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

HETFIELD AVE CR606

Fair

Over: RARITAN VALLEY LINE

0.05 MI NW NJ28&CR606 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1947 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 7,550

STONE BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.5 MI SE CR 521 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 194

MT HERMAN RD (655)

Fair

Over: I-80 WB

5.1MI EAST OF US 46, Warren, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,451

MONTGOMERY STREET

Fair

Over: D & R CANAL FEEDER

0.1 MILE EAST OF RTE 206, Mercer, NJ

Built 1916 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 3,510

WRANGLEBORO ROAD

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY

0.75 MI E OF RT40&322 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 4,740

PALISADES I.P.

Fair

Over: ALLISON PARK ROAD

0.43 Mi. S. of Exit 1, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 50,368

LLOYD ROAD (CR 3)

Fair

Over: SBO & SB RAMPS A1 & E

0.25 MI NW OF GSP&RT36 JC, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 12,601

BELLEVILLE AVE

Fair

Over: GARDEN STATE PARKWAY

3 MI NE OF GSP&I-280 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 21,142

NSI SNI RAMP TNI

Fair

Over: INT. 7 RAMPS ST & TN

AT INT. 7, Burlington, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 112,653

NJTPK Ramps ET&TW

Fair

Over: I-195

AT INT. 7A, Mercer, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 16,423

NJTPK INT13 RP NT

Fair

Over: INFIELDS

.2 MI S INTERCHANGE 13, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 25,388

NJTPK NSI-SNI RWYS

Fair

Over: MARSHALL STREET

.65 MI N ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 142,336

TURNPIKE NSI/SNI

Fair

Over: LIVINGSTON STREET

.85 MI N ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 140,255

NJTP NSI/SNI RDWYS

Fair

Over: DELANCY STREET

.75 MI N OF INT 14, Essex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 63,625

GSP NBI

Fair

Over: CHEESEQUAKE CREEK

1.84 mi. S of GSP/US9 Jct, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 43,628

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: NJ Transit (BOONTON BR)

1.0 MI NORTH OF INTER 15W, Hudson, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 138,750

INT 8A RAMP SIT

Fair

Over: NJ TPK SNO RWY

AT INT 8A, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 1,629

NJTPK NSI-SNI RWYS

Fair

Over: COURT STREET

1.65 MI NE OF BAY WAY CIR, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 142,336

ROUTE US 1B

Fair

Over: NEW YORK AVENUE

0.5 MILES SO OF RT 206, Mercer, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 10,539

NJTPK INT.11 RP.TK

Fair

Over: GARDEN ST PKWY RAMP PNK

0.25 MI SE OF NJ TPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 7,957

NJ TURNPIKE (NSO)

Fair

Over: BAYWAY PIPES/LINDEN SWR

.65 M S ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 51,538

TURNPIKE NSO

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH AVENUE

.6 MI N ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 68,969

US ROUTE 40

Fair

Over: GREAT THOROFARE

3.3 MI EAST OF US 9 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 28,868

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: COLES BROOK

100 FT S OF NJ 4, Bergen, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 5,177

PARK AVE (CR 92 I)

Fair

Over: PASCACK BROOK

0.21 MI S OF CR 63, Bergen, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 12,568

RAMP B

Fair

Over: MARKET STREET

0.43 MI EAST OF PASC RIV, Bergen, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 5,087

PARK ENTRANCE ROAD

Fair

Over: I-287

3.77 MI. NORTH OF NJ 208, Bergen, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 140

I-287 RAMP A

Fair

Over: COLNIAL RD & POND BR

0.94 MI N OF RT 202 INT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 4,366

I-76 SB RAMP

Fair

Over: US 130 NB

1.0 MILL SOUTH OF RT 47, Camden, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 17,771

NJ 154

Fair

Over: N BRANCH COOPER RIVER

0.5 MI S. OF RT 70, Camden, NJ

Built 1935 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 15,947

RT 168

Fair

Over: I-295

AT I-295 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 27,067

RT534 (JACKSON RD)

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC CITY LINE

0.6MI NW OF NJ73&RT30 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,605

CHURCH RD (CR 616)

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC CITY LINE

1.6MI S of US130&NJ90 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1897 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 10,560

CR 601 (AVALON BV)

Fair

Over: AVALON CANAL

100 FT W OF 30TH&OCEAN DR, Cape May, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 10,660

COUNTY ROUTE 657

Fair

Over: SCOTCH BONNET CREEK

2 MI E OF PARKWAY EXIT, Cape May, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 6,880

NJ 55 NB

Fair

Over: LITTLE ROBIN BR MAURICE

5.5 MI NORTH OF RTE 47, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 50,123

NJ 55 SB

Fair

Over: LITTLE ROBIN BR MAURICE

5.5 MI NORTH OF RTE 47, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 19,191

OLD INDIAN ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST BR RAHWAY RIVER

375 FT E PLEASANT VALY WY, Essex, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,167

I-78 RAMPS EN & WN

Fair

Over: PEDDIE ST & ABND CONRAIL

EXIT 56 RAMP CLINTON AVE, Essex, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 4,460

I-78 WB OUTER

Fair

Over: RAMP NE

2.3 MI W OF NJTPK EXIT 14, Essex, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 41,987

US 1 RAMP K

Fair

Over: I-78 NB CONN & RAMPS X&H

0.1 Mi. So. of Haynes ave, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 8,330

I-78 RAMPS A+B

Fair

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

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

Built 1968 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 12,300

RAMPS QT & RAMP D

Fair

Over: I-78 EASTBOUND

0.86 MI W of US 1&9 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 13,670

PROS.AVE(CR577) SB

Fair

Over: I-280

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

Built 1965 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 11,965

Sixth Avenue

Fair

Over: Montclair Boonton Line

700 West of Roseville A, Essex, NJ

Built 1904 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 9,010

CR 643 (GROVE RD)

Fair

Over: WOODBURY CREEK

0.59 mi North of CR 640, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 4,829

SCHUYLER AVE CR507

Fair

Over: BOONTON LINE (ABND)

2.0MI NE OF NJ21&I280 JCT, Hudson, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 13,240

COUNTY ROUTE 643

Fair

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

3 MI N. OF US 22 & CR 614, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,563

COUNTY ROUTE 523

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF ROCKAWAY CREEK

0.91MILE S. OF I-78, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 13,869

COUNTY RT 523

Fair

Over: CONRAIL

1.9 MI EAST OF JCT 523&31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 10,008

Showing 3,301-3,350 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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