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

MAPLE AVENUE

Fair

Over: ROBINSONS BRNCH RHWY RIV

0.26 MILES NORTH OF NJ 27, Union, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 15,086

CR637 (S. MAIN ST)

Fair

Over: POHATCONG CREEK

0.16 Mi. N I-78/637 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,356

CR 659

Fair

Over: BLAIR CREEK

0.34 MILE E OF CR 602 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 531

CYPHERS ROAD

Fair

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

50 FT S OF CO RT 627, Warren, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 592

CR 519

Fair

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

0.45 MI S OF COUNTY 639, Warren, NJ

Built 1932 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 5,846

I-78 EASTBOUND

Fair

Over: CR 632 & MUSCONET RIV

7 MI EAST OF DELAWARE RIV, Warren, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 52,617

RT I80 EB

Fair

Over: ROUTE NJ 94 SOUTHBOUND

4.6 MI EAST OF TOLL BRIDG, Warren, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 23,810

I-80 EASTBOUND

Fair

Over: CR.521(BLAIRSTOWN RD.)

8.1 MI EAST OF RTE 46, Warren, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 26,180

LLOYD ROAD (CR 3)

Fair

Over: GSP NBO NBI & SB

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

Built 1954 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 12,725

TURNPIKE NSO

Fair

Over: COURT STREET

1.65 MI NE OF BAY WAY CIR, Union, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 67,612

NESBITT ST

Fair

Over: I-280

0.65 MI WEST OF NJ 21, Essex, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 12,638

US 46

Fair

Over: NJ 19 BROAD STREET

GSP INTERCHANGE, Passaic, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 43,483

GSP NB

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 72

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

Built 1954 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 34,229

OLD POST ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

1.5 S OF INT. 10, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 10,327

SA 10N RAMP SISA

Fair

Over: TPK SNO RDWY & RAMP SOSA

WOODBRIDGE SERVICE AREA, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 10,561

TURNPIKE NSO

Fair

Over: FRANKLIN STREET

.7 MI N ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 67,612

TURNPIKE NSO

Fair

Over: LIVINGSTON STREET

.85 MI N ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 67,612

TURNPIKE NSW/SNW

Fair

Over: NJTPK RMPS TNW SWT NET

.8 MI N PASSAIC RIVER, Hudson, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 151,700

NJTK INT14 EXT-ALT

Fair

Over: NJ STATE RAