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

NJ 29 NB

Fair

Over: ASSUNPINK CREEK

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

Built 1969 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 22,036

I-295 NB

Fair

Over: D&R CANAL & SHIPETAUKIN

AT US 1 INTERSECTION, Mercer, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 49,700

KLOCKNER ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF POND RUN

2.3 miles South of I-295, Mercer, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 11,655

US 130

Fair

Over: OAKEYS BROOK

4.2 MI S OF 1-130 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 41,260

RAMP GL (NJ 440)

Fair

Over: RAMP GK (NJ 440)

0.4MI WEST OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,900

PERGOLA AVE(CR612)

Fair

Over: BARCLAY BROOK

0.05 MI. NE. JCT. CR 522, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 13,587

NJ RT 18 NB

Fair

Over: GARDEN ST. PKWY & RAMP F

0.1 MI. W. OF WAYSIDE RD., Monmouth, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 20,981

NJ 33 EB

Fair

Over: NJ 79

0.2 MI EAST OF US 9, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 13,663

WASHINGTON VALLEY

Fair

Over: WHIPPANY RIVER

2.2MI NW US202&NJ124 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,619

NJ ROUTE 10

Fair

Over: DEN BROOK

2.5 MI WEST OF RT 53 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1932 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 55,157

MORRIS AV(C.R.510)

Fair

Over: I-287

0.03 MI W OF FORD AVE., Morris, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 16,315

I-287 RAMP "T"

Fair

Over: NJ 10

1.5 MI. NO. OF JCT RT 24, Morris, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 8,685

COMLY RD ALT CR511

Fair

Over: MONTCLAIR LINE&PARK AVE.

3.6 MI NE I-287&US202 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 8,880

US 9-SOUTH MAIN ST

Fair

Over: MIDDLE BR OF FORKED RIV

0.97 MILES S OF CR 614, Ocean, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 15,391

NJ ROUTE 21

Fair

Over: MADISON ST

3.04 MI N OF NJ 3, Passaic, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 76,210

ROUTE NJ21 &RAMP N

Fair

Over: HOPE AVENUE

3.08 MI N OF NJ 3, Passaic, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 76,210

LAKEVIEW AVE

Fair

Over: ROUTE I-80

0.4 MI WEST OF PAS RIV, Passaic, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 25,270

US 40 & NJ 45

Fair

Over: SALEM RIVER

0.38 MI EAST OF RT. 616, Salem, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 12,056

I-295 NB

Fair

Over: OLDMANS CREEK

1.37 MI SOUTH OF INT. 10, Salem, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 30,520

I-295 SB

Fair

Over: OLDMANS CREEK

1.37 MI. SOUTH OF INT 10, Salem, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 30,675

US 22 EB

Fair

Over: NJ 28

2.5MI WEST OF US 202&206, Somerset, NJ

Built 1949 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 22,955

US 22

Fair

Over: GREEN BROOK

10 MI EAST OF I-287, Somerset, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 54,269

KNIGHTSBRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH STONY BROOK

0.08 MI S OF RT 527, Somerset, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 138

NJ 23

Fair

Over: CLOVE BROOK

1.1 MI. NO. OF 647 JCT, Sussex, NJ

Built 1957 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 7,070

US 206 NB

Fair

Over: NJ 183 SB

0.7 MI NORTH OF I-80 Jct, Sussex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 9,773

US 206

Fair

Over: KITTATINY BROOK

0.52 MILE N. OF 560 JCT, Sussex, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 8,396

US 22 EB

Fair

Over: BURKE PARKWAY

0.1 MI W OF G S PARKWAY, Union, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 67,298

I-78 WB EXPRESS

Fair

Over: NJ 124 (MORRIS AVE.)

0.4 Mi. E. of Exit 48, Union, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 40,600

BEAR CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

1.3 MI SO CO RT 612 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 194

TANNERY ROAD

Fair

Over: BLAIR CREEK

0.2 MI NE OF CR 659 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 73

COUNTY ROUTE 649

Fair

Over: POHATCONG CREEK

1.4 MI NORTH OF NJ RT 57, Warren, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,541

ROUTE 130 (RAMP D)

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 90

2.09 MI E OF BETSY ROSSBR, Camden, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 12,766

QUAKER RD (CR 533)

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

1.03 M NORTH OF U.S RT. 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 8,560

GSP NB

Fair

Over: NJ Route 88 (Ocean Ave.)

1.5 MI NW OF RT70&88 CIR, Ocean, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 58,350

GSP SB

Fair

Over: NJ Route 88 (Ocean Ave.)

1.5 MI NW OF RT70&88 CIR, Ocean, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 54,065

MAYBAUM AVE

Fair

Over: GSP NB & SB

0.7 MI S OF GSP&RT280 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 7,627

ORATON PARKWAY NB

Fair

Over: RAMP G-SB ENT FR.RTE280

AT GSP & RT 280 JUNCTION, Essex, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 42,196

MILE 81 U-TURN RP

Fair

Over: NJ TPK NSO-NSI-SNI-SNI*

2.3 MI SOUTH OF INT 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 245

NJ TPK NSO RWY

Fair

Over: FIRST AVENUE

.54 MI N ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 67,610

NESBITT STREET

Fair

Over: MORRISTOWN LINE M.P.8.22

0.01 miles South of I-280, Essex, NJ

Built 1905 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 12,640

GSP SB

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 72

1.5 MI NW OF RT9&72 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 34,567

RAMPS E1 & E2

Fair

Over: GSP NBO

GSP INTERCHANGE 105, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 22,310

CLIFFWOOD AVE (6A)

Fair

Over: GSP

1.2 MI NW OF GSP& RT35JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 10,196

NEW BRUNSWICK AVE

Fair

Over: RTE US 9 & G.S. PARKWAY

0.4 MI NO. OF INT 127 GSP, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 18,825

NJ TPK SNO RWY

Fair

Over: LIVINGSTON STREET

.85 MI N ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 67,612

NJ TPK SNO RWY

Fair

Over: COURT STREET

1.65 MI NE OF BAY WAY CIR, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 67,612

NJ TPK SNO RWY

Fair

Over: FORMER PINE STREET

1.79 MI NE OF BAY WAY CIR, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 67,612

NJ 50

Fair

Over: SOUTH RIVER

1.2 MI S. OF US 40, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 5,216

RT 561S

Fair

Over: GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER

0.98 MI N. OF US RT 322, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 5,311

RIDGEWOOD AV CR80I

Fair

Over: SADDLE RIVER

0.11 Mi W. of CR 62, Bergen, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 12,945

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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.