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

U.S. 30

Fair

Over: WEAVERS DITCH

2.24 MI E. OF U.S. 9, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 54,092

BOGERT RD (CR 112)

Fair

Over: SADDLE RIVER

0.35 MILE E.OF RT 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,827

NJ 4 EB & RAMP R

Fair

Over: I-95 EXP & I-95 SB LOCAL

0.58 MI WEST OF US 9W, Bergen, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 46,310

RIDGEWOOD AVENUE

Fair

Over: NJ 17

3.4 MI NORTH OF NJ 4, Bergen, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 33,670

NJ 17 SB

Fair

Over: NJ TRANSIT (MAIN LINE)

2.2 MILES SOUTH OF I-287, Bergen, NJ

Built 1932 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 39,430

I-287

Fair

Over: MULLER ROAD

1.3 MI SO. OF US 202 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 106,467

US 206

Fair

Over: S BR RANCOCAS CREEK

2.9MI N OF US206&NJ38 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 17,443

I-295 NB

Fair

Over: ASSISCUNK CREEK

6.9 MI SOUTH OF RT 130, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 48,319

US 30 WB

Fair

Over: NJ 38 & RAMP

0.1 Mi E / Airport Circle, Camden, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 33,154

ROUTE NJ 42

Fair

Over: SICKLERVILLE RD (CR 705)

.30 MILE NORTH OF 168 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 75,683

10TH STREET

Fair

Over: US30 & RAMPS FROM 7TH ST

0.05 MI. EAST OF I-676JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 11,235

CUTHBERT RD

Fair

Over: NEWTON CREEK

0.79 MI N OF RT 30, Camden, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 18,376

NJ 147

Fair

Over: GRASSY SOUND

2.4 MI E OF RT9&147 JCT, Cape May, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 9,940

CR617(SELY-FINLEY)

Fair

Over: COHANSEY RIVER

2.7 M W OF RT 77, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,182

ROUTE 55 NB

Fair

Over: WEYMOUTH RD (CR.690)

1.87 MI N OF NJ 55 EXT 35, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 21,900

JFK PKWY (CR 649)

Fair

Over: CANOE BROOK

0.45 miles south of CR510, Essex, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 24,800

CHANCELLOR AVENUE

Fair

Over: I-78 RAMP CA

1.21 MI E OF I78&GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 9,980

I-78 WB INNER RDWY

Fair

Over: CONRAIL

2.3 M W OF NJTPK, Essex, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 42,436

I-80 EB

Fair

Over: HORSENECK RD WATER SUPP.

2.7 MI EAST OF RTE 46, Essex, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 67,930

NJ 24 Eastbound

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.3 MI WEST OF JFK PKY, Essex, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 97,873

CR 705

Fair

Over: BELLS LAKE BRANCH

.18 Mi N. of NJ 168, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 12,875

11TH STREET

Fair

Over: LUIS MUNOZ MARIN BLVD

0.05 Mi. South of I-78, Hudson, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 4,110

COUNTY ROUTE 613

Fair

Over: SOUTH BRANCH RARITAN RIV

0.71 MI S OF US 202, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,559

THATCHER ROAD

Fair

Over: LOCKATONG CREEK

0.6 MI.SO OF CR 519, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 160

HICKORY RUN ROAD

Fair

Over: HICKORY RUN

150 FT.W.OF RT 513 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 422

CLARKSVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: DUCK POND RUN

0.8 mile W of Post Road, Mercer, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 16,240

29NB RAMP TO 129NB

Fair

Over: NJ 129 NB & NJ TRANSIT

1.64MI N OF I-295&NJ29JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 13,200

I-295 NORTHBOUND

Fair

Over: EAST STATE ST EXTENSION

AT I-295 EXIT 64, Mercer, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 35,061

US 9 & 35

Fair

Over: CONRAIL (AMBOY BRANCH)

.3 MI NO OF RT 9 & 35 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 94,902

WOODBRIDGE AVENUE

Fair

Over: WOODBRIDGE CREEK

.36 MI. EAST OF NJ TURNPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 8,041

OLD FORGE ROAD

Fair

Over: MANALAPAN BROOK

0.39 MI SO. OF MAIN ST, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,171

PENSION ROAD

Fair

Over: PINE BROOK

0.7 MILE EAST OF CR 527, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 776

NJ 18 NB

Fair

Over: SQUANKUM ROAD

0.9 MI NORTH OF GSP JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 20,176

OLD BLOOMFIELD AVE

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

1MI E OF I-80 & I-280 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 13,255

RT. I-80 EB RAMP D

Fair

Over: EDWARDS ROAD

0.08 MI EAST OF RTE 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 53,500

I-287 NB

Fair

Over: NJ 10

AT 287-10 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 76,298

I287 SB & I80 RP C

Fair

Over: I-80 EB RAMP H

0.1 mi S of I-80, Morris, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 72,040

ROUTE NJ 19 NB

Fair

Over: RAMP M

0.15 MI SOUTH OF RTE I-80, Passaic, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 23,410

CR 645

Fair

Over: MUDDY RUN

4.7 MI E OF NJ 77, Salem, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,300

NJ 45

Fair

Over: CONRAIL (WJ & SS) BRANCH

0.7 Mi North of US 40 Jct, Salem, NJ

Built 1923 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 7,645

NJ 140-HWKSBRDGERD

Fair

Over: I-295 SB

.73 MI N OF I295 NJTP JCT, Salem, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 5,238

I-295 NB

Fair

Over: US 40 RAMP

0.24 MILES N OF US 130, Salem, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 35,158

CR 525 NB

Fair

Over: I-78

I-78 EXIT 33, Somerset, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 13,270

WILLIAM STREET

Fair

Over: ROSS BROOK

0.1 MI EAST OF GROVE ST., Somerset, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,908

KENILWORTH BLVD

Fair

Over: NOMAHEGAN BROOK

NEAR COUNTY PARK DRIVE, Union, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 9,807

RAHWAY AVENUE

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

NEAR SOUTH BROAD STREET, Union, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 9,543

ECHO LAKE PARK DR

Fair

Over: ECHO BROOK

0.1 MILES EAST OF US 22, Union, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,548

COUNTY ROUTE 623

Fair

Over: POHATCONG CREEK

0.14 MI N OF NJ 57, Warren, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 6,462

ELWOOD ROAD

Fair

Over: A.C. EXPRESSWAY WB

2.75 MI SE OF ACE&RT559 J, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 930

ELWOOD ROAD

Fair

Over: A.C. EXPRESSWAY EB

2.75 MI SE OF ACE&RT559 J, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 830

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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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