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

CALDWELL PLACE

Fair

Over: STREAM 10-35

0.10 MI NW OF CR 509, Union, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 10,060

COUNTY ROUTE 612

Fair

Over: PEQUEST RIVER

0.33 MI N OF CR 668, Warren, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,694

LAKESIDE DR NORTH

Fair

Over: MOUNTAIN LAKE BROOK

100 FT W LAKESIDE DR EAST, Warren, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,194

CO RT 627

Fair

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

0.2 MI S OF WARREN CO 627, Warren, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,432

I-80 EASTBOUND

Fair

Over: WARRINGTON RD (CR 605)

1.31 MI EAST OF NJ 94, Warren, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 22,653

I-80 WB & RAMP B

Fair

Over: CR 521

AT I-80 EXIT 12, Warren, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 25,080

I-80 EB

Fair

Over: SHADES OF DEATH ROAD

3.8 MI EAST OF EXIT 12, Warren, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 22,440

A.C. EXPRESSWAY WB

Fair

Over: JOHNS BROOK

2.5 MI SE OF ACE&RT54 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 23,930

A.C. EXPRESSWAY EB

Fair

Over: JOHNS BROOK

2.5 MI SE OF ACE&RT54 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 24,900

8TH STREET

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY

2 MI SE OF ACE&RT54 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,580

14TH STREET

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY

1 MI NW OF ACE&RT54 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,480

RAMP F TO I-95 NB

Fair

Over: NONE

.55 MI W OF GEO WASH BR, Bergen, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,265

PVSC Facility Road

Fair

Over: Doremus Avenue & Conrail

0.8 miles N of I-78, Essex, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 400

(CR 623) GROVE ST.

Fair

Over: U.S. ROUTE 46

0.9 MILES EAST OF RT 3, Passaic, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 4,417

NB ENT FR SER AREA

Fair

Over: THIRD RIVER

1 MI S OF GSP & RT3 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 4,142

NSI & SNI ROADWAYS

Fair

Over: MILLSTONE RIVER

1.2 MI NORTH OF INT. 8, Mercer, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 160,427

NJ TPK ST-TN RAMPS

Fair

Over: NJ TPK NSO NSI SNI SNO*

.1 MI NORTH OF INT 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 39,629

NJTP

Fair

Over: BROAD AVENUE

0.5 MI W OF 95 4-JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 183,470

AC EXP EB RAMP E

Fair

Over: ALBANY AVE (RT 322 & 40)

2.5 MI W OF RT30&87 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 13,938

LO MAIN ST (CR516)

Fair

Over: GARDEN STATE PARKWAY

0.5 MI NW OF GSP &RT36 JC, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 13,316

CENTENNIAL AVE

Fair

Over: GSP

1 MILE SOUTH OF NJ 28 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 18,722

NSI ROADWAY

Fair

Over: NO BR BEAVERDAM BROOK

3.8 MI SOUTH OF INT 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 47,778

NJTPK INT 9 RP NT

Fair

Over: LAWRENCE BROOK

.1 MI N INTERCHANGE 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 32,793

TURNPIKE NSW/SNW

Fair

Over: JERSEY CITY WATER WORKS

2.7 MI N INTERCHANGE 15 W, Bergen, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 136,600

US 1

Fair

Over: CONRAIL

0.30 MI SOUTH OF US 9 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 63,960

GSP SBO

Fair

Over: TELEGRAPH HILL PARK ROAD

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

Built 1954 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 32,470

BETHANY ROAD

Fair

Over: GSP NBI & NBO

0.74 mi. N of GSP/CR4 Jct, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 11,295

GSP SBI

Fair

Over: MATAWAN CREEK

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

Built 1972 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 79,500

GSP NBO

Fair

Over: CHEESEQUAKE PARK ROAD

3 MI SE OF GSP & RT9 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 56,481

GSP RAMP 145SBX

Fair

Over: RAMP F&K-GSP SB.EXIT

AT GSP & RT 280 JUNCTION, Essex, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 18,189

N ARLINGTON AVE

Fair

Over: GSP NB & SB

0.76 MI N OF GSP&RT280 JC, Essex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 5,586

NJ TPK(I-95)

Fair

Over: CRANBURY BROOK

2.4 MI N RTE 33 & NJ TPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 160,427

FORD AVENUE

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE RWYS

0.5 MI S OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 9,420

NJTPK NSI-SNI RWYS

Fair

Over: CRR OF NJ SPUR-ABANDONED

1.55 MI NE OF BAY WAY CIR, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 142,336

NJTPK SNW-NSW RWY

Fair

Over: NJ TRANSIT &NJ TPK U-TUR

.6 MI S INTERCHANGE 16 W, Bergen, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 136,600

OHIO AVENUE

Fair

Over: ABSECON CREEK

0.42 MI E OF U.S. ROUTE 9, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,518

CLOSTR DOCK CR102

Fair

Over: TENAKILL BROOK

0.8 MI. EAST OF CR 102, Bergen, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 495

E SADDLE RIVER RD

Fair

Over: PINE BROOK

1.17 mi North of CR 96, Bergen, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 4,574

FOREST AV(CR 59II)

Fair

Over: MUSQUAPSINK BROOK

0.32 mi South of CR110, Bergen, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 9,666

NJ 4

Fair

Over: KNDRKMCK RD RR&COLES BRK

2.1 MI E OF 4-17 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 91,575

S.SUMMIT AVE(CR57)

Fair

Over: I-80 RAMP L & NJ17 SB

0.35 MI W OF POLIFY RD, Bergen, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 20,546

I-287

Fair

Over: US 202

JCT OF I-287 & US 202, Bergen, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 103,314

KINKORA RD(CR 678)

Fair

Over: I-295

2.5 MI S of 130 & 295 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 698

CR 541 BYPASS

Fair

Over: N BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK

0.10 MI S OF CR 626, Burlington, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 33,769

PINE ST (CR 612)

Fair

Over: N. BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK

0.25 MI S OF CR 537, Burlington, NJ

Built 1957 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 11,915

C.R. 563

Fair

Over: SHOAL BRANCH

4.09MI S.OF C.R.532, Burlington, NJ

Built 1982 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,569

CUTHBERT BD CR.636

Fair

Over: NJ 70

1.04 MI. SW OF 70-38 JCT., Camden, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 33,602

Ramp A (Spur 536)

Fair

Over: NJ 73

0.3 MI SOUTH OF US30 INT, Camden, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,698

I-76 NB RAMP

Fair

Over: US 130 SB

0.7 MILE S OF 295-130JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 4,649

CR 630

Fair

Over: I-676NB

AT I-676 & I-76 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 6,600

Showing 2,901-2,950 of 6,827 bridges

Related

All states → | National rankings → | Understanding conditions → | Retired SD term explained →
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). Poor condition is an inspection-record category, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult the bridge owner for current status.

Understanding Bridge Conditions

How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.

Check Your Daily Bridges

How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

What to do with this

Use New Jersey's inventory picture to drill to a county or a specific span.

  • Browse counties in New Jersey and open the highest-Poor shares first. County list
  • See where this state sits among peers on Poor-condition share. State rankings
  • Compare this state with another jurisdiction on the same measures. State compare

NBI condition ratings are inventory snapshots, not live crossing-safety verdicts.

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.