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 NORTHBOUND

Fair

Over: US 9 SOUTHBOUND

0.54 MI S OF NJ 35 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 70,275

BETHANY ROAD

Fair

Over: GSP SBI & SBO

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

Built 1954 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 10,475

GSP NBI

Fair

Over: MATAWAN CREEK

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

Built 1972 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 48,272

GSP NORTHBOUND

Fair

Over: LAKE AVENUE

2.7 MI N OF NJ 27, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 123,553

NJ TPK TSI RAMP

Fair

Over: NJ TPK NSO RWY

AT INTERCHANGE 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 3,897

NJ TPK NSO RWY

Fair

Over: US RTE 9

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

Built 1951 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 48,401

TURNPIKE NS80

Fair

Over: OVERPECK CREEK

1.4 MI N HACKENSACK RIVER, Bergen, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 82,710

ROUTE NJ 72 WB

Fair

Over: MANAHAWKIN BAY

3.5 MI EAST OF US RT 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 11,707

GSP

Fair

Over: SIRT RAILROAD

6.5 MILE NORTH OF NJ 27, Union, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 244,149

EAST PASSAIC AVE

Fair

Over: GARDEN ST PARKWAY

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

Built 1954 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 13,965

US 40 & 322

Fair

Over: INSIDE THOROFARE

4.87M SE of US9&ACEXP JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 22,022

NJ 49-DELSEA DRIVE

Fair

Over: TUCKAHOE RIVER

3.9 MI W OF NJ 49-50 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 7,771

ISLAND RD (CR 85)

Fair

Over: MASONICUS BROOK

0.530 Ml N of NJ17, Bergen, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 20,696

NJ 3 WB

Fair

Over: HCKNSCK R MEADWLND PKWY

0.4 MI E NJTPK EXIT 16W, Bergen, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 78,554

NJ 17 NB

Fair

Over: NJ TRANSIT (MAIN LINE)

2.2 MI. SO. OF RT. 287, Bergen, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 40,910

US 46

Fair

Over: OVERPECK CREEK

0.2MI E OF I95&US46 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 44,429

RAMPS B & D

Fair

Over: ROUTE I-80 & RAMP CD

0.4 MI EAST OF GR ST PKY, Bergen, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 14,879

MORLOT AVE (CR 78)

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 208

.9MI W OF 208-4 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 7,130

WYCKOFF AVE CR502

Fair

Over: MAIN LINE M.P. 23.08

5.2MI SE I-287 &NJ208 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 13,655

FELLOWSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: I-295

2.9 MI NORTH OF RT 70, Burlington, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 7,037

I-295 SB

Fair

Over: ASSISCUNK CREEK

6.9 MI SOUTH OF RT 130, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 48,319

NORTH 7TH STREET

Fair

Over: I-676 AND US 30

1.06 MI. S OF PA ST LINE, Camden, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 18,049

104TH STREET

Fair

Over: CARNIVAL BAY

.07 MI.W.OF OCEAN DRIVE, Cape May, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 905

ROUTE NJ 47

Fair

Over: BIDWELLS CREEK

8.43 MILES NORTH OF US 9, Cape May, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 6,084

NJ 47-DELSEA DRIVE

Fair

Over: MUSKEE CREEK

2.3 MI SOUTH OF NJ 55, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 19,874

NJ ROUTE 49

Fair

Over: BARRETT RUN

2.4 MI. WEST OF RT NJ 77, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 9,599

NJ 56 (LANDIS AVE)

Fair

Over: NJ 55

1.5 MILES WEST OF NJ 47, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 12,121

JORALEMON ST

Fair

Over: THIRD RIVER

1.48 MILES W. OF NJ 7, Essex, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 16,202

US 1&9SB

Fair

Over: CONRAIL AND HAWKINS STRE

0.984 MI South of I-95, Essex, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 58,800

ROUTE US 46 RAMP

Fair

Over: ROUTE US 46

0.6 MI East of CR 627, Essex, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 9,775

I-78 RAMP NE

Fair

Over: I-78 RAMP WN

2.95 MILES E OF GSP, Essex, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 8,822

I-78 EB INNER

Fair

Over: CONRAIL (LVRR)

3.10 MI EAST OF GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 42,436

I-280 WB

Fair

Over: MORRISTOWN & ERIE RR

0.7 MI. WEST OF CR 527, Essex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 44,274

NJ 24 WB

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.25 MI W OF CR 649, Essex, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 48,937

SUMMIT AVE(CO.657)

Fair

Over: NJ 24

1 MI EAST OF PASSAIC RIVE, Essex, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 9,400

NJ 44

Fair

Over: CONRAIL(PENNS GROVE BR)

2.03MI NORTHEAST OF US130, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,939

ROUTE US 322

Fair

Over: SCOTLAND RUN

0.6 MI E OF CR 655, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 9,068

LINDEN AVENUE

Fair

Over: HBLR & CONRAIL (MP 3.27)

0.57MI NE NJTPK EXIT 14A, Hudson, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 8,405

BARBERTN PT BRZ RD

Fair

Over: MUDDY RUN

1.2 MI. EAST OF CR 519, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 864

RYNEARSON ROAD

Fair

Over: THIRD NESHANIC RIV TRIB

250 FT.S. OF DUNKARD- RD, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 148

RTE I-78 & RAMP R

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

AT RT 31 INTERCHANGE, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 128,249

POTTERSTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: I-78

5.5 MI EAST OF RT 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,295

BRIDGE STREET

Fair

Over: HAKIHOHAKE CREEK

200 FT WEST OF CR 519, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,060

NJ 29 RAMP A

Fair

Over: ASSUNPINK CREEK

0.6 MI N. OF US 1 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 11,476

SCHOOL STREET

Fair

Over: AMBROSE BROOK

0.7 MI S OF NEW DURHAM RD, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,354

I-287 NB

Fair

Over: AMTRAK AND RAMP A

0.23 MILES NORTH OF NJ 27, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 70,906

I-287 SB

Fair

Over: AMTRAK AND RAMP "A"

2.3 MI NORTH OF NJ 27, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 70,906

KING GEO POST RD

Fair

Over: NJ 440

1.05MI WEST OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,628

HAMILTON BLVD

Fair

Over: PORT READING SECONDARY

1.17 MI N. CR 529, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 16,351

CR 33 (MYRTLE AVE

Fair

Over: PARKERS CREEK

6 MI.E OF GSP INT. 109, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 9,916

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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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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.