State profile · Below national median SD

New Jersey bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in New Jersey — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

6,796
Public bridges
17.1%
Good condition
4.6%
Poor condition
4.6%
Structurally deficient

Total Bridges

6,796

Public highway bridges in New Jersey

Good Condition

17.1%

1,159 bridges rated 7-9

-32.9pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

4.6%

312 bridges rated 0-4

Structurally Deficient

4.6%

312 bridges flagged for repair priority

-2.4pp vs national avg 7.0%

New Jersey vs national bridge condition

New Jersey — Good condition share 17.1%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

New Jersey — Structurally deficient share 15.3%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — New Jersey (FHWA NBI)

New Jersey17.05414949970571%41.127133608004705%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — New Jersey (FHWA NBI)

Counties (21)

Atlantic 207 Bergen 577 Burlington 356 Camden 259 Cape May 74 Cumberland 102 Essex 501 Gloucester 242 Hudson 202 Hunterdon 370 Mercer 413 Middlesex 562 Monmouth 503 Morris 504 Ocean 238 Passaic 332 Salem 112 Somerset 393 Sussex 174 Union 409 Warren 266

New Jersey vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)

States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below New Jersey on the same metric.

41

Oregon

4.46% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,310

39

Ohio

4.54% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$26,753
Selected

34

New Jersey

4.59% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$6,796

06

California

4.60% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$27,040

05

Arkansas

4.71% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,544

Bridges Needing Most Attention in New Jersey

Six lowest-condition bridges in New Jersey, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

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

MECHLIN CORNER RD

Poor

Over: Lehigh Valley ML

0.51 mi South of I-78, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 5,144

Pine Hill Road

Poor

Over: South Br Raritan River

1.6 Miles West of NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 159

RED HILL ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE

1.90MI NE OF GSP EX. 114, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1922 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 7,110

E ANDERS ST (CR60)

Poor

Over: HACKENSACK RIVER

0.36 MI E OF CR 62, Bergen, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 18,945

PATRIOTS WAY

Poor

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

1 mi. west of us 202, Bergen, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 156

All Bridges in New Jersey

FLATBROOK-MILLBROO

Fair

Over: VANCAMPENS BROOK

AT MILLBROOK VILLAGE ON C, Sussex, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 216

BROOKSIDE TERRACE

Fair

Over: PUMPKIN PATCH BROOK

NEAR ORCHARD STREET, Union, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 338

HAWTHORNE DRIVE

Fair

Over: PUMPKIN PATCH BROOK

NEAR ORCHARD TERRACE, Union, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 557

WATCHUNG AVENUE

Fair

Over: CEDAR BROOK

AT RICHMOND STREET, Union, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,084

JACKSONBURG ROAD

Fair

Over: JACKSONBURG CREEK

0.2 MI NORTH OF NJ RT 94, Warren, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,145

MILLBROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

170 FT NORTH OF CR 519, Warren, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,561

NJ 37 EB

Fair

Over: Barnegat Bay

1.51 mi W of RT 35, Ocean, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 23,786

GSP

Fair

Over: TOMS RIVER

0.5 MI S OF JCT GSP & 527, Ocean, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 124,401

SPRING STREET

Fair

Over: ROSS BROOK

0.06 MI EAST OF GROVE ST, Somerset, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 3,289

DURIE AVE (CR41 II

Fair

Over: TENAKILL BROOK

.36 MI E OF KNICKERBOCKER, Bergen, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 4,977

OUTWATER LANE(C.42

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.05 M W. OF CR 507, Bergen, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 12,862

KINDERKAMACK ROAD

Fair

Over: COLES BROOK

0.01 MI NORTH OF NJ 4, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 18,825

UNION MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: PARKERS CREEK

.19 MI W OF CR 686, Burlington, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 5,876

CHURCH RD (CR 616)

Fair

Over: SW BR OF RANCOCAS CREEK

1.1 MI E OF CR 541, Burlington, NJ

Built 1909 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 4,042

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: POLE BRIDGE BRANCH

6.8 MI NE OF RT70&72 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 31

CR 561

Fair

Over: CAPE MAY BRANCH

1.6MI NEof A.C. EXP EX.31, Camden, NJ

Built 1906 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 5,422

NJ 47-WILDWOODBLVD

Fair

Over: GRASSY SOUND

2.84 MI SOUTH OF RT US 9, Cape May, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 18,048

Washington Street

Fair

Over: Wigwam Brook

0.15 miles east of CR 659, Essex, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 5,264

