Burlington, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,130

I-76

Fair

Over: NICHOLSON ROAD

0.8 MI S. OF NEWTON CREEK, Camden, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 100,731

CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: I-295

1.07 MI SOUTH OF I-76, Camden, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 11,914

I-676

Fair

Over: MLK BLVD & NJT

.22 MILES SOUTH OF US 30, Camden, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 66,745

I-676 NB

Fair

Over: US 30 AND RAMPS C&LE

1.3mile S of Ben Franklin, Camden, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 37,050

BAYVIEW ROAD

Fair

Over: DIVISION GUT

JUNCTION WITH CO RT 643, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 20

FRANKLIN AVE CR645

Fair

Over: THIRD RIVER

0.27 miles south of CR648, Essex, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 18,952

JAMES STREET

Fair

Over: THIRD RIVER

200 east of Broad Street, Essex, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,734

US ROUTE 22EB

Fair

Over: FRELINGHUYS AV EMPR ST

0.47 MI WEST OF RT 1&9, Essex, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 38,588

RAMP TO FAIRFIELD

Fair

Over: US ROUTE 46

0.5 MI WEST OF RT. 23, Essex, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 8,450

I-78 EB & RAMPS

Fair

Over: ABANDONED LVRR SPUR

2.2 MI W OF NJTPK, Essex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 83,370

WHITTINGHAM PLACE

Fair

Over: I-280

2.1 MI WEST OF GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,410

NJ 42 NB

Fair

Over: CLEMENTS BR RD RT 544

0.41 MI N OF NJ RT 41, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 59,578

RT NJ 42 SB

Fair

Over: CLEMENTS BR RD RT 544

0.41 MI N OF NJ RT 41, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 69,033

US 130 NB&RMP 1

Fair

Over: I-295 AND RAMP 1

AT I-295 EXIT 23, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 19,502

US 202 SB

Fair

Over: Western RR

0.7mi S. of CR613, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 20,391

GREEN LANE

Fair

Over: SHABAKUNK CREEK

0.6 MI EAST OF RTE 31, Mercer, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,120

I-287 NB

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE (I-95)

AT NJ TURNPIKE JUNCTION, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 80,015

NJ 440 SB

Fair

Over: RAMP WI

0.19 MI S. OF CR 514 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 114,600

WOODBRIDGEAV-CR514

Fair

Over: NJ 440 AND RAMP ET

1.75MI WEST OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 11,235

US 9 Ramp GW

Fair

Over: US 9 RAMP GX

0.23 MI EAST OF US9 GSP, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,731

MAIN ST (RT 535)

Fair

Over: SOUTH RIVER

0.22 miles south of CR675, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 13,614

OLD NEW BRNSWK RD

Fair

Over: PORT READG SEC. Conrail

0.46 MILE NE OF I-287 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 13,170

CR15 (MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: DEAL LAKE

0.1 MI NORTH OF SUNSETAVE, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 10,713

CR 527 (N MAIN ST)

Fair

Over: MCGELLAIRDS CREEK

2.5 miles west of US 9, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 10,676

LANDING RD SB C631

Fair

Over: US 46 WB

0.22 Mile South of RT 80, Morris, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 12,810

I-80 RAMP A

Fair

Over: I-287 NB

AT INT OF RT 80 & 287, Morris, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 43,450

I-287 NB

Fair

Over: WOOTTON STREET

1.6 MI SOUTH OF US 202, Morris, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 47,185

RT549 SALLYIKE RD

Fair

Over: SAWMILL CREEK

1.7 MI NORTH EXIT 90 GSP, Ocean, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 15,518

LAKE STREET

Fair

Over: UNION BRANCH OF TOMS RV.

1 BLOCK SO OF UNION AVE, Ocean, NJ

Built 1942 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 280

UNION AVE (CR 646)

Fair

Over: MOLLY ANNS BROOK

1.1 MI NE TOTOWA RD-CR644, Passaic, NJ

Built 1904 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 17,565

CLINTON STREET

Fair

Over: MOLLY ANNS BROOK

0.1 MI SE OF BELMONT AVE, Passaic, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 5,560

RIVER DRIVE

Fair

Over: N.J ROUTE 21&RAMPS J&K

2.4 MI N OF 3-21 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 5,070

I80 RAMP B

Fair

Over: RT.19& RAMPS C D DE &FM

0.4 MI WEST OF CR 601, Passaic, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,436

VAN WINKLE AVENUE

Fair

Over: NJ 208

4.0 Mi. N. of NJ 4 Junc., Passaic, NJ

Built 1957 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 5,030

I-295 CONNECTOR K

Fair

Over: NJTP & SALEM CANAL

At I-295-NJTPK JCT, Salem, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,585

NJ 28

Fair

Over: I-287

INTERSECTION with I-287, Somerset, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 20,812

US 206

Fair

Over: PIKE RUN

2 MI SOUTH OF RT 514 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 25,785

COUNTY ROUTE 665

Fair

Over: LAMINGTON RIVER

1.18 mi N CR 614, Somerset, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 10,424

PIERCE STREET

Fair

Over: TRIB. OF RARITAN RIVER

0.2 MI W. OF DAVIDSON AVE, Somerset, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,361

WILDCAT ROAD

Fair

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

0.2 MI. SW OF CR 631, Sussex, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 872

MURRAY STREET

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

NEAR CHERRY STREET, Union, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 4,575

W. BLANCKE STREET

Fair

Over: WEST BROOK

0.17 MI SOUTH OF WOOD AVE, Union, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,010

BROOK STREET

Fair

Over: WEST BROOK

NEAR KNOPF STREET, Union, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 490

HENRY STREET

Fair

Over: WEST BROOK

0.13 MI SOUTH OF WOOD AVE, Union, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,685

WHITTIER STREET

Fair

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

0.21 MI N OF CR 613, Union, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 8,177

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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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