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

RAMP "W"

Fair

Over: NJ 33

0.67 MI E OF CR 527 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,029

MORRIS AVENUE

Fair

Over: ABANDONED MORRIS CANAL

100 FT. WEST OF CR 511, Morris, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,276

Sunset Road

Fair

Over: West Ditch

0.24 Mi N OF CR 504, Morris, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,239

US 46 EB

Fair

Over: BRANCH MINE BROOK

0.93 MI E OF CR 604, Morris, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 13,131

I-80 EASTBOUND

Fair

Over: STONEY BROOK ROAD

0.86 MI W OF I-80 EXIT 37, Morris, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 77,162

I-80 WB

Fair

Over: STONEY BROOK ROAD

1.44 MI E.OF I-80 EXIT 35, Morris, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 77,162

RT I-287

Fair

Over: EDEN LN RVR&MORR&ERIE RR

.85MI S.OF I-287 RT10 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 93,230

I-287 SOUTHBOUND

Fair

Over: LITTLETON ROAD (CR 630)

.25 MI. NO. OF RT.80-287, Morris, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 49,740

Route I-80 WB

Fair

Over: US 46 & NJ Transit

1.0 MILE EAST OF RT 206, Morris, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 42,570

PLEASNT VILLAGE DR

Fair

Over: DRAKES BROOK

1 mile E of RT 206, Morris, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 113

RT 547 SQUANKUM Rd

Fair

Over: NO BRANCH METEDECONK RIV

0.6 MI N OF RT 526, Ocean, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,196

CR105LIGHTHOUSE DR

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY MILL CREEK

0.02 MI NORTH NJ 72, Ocean, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,168

GREGORY AVE

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 21 & RAMP K

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

Built 1972 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 13,980

RT 23 NB & RAMP"I"

Fair

Over: ROUTE I-80

0.6 MI. NO. OF RT 46, Passaic, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 94,270

MINNISINK RD

Fair

Over: I-80

1.0 MI EAST OF RTE 23, Passaic, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 12,576

I-287

Fair

Over: Wanaque River(Lake Inez)

0.9 miles N of I287&CR511, Passaic, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 107,949

SLAB TOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: SALEM CREEK

1M SOUTH US 40, Salem, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 281

PDRICKTWN RD-CR602

Fair

Over: I-295

3.5 MI NE OF I-295&48 JCT, Salem, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 818

I-287 SB

Fair

Over: MT AIRY RD(CR 525)

4.4MI NORTH OF 202&206, Somerset, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 56,404

CHIMNEY ROCK RD

Fair

Over: MIDDLE BROOK

0.74 mi N of US 22, Somerset, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 11,646

COUNTY ROUTE 614

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF PAULINS KILL

0.8 MI NW OF NJ 94 JCT., Sussex, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,796

KNLWTH BLVD-CR509

Fair

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

NEAR RIVERSIDE DRIVE, Union, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 9,807

CLINTON STREET

Fair

Over: WEST BROOK

0.36 MI SE OF US 1&9 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,430

I-78

Fair

Over: STUYVESANT AVE (CR 619)

0.79 MI WEST OF GSP JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 200,800

WINANS AVENUE

Fair

Over: I-78

0.9 MI EAST OF GSP JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,993

COUNTY ROUTE 612

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.5 MI SE CO RT 519 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,958

ROSEWOOD DRIVE

Fair

Over: BACON RUN

60-ft S. of Catswamp Road, Warren, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 234

STILL VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB POHATCONG CREEK

0.2 mi N of CR 636, Warren, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,041

COUNTY ROUTE 625

Fair

Over: PEQUEST RIVER

.5 MI SOUTH OF US 46, Warren, NJ

Built 1902 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,151

CR 608

Fair

Over: FORMER SCRANTON BRANCH

1.6 mi South of NJ 94, Warren, NJ

Built 1911 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 738

SUSSEX AVE

Fair

Over: RAMP BTW TOLL PL & 280

AT GSP & RT 280 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,233

NJ-495

Fair

Over: PLEASANT AVENUE

.4 MI WEST LINCOLN TUNNEL, Hudson, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 147,075

NJ-495

Fair

Over: JFK BLVD (EAST)&EAST RMP

NEAR LINCOLN TUNNEL PLAZA, Hudson, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 147,080

ROUTE NJ 90

Fair

Over: UNION AVENUE

1.53 MI E OF BETSY ROSSBR, Camden, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 19,785

NJ TPK (I-95)

Fair

Over: NJ 33

0.3 NORTH OF EXIT 8, Mercer, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 160,427

NJ TPK NSI-SNI RWY

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH AVENUE

.6 MI N ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 144,417

NJTPK NSI&SNI-E

Fair

Over: CRR OF NJ HAMBURG BRANCH

1.75 MI N INTERCHANGE 14, Essex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 128,190

POPLAR AVENUE

Fair

Over: PATCONG CREEK

0.24 MI W of Rt 9, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 1,742

PARK AVENUE

Fair

Over: I-80

0.5 MI W OF NJTPK JCT., Bergen, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 166

US 130

Fair

Over: ROCKY BROOK

0.35 MI N OF RT 571 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 35,131

I-287 RAMP B

Fair

Over: LITTLETON ROAD (CR 630)

Near junction 287/80, Morris, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 6,122

GSP NB

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 37

JCT OF RT 37 & GSP NB, Ocean, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 59,315

NJTPK INT13 RP NOT

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

.2 MI S INTERCHANGE 13, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 12,430

BABBITT ROAD

Fair

Over: GREEN POND BROOK

N OF BLDG 929, Morris, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 20

US 130

Fair

Over: BACK BROOK

1.4 MI SOUTH OF I-195, Mercer, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 29,492

HOWELL ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ 33

1.5 MI NORTH OF CR524, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 8,589

RAMP 6 (I-278)

Fair

Over: I-278

AT 95 & 278 INTERSECTION, Union, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 8,560

FORSGATE RD WB

Fair

Over: NJ TPK NSO-NSI SNI-SNO*

.4 MI SOUTH OF INT 8A, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 14,573

INTER.16W RAMP TSW

Fair

Over: BERRYS CREEK CANAL

INTERCHANGE 16W, Bergen, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 25,080

TURNPIKE NS80W

Fair

Over: BERGEN COUNTY TRUNK SEWE

1.6 MI N HACKENSACK RIVER, Bergen, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 25,069

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