OZONE AVENUE

Fair

Over: PECKMAN RIVER

300 ft. east of Grove Ave, Essex, NJ

Built 1946 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,886

OLD MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: GREEN BROOK

60' south of CR 628, Essex, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 647

SERVICE ROAD

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

6 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 30

US 322

Fair

Over: CONRAIL(PENNSGROVE SECO)

0.27 MI EAST OF US 130, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 22,628

PINE HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB.WICKECHEOKE CREEK

200 FT. N. OF CR 604, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1849 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 148

RIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: CHAMBERS BROOK

SOUTH OF CHAMBERS DRIVE, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 932

NJ 173

Fair

Over: SOUTH BR RARITAN RIVER

0.54 MI EAST OF RTE I-78, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 10,146

LOWER CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: WICKECHEOKE CREEK

0.7 MILE NORTH OF CR 519, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1889 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 328

FIDDLERS CREEK RD

Fair

Over: FIDDLERS CREEK

1.14 MILE EAST OF RT 29, Mercer, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,675

DUTCH NECK ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAR BROOK

1.33 mi W of US 130, Mercer, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 3,342

NJ 29

Fair

Over: JACOBS CREEK

1.37 MI N OF I-295 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1832 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 13,585

US 1& US 1B SB

Fair

Over: FIVE MILE RUN

1.4 MILES SOUTH OF 1-295, Mercer, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 60,531

HOMESTEAD AVENUE

Fair

Over: WOODBRIDGE CREEK

0.17 miles east of RT 514, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 3,725

BORDENTOWN AVENUE

Fair

Over: TENNENTS BROOK

0.21 miles south of CR675, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 11,209

MUHLENBRINK ROAD

Fair

Over: YELLOW BROOK

1.1 MILES EAST OF NJ 34, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,525

LONG BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: WILLOW BROOK

1 M NORTH OF LAIRD ROAD, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,634

FIRST AVE

Fair

Over: WRECK POND BROOK

0.2MI. N. OF CHICAGO BLVD, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1916 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 4,492

LLOYD RD (CR 3)

Fair

Over: NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE

0.15 MI SW of GSP EX 117, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 17,648

MERCER ST

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

.1 MILE EAST OF UNION ST., Morris, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 6,446

KINNY ROAD

Fair

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

.6MI.N.WATERLOO VALLEY RD, Morris, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 93

US 9

Fair

Over: WATERING PLACE BROOK

0.3 MI S OF RT 88 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1908 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 23,305

RT 549

Fair

Over: SOUTH BR OF KETTLE CREEK

0.2 mi N of CR 620, Ocean, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 42,046

MAIN STREET(CR511)

Fair

Over: PEQUANNOCK RIVER

CO LINE W OF PAT HAM TPK, Passaic, NJ

Built 1915 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 10,010

MARGARET KING AVE

Fair

Over: RINGWOOD RIVER

700FT W OF SLOATSBURG RD, Passaic, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 7,341

CR 540 & 553

Fair

Over: MUDDY RUN

2.1 MI. E. OF CR 677, Salem, NJ

Built 1944 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,861

HUSTED STA-PLTN RD

Fair

Over: INDIAN RUN

3.5 MI E OF ROUTE 77, Salem, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 581

US 22

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

8MI EAST OF I-287 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 50,500

ROYCEFIELD ROAD

Fair

Over: DUKES BROOK

AT DUKES PKWY INTERSECTN, Somerset, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,810

CRIM ROAD

Fair

Over: W BR MIDDLE BROOK

.5 MI SO WASH. VALLY RD., Somerset, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 3,299

MARTINSVILLE(CR525

Fair

Over: DEAD RIVER

0.54 MILES NORTH OF I-78, Somerset, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 23,883

THOMPSON AVE(CR525

Fair

Over: MIDDLE BROOK

0.39 MI NORTH US 22, Somerset, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 11,646

WARRENVILLE RD

Fair

Over: GREEN BROOK

0.58 MI S OF US 22, Somerset, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 10,121

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