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

Parkway NBO

Fair

Over: S. HOLLAND ROAD

1.34 mi. N of GSP/CR52 Jc, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 48,188

Parkway SBO

Fair

Over: S. HOLLAND ROAD

1.34 mi. N of GSP/CR52 Jc, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 67,056

WEST PASSAIC AVE

Fair

Over: GARDEN STATE PARKWAY

5.7 MILES NORTH OF I280, Essex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 19,382

PALISADES I.P.

Fair

Over: E. PALISADE AVENUE

1.95 MI. N. OF GWB, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 63,249

MEADOW ROAD

Fair

Over: NJTP NSO/NSI/SNI/SNO

2.7 MI S INTERCHANGE 10, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,734

NJ TPK RAMPS WN/NT

Fair

Over: NJ TPK PA EXT

AT INTERCHANGE 6, Burlington, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 4,856

Turnpike NSW/SNW

Fair

Over: NJ TRANSIT (Abandoned)

.6 MI N INTERCHANGE 15W, Hudson, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 136,600

US 46 WB & RAMP G

Fair

Over: ROUTE I-80 RAMPS D&E

At US 46 & NJ 23 Intercha, Passaic, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 67,230

Ramp H

Fair

Over: I-287 NB and Ramp H

I-78 & I-287 Interchange, Somerset, NJ

Built 2020 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 21,878

GSP SB

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 37

JCT. RT 37 & GSP SB, Ocean, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 60,500

MAIN ST. (CR 670)

Fair

Over: GSP-NBO NBI SBI &SBO

0.9 MI S OF RARITAN TOLL, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 12,303

JFK DRIVE NB

Fair

Over: SECOND RIVER

2.35 MI N OF GSP&I280 JC, Essex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 14,116

NJ TPK NSO RWY

Fair

Over: MARSHALL STREET

.65 MI N ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 67,612

NJTPK NSI-SNI RWYS

Fair

Over: EAST JERSEY STREET

.8 MI N ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 142,336

NJ TPK SNO RWY

Fair

Over: YORK ST & TPK.U-TURN

2.0 MI NE OF BAY WAY CIR, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 67,633

SNI-W/SNO-W/SNO-E

Fair

Over: WILSON AVENUE

.95 MI N INTERCHANGE 14, Essex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 63,877

NJ RT 18 (HOES LN)

Fair

Over: AMBROSE BROOK

0.64 MI. SOUTH OF RT.287, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 26,163

NJ 440 RAMP V&Q

Fair

Over: Ramp/State/Bogg/Dill/NJT

JCT OUTERBRIDGE CROSSING, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 10,020

NJTPK NSI-SNI RWYS

Fair

Over: FRANKLIN STREET

.7 MI N ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 142,336

NJTPK SNW-NSW RWY

Fair

Over: BERRYS CREEK

2.9 MI N INTERCHANGE 15 W, Bergen, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 141,560

NJ 4

Fair

Over: SADDLE RIVER

0.62 MI WEST OF GSP, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 105,626

PARAMUS PK ACCESS

Fair

Over: N.J. ROUTE 17

5.0 MI N OF RT 80 & 17JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 9,445

I-80 EASTBOUND

Fair

Over: SAD RV RD RAMP B NYS&W

0.6 Mi. West of Exit 63, Bergen, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 76,960

I-80 WB

Fair

Over: SAD RV RD RAMP B NYS&W

0.6 Mi. West of Exit 63, Bergen, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 76,960

NJ 208

Fair

Over: BLVD AVE NJT DEBOER DR

0.2 MI N OF CR 127, Bergen, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 77,228

I-295 SB

Fair

Over: CHURCH STREET (CR 607)

2.23 MI SOUTH OF RT 38, Burlington, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 58,612

Stokes Rd (CR541)

Fair

Over: Sharps Branch

0.13 MI N OF CR 532, Burlington, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 11,485

ROUTE NJ 38

Fair

Over: SO. BR. PENNSAUKEN CREEK

0.56 Mi. E. of Rte 616, Camden, NJ

Built 1932 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 47,796

RT NJ42 NORTHBOUND

Fair

Over: CONRAIL(ABANDONED)

.2 MILE NORTH OF 168 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1957 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 58,670

East Atlantic Ave.

Fair

Over: NORTH BR TIMBER CREEK

0.05 MI E OF CLEMENTON R, Camden, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 718

BLOOMFIELD AV(506)

Fair

Over: SECOND RIVER

WEST OF GSP OVERPASS, Essex, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 23,805

Eisenhower Parkway

Fair

Over: Willow Brook

APPX 1000FT S. OF NJ 10, Essex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 23,861

COMMERCE ROAD

Fair

Over: PECKMAN RIVER

100 ft. west of CR 617, Essex, NJ

Built 1957 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,246

I78 CON RMP C+QP+D

Fair

Over: US1+9+22+RMP TO US1+9EXP

JCT US 1&9 US 22 & NJ 21, Essex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 12,700

NJ 24 WESTBOUND

Fair

Over: NJ 124 WESTBOUND

.17 MI EAST OF PASSAIC RV, Essex, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 49,400

NJ 45

Fair

Over: MANTUA CREEK

0.2 MI N OF RT45&632 JCT, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 16,422

NJ 55 NB

Fair

Over: PORCH-FRANK RD (CO.613)

1.66 MILE N. OF U.S RT 40, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 22,595

MUDDY RUN ROAD

Fair

Over: MUDDY RUN

0.3S OF BARBERTN PT BZ RD, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1919 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 44

HALSTEAD STREET

Fair

Over: SO BR OF RARITAN RIVER

0.2 MI NO NJ 173 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 7,249

INDIAN LANE

Fair

Over: FROG HOLLOW BROOK

.75 MI N OF CR 512, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 74

I-78 EB

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

.22 MI.E. OF I-78 EXIT-7, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 52,954

WASH.CROSS-PENN RD

Fair

Over: JACOBS CREEK

0.8 MI E OF RT 579, Mercer, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 8,562

ROUTE 29 RAMPB

Fair

Over: ASSUNPINK CREEK

0.6 MI NW OF 1-29 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 15,700

I-287

Fair

Over: ABANDONED LVRR ALCOA SP

.49 MI SOUTH OF US 1 JCT., Middlesex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 143,559

DISMAL/TALMADGE RD

Fair

Over: I-287

1.66 MI NORTH OF NJ 27, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 5,740

SCHMIDT LANE

Fair

Over: SIX MILE RUN

0.6 MILE WEST OF US 1, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,030

CR17 (OLD CORLIES

Fair

Over: JUMPING BROOK

0.6 MI.SW OF JCT NJ 33, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,107

OCEAN BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: WHALE CREEK

0.05 mi E of Raritan Blvd, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1945 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,354

FIVE POINTS ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ RT 18

0.65 MI S OF CO 537 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 853

I-80 EB & RAMP F

Fair

Over: GREEN POND ROAD (RT 513)

2.29 MI E OF I-80 EXIT 35, Morris, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 77,162

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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.