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

FEDERAL STREET

Fair

Over: COOPER RIVER

0.15 MI E OF RT 30, Camden, NJ

Built 1906 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 10,924

E STATE ST (CR601)

Fair

Over: BORDENTOWN SECONDARY

0.22 MI. E. of CR 543, Camden, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 11,288

CR667(SHARP ST)

Fair

Over: MAURICE RIVER

.2 MI N OF N J ROUTE 49, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 12,213

NJ 55 NB

Fair

Over: PARVINS BR.OF MAURICE RV

0.5 MI N OF RT55&552 JCT, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 9,694

WATCHUNG AV(CR655)

Fair

Over: THIRD RIVER

265 W OF GSP ENTR, Essex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 21,521

HARRISON STREET

Fair

Over: THIRD RIVER

250 ft. east of CR 645, Essex, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 10,259

US 1 & 9

Fair

Over: I-78

0.8 MI N OF 1-9-21-22 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 134,433

ROUTE NJ 21

Fair

Over: PARK AVE (CR 646)

1.3 MI S OF NJ 3, Essex, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 75,430

I-78WB EXPR. & ENI

Fair

Over: ABANDONED LVRR SPUR

2.2 MI W OF NJTPK, Essex, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 86,210

RAMP M

Fair

Over: I-78 CONNECTOR & RAMP"X"

NEWARK AIRPORT, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 10,405

LINCOLN AVENUE

Fair

Over: I-280

1.6 MI W OF I-280-GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 7,169

OAKWOOD AVENUE

Fair

Over: I-280

1.0 MI W OF GSP, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 4,820

WEST MARKET ST

Fair

Over: I-280

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

Built 1970 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 21,792

NJ 24 & NJ 124 WB

Fair

Over: JFK Parkway (CR 649)

At NJ 24 and NJ 124 Jct, Essex, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 49,380

NJ124EB&NJ24 RAMPD

Fair

Over: JFK PARKWAY (CR 649)

0.25 MI E OF PASSAIC RIVR, Union, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 10,700

NJ 24 EASTBOUND

Fair

Over: NJ 124 EASTBOUND

1.35 MI. WEST OF I-78, Essex, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 65,330

CR602-HARRISONVILL

Fair

Over: TIDE BRANCH

0.82 mi. WEST of I-295, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1982 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 4,287

US 130 NB

Fair

Over: I-295

2.4 MI NORTH OF US 322, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 12,595

I-295

Fair

Over: MIRY RUN

0.95 MI N OF 295-33 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 65,467

POSSUMTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: AMBROSE BROOK

0.2 MI. N. OF INTER. 287, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 21,770

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: CEDAR BROOK

0.2 MI. SW OF JCT RT.130, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,975

CR 3 (TENNENT RD)

Fair

Over: DEEP RUN BROOK

1.5 MILES NORTH OF NJ 18, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 11,525

NJ 36

Fair

Over: EAST CREEK

2.3 MI E OF NJ 35 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 45,355

WYNCREST RD

Fair

Over: NJ 18 FREEWAY

1.41MI W OF 18-79 XING, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 2,156

ST. BERNARDS ROAD

Fair

Over: GLADSTONE BROOK

1.5 mi. East of Route 206, Morris, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 588

I-80 WB

Fair

Over: US 206 NB & NJ 183 NB

I-80 EXIT-27, Morris, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 39,988

MAIN ST (US 202)

Fair

Over: I-287

2.0 MI S OF RT 202 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,920

I-287 SB

Fair

Over: WOOTTON STREET

1.6 MI S OF RT202 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 46,384

Boonton Tpk US202

Fair

Over: POMPTON RIVER

0.30 MI W OF NJ 23, Passaic, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 14,830

PARKER AVE (CR629)

Fair

Over: WEASEL BROOK

0.24 MI W OF CR 626, Passaic, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 6,190

I-80

Fair

Over: MAIN & MARSHALL STREETS

0.1 MILE EAST OF EXIT 57, Passaic, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 131,900

NJ 19 NB Ramp B

Fair

Over: NJ 19 SB

1.17 mi S of CR 621, Passaic, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 5,253

MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: MEMORIAL LAKE

0.6 MI SOUTH OF US 40, Salem, NJ

Built 1922 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 597

FOOTHILL ROAD

Fair

Over: US 22 AND I-287 RAMP

0.39 MI W OF JCT I-287, Somerset, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 6,038

US 202 AND 206

Fair

Over: I-287

0.85 MI NORTH OF RT 22, Somerset, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 75,814

STIRLING ROAD

Fair

Over: I-78

2.36 MI E OF 287 EXIT 36, Somerset, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 9,840

NJ 23

Fair

Over: BR. FRANKLIN LAKE

4.2 MI. SO. OF RTE 94, Sussex, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 24,640

US 206

Fair

Over: CULVERS BROOK

0.73 MI N OF 206-519 JCT, Sussex, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 16,627

LINCOLN AVENUE

Fair

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

LINCOLN AVE AT RAHWAY RIV, Union, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 9,820

CR 655

Fair

Over: US 22

1.44 mi S. of I-78, Union, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 20,689

I-78 EB

Fair

Over: QUARRY RD.

0.9 MI W OF 78-24 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 45,520

I-78 RAMP EG

Fair

Over: NJ 24 EB

AT 78-24 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 8,059

SPRINGFIELD AV-512

Fair

Over: SALT BROOK

0.1 MILES WEST OF CR 647, Union, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 10,332

I-78

Fair

Over: Walker Avenue

0.6 MI WEST OF GSP JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 198,840

JENNY JUMP ROAD

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

0.2 MI SE OF CR 519 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1875 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 72

I-80 WB

Fair

Over: WARRINGTON RD (CR 605)

1.31 MI E OF I-80 EXIT 4, Warren, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 22,667

N.MAIN ST (CR 637)

Fair

Over: WASHINGTON SEC (CONRAIL)

0.3MI SE NJ57&CR637 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1916 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,577

FIRE ROAD

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY

0.75 MI SE OF GSP&ACE JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 16,465

DA COSTA ROAD

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY

3.5 MI E INTERCHANGE 28, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 17,200

RAMP BE

Fair

Over: I-76 & I-676

0.75 MI E OF WW BRIDGE, Camden, NJ

Built 1957 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 8,065

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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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