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

CLARK STREET

Fair

Over: LUPPATATONG CREEK

0.09 miles west of NJ 36, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1946 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 11,996

CR 33 (SEVEN BR RD

Fair

Over: TOWN NECK CREEK

5.5 ML E. INT 109 ON GSP, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 9,916

CHURCH STREET

Fair

Over: COMPTONS CREEK

0.6 MI. S. N.J. RTE 36, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1949 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 674

WALNUT DRIVE

Fair

Over: HATFIELD CREEK

0.3 MI EAST OF CR 621, Morris, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,836

BASKING RIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.60 MI WEST OF CR 605, Morris, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 6,421

OPENAKI ROAD

Fair

Over: DEN BROOK

2.75MI W OF NJ10&NJ53 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1924 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 4,517

MERIDEN ROAD

Fair

Over: HIBERNIA BROOK

150 EAST OF CR 513, Morris, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,167

US 46

Fair

Over: SOUTH BR RARITAN RIVER

3.6MI WEST OF I-80 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 25,056

US 206

Fair

Over: SOUTH BR RARITAN RIVER

3.0 MI SOUTH OF JCT I-80, Morris, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 22,203

ROUTE 72

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

.2 MI WEST OF GSP, Ocean, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 53,624

CR 677(HIGH MT.RD)

Fair

Over: MOLLY ANNS BROOK.

2500FT S OF BELMONT AVE, Passaic, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 13,366

NJ 23

Fair

Over: PEQUANNOCK RIVER

3.4 MI. N. OF C.R. 513, Passaic, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 25,660

LAKE AVENUE

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF ALLOWAYS CREEK

.3 MI. NE OF NJ 49, Salem, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 877

CR 648

Fair

Over: MUDDY RUN

UPPER PITTSGROVE TOWNSHIP, Salem, NJ

Built 1933 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,153

GARRETSON ROAD

Fair

Over: US202-206 & I-287 RAMP B

0.1 MI SOUTH OF I-287, Somerset, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 6,030

GARFIELD-EQUATOR A

Fair

Over: I-287

1.5 MI N OF RARITAN RIVER, Somerset, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 5,639

HIGGINSVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: S. BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

NORTH OF THREE BRIDGES RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1890 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 668

NORTH BRIDGE ST

Fair

Over: PETERS BROOK

1.17 MI. N. OF US. 206, Somerset, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 9,720

SOMERSET STREET

Fair

Over: GREEN BROOK

1.02 mi S of US 22, Somerset, NJ

Built 1889 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 9,189

SHADOWLAWN DRIVE

Fair

Over: STREAM 10-7-15

NEAR RAHWAY AVENUE, Union, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 448

SHACKAMAXON DRIVE

Fair

Over: STREAM 10-7-15

NEAR RAHWAY AVENUE, Union, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,537

CENTRAL AVE-CR613

Fair

Over: LEHIGH VALLEY MAIN LINE

0.7 MI NW OF GSP EXIT 135, Union, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 18,433

CENTRAL AVENUE

Fair

Over: LEHIGH VALLEY (CONRAIL)

2.0MI E OF US22&GSP JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,237

COUNTY ROUTE 620

Fair

Over: PEQUEST RIVER

1.6 MI NOFCR519 JUNCTION, Warren, NJ

Built 1907 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 4,855

MANSFIELD STREET

Fair

Over: POPHANDUSING CREEK

0.1 MI SOUTH OF 6TH ST., Warren, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 34

JACKSONBURG ROAD

Fair

Over: JACKSONBURG CREEK

0.34 MI NORTH OF NJ RT 94, Warren, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 871

MOHICAN ROAD

Fair

Over: JACKSONBURG CREEK

1.1 MI NO COBBLEWOOD ROAD, Warren, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,093

RAVINE ROAD

Fair

Over: POHATCONG CREEK

0.12 MI NORTH OF CR 636, Warren, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 77

CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: POHATCONG CREEK

1.2 MI SW OF CR 519, Warren, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 470

HENRY HUDSON DRIVE

Fair

Over: GREENBROOK FALLS

4.5 MI N OF G.W. BRIDGE, Bergen, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 145

I-76

Fair

Over: I-676 SB I-95 & DEL RIV

GLOUCESTER CITY, Camden, NJ

Built 1957 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 110,000

CHURCH RD

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

0.5 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 4, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 13,952

NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.

Fair

Over: NJ440 RAMPS ET-TW &RR

1.7 MI E OF NEWARK BAY, Hudson, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 74,100

GSP SBI

Fair

Over: CHEESEQUAKE PARK ROAD

3 MI SE OF GSP&RT9 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 34,757

GSP NBI

Fair

Over: CHEESEQUAKE PARK ROAD

3 MI SE OF GSP & RT9 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 43,580

GARDEN ST PKWY NBI

Fair

Over: WASHINGTON RD(535)&PCRR

1.1 MI S OF RARITAN TOLL, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 69,581

PEHLE AVE

Fair

Over: GSP INT.159 RAMPS

AT GSP & I-80 JUNCTION, Bergen, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 13,750

TPK NSE/SNE

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 3

1.0 MI NORTH OF INTER 17, Hudson, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 67,480

NJTPK NSI-SNI RWYS

Fair

Over: RAILROAD AVE & CRR OF NJ

3 MI N RAHWAY RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 137,390

NJTPK INT13 RP TNI

Fair

Over: NJTPK SNO-ELIZABETH RIV.

.15 MI S INTERCHANGE 13, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 13,787

SB ENTR RAMP E1

Fair

Over: GSP NBI & SBI

GSP INTERCHANGE 105, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 7,169

GSP RAMP C

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

AT GSP & I-78 JUNCTION, Union, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 16,322

TPK RAMP TW

Fair

Over: US ROUTE 46

0.1 MI E OF 46 INTERSECT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 5,850

NJ TPK NSO RWY

Fair

Over: CONRAIL/CRANBURY S RV RD

.57 MI NORTH OF INT 8A, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 46,023

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: GSP & NJTPK

0.95 MI N OF US ROUTE 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1949 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 16,865

NJ 81 SB

Fair

Over: US 1&9 Exp & local

1.9 mi S of US 22/1&9 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1982 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 37,209

GSP NBI

Fair

Over: S. HOLLAND ROAD

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

Built 1975 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 36,194

GARDEN ST PKWY SB

Fair

Over: 72" WATER MAIN

0.5 MI SW OF GSP&RT3 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 102,489

MILE 90 U-TURN

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE RWYS

0.13 MI SW OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 301

NJTPK INT13 RP NIT

Fair

Over: NJTPK NSO ELIZABETH RIV

2 MI S INTERCHANGE 13, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 13,006

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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.