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

OXMEAD RD

Fair

Over: BARKERS BROOK

.5M S.MT.HOLLY-JCKSVLE.RD, Burlington, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 930

MAIN STREET-CR 541

Fair

Over: SO.BR RANCOCAS CREEK

1.62 MI S of NJ 38, Burlington, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 11,468

COLES ROAD

Fair

Over: ROUTE NJ 42

0.36 MILE EAST OF 168 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1957 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 6,762

NJ 90 RAMP E

Fair

Over: US 130 NB

NJ 90 &US 130 INTERCHANGE, Camden, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 28,725

NJ 55 NB

Fair

Over: W&W RR AND GORTON ROAD

1.2 MILES S OF NJ 49, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 5,625

NJ 55 SB

Fair

Over: W&W RR & GORTON ROAD

1.2 MILES S. OF NJ 49, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 5,659

NJ 55 SB

Fair

Over: WEYMOUTH RD (CR 690)

1.86 M.N.OF NJ 55 EXIT-35, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 22,568

Washington Street

Fair

Over: Second River

1000 FT. SOUTH OF DODD ST, Essex, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 14,951

MOUNTAIN HOUSE RD.

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH RAHWAY RIVER

150 E. of Meadowbrook Ln, Essex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,089

PROSP AVE(CR577)NB

Fair

Over: I-280

AT I-280-CR 577 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 11,965

MT. PLEASANT AVE

Fair

Over: ROUTE I-280

2.4 MI W OF 280-GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 8,765

MYRTLE AVENUE

Fair

Over: I-280

0.9 MI E OF I-280-GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,352

Park Ave (CR 658)

Fair

Over: Montclair-Boonton Line

0.69 MI East of G S Pkwy, Essex, NJ

Built 1904 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 19,260

CR 610-ACADEMY ST

Fair

Over: LITTLE EASE RUN

1.34 MI EAST OF RT NJ 47, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1982 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 7,615

EAST 30TH STREET

Fair

Over: HBLRT-BAYONNE BR&CONRAIL

1.47MI SW NJTPK Ex 14A, Hudson, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 10,950

SUMMIT AVE

Fair

Over: NJ 495

1.3 MI W OF LINCOLN TUN, Hudson, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 4,613

TRENTON AVE(NJ 29)

Fair

Over: NISHISAKAWICK CREEK

0.17 MILE S.OF NJ 12, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,402

ARCH STREET

Fair

Over: SO. BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

40 FT. EAST COUNTY RT 513, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 3,993

I-78 WB

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

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

Built 1960 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 52,756

CEDAR ROAD

Fair

Over: I-78

0.70 MI E OF I-78 EXIT 24, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,769

CLRKSVLE-GRVS MILL

Fair

Over: BEAR BROOK

200 ft West of CR 615, Mercer, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 6,245

KLOCKNER ROAD

Fair

Over: I-295

0.4 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 63, Mercer, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 4,505

I-295 SB

Fair

Over: D&R CANAL & SHIPETAUKIN

AT US 1 INTERSECTION, Mercer, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 49,700

MAIN ST/LINCOLN BL

Fair

Over: GREEN BROOK

0.08 miles west of CR 622, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 11,317

US 9 RAMPS GM & GN

Fair

Over: NJ 440

0.31 MI SOUTH OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,413

(NJ 440)RAMP GL

Fair

Over: GSP & US9

0.25 MI NORTH OF RT440, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 21,750

GRAND AVENUE

Fair

Over: SUNSET LAKE

0.04 mile S of Sunset Ave, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 10,573

CR631 (Landing Rd)

Fair

Over: NJT-Morristown Line

At Kings Highway Junction, Morris, NJ

Built 1907 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 21,845

KinnelonRd(CR 618)

Fair

Over: Beaver Brook

1.6 MI N OF RCKWY VAL RD, Morris, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 3,500

US 46 & BLACKWELL

Fair

Over: GRANNEYS BROOK

0.45 MILE WEST OF NJ 15, Morris, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 18,687

I-80 EB & RAMP D

Fair

Over: US 46 WB

I-280 INTERCHANGE, Morris, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 53,400

I-80 EB

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

0.28 MI W OF CR 621, Morris, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 58,492

I-80 WB

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

0.28 MI W OF CR 621, Morris, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 58,492

NJ 24 FREEWAY

Fair

Over: BLACK BROOK(EAST BRANCH)

3.1 MI. EAST OF I-287, Morris, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 107,085

RT 528

Fair

Over: TOMS RIVER

0.80 MI EAST OF RT 571, Ocean, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 5,552

DIAMOND ROAD

Fair

Over: I-195

3.2 MI E I-195 EXIT 16, Ocean, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 10,590

SPRUCE STREET

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.1 MI. SE OF TOTOWA AVE., Passaic, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 28,775

NJ 23 SB RMP B C D

Fair

Over: RTE I-80 & RAMP I

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

Built 1967 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 54,380

WILLOW BROOK BLVD

Fair

Over: US 46

AT JCT RTES 23 46 & 80, Passaic, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 16,504

I-80 RAMP B

Fair

Over: NJ 23

0.1 MI NORTH OF I-80, Passaic, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 9,560

I-80 RAMPS E & F

Fair

Over: Dover &Delaware River RR

0.92 MI EAST OF RT NJ 23, Passaic, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 115,360

NJ19 SB RMP TO GSP

Fair

Over: ROUTE NJ19 NORTHBOUND

0.4 MI N OF US 46 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 16,560

DAVIDSON AVE.

Fair

Over: I-287

0.26 MI N OF CR 527, Somerset, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 8,727

I-78 EB

Fair

Over: PLAINFIELD AVE&GREEN BRK

1.79 MI EAST OF CR 531, Somerset, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 51,180

WILLOW AVENUE

Fair

Over: NORTH BR RARITAN RIVER

0.1 MI WE OF CAMPBELL RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1918 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 647

KEMAH LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: CULVERS CREEK

0.1 MI NE OF US 206, Sussex, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,484

US 206

Fair

Over: LUBBERS RUN

1.5 MI N OF I 80, Sussex, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 24,455

EAST MOUNTAIN ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ 15

9 MI NORTH JCT W/ I-80, Sussex, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,460

SPRINGFIELD AVENUE

Fair

Over: STREAM 3-54

1.58 MILES WEST OF CR 647, Union, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 10,628

BRIDGE STREET

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

NEAR PEARL STREET, Union, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 12,207

Showing 3,251-3,300 of 6,827 bridges

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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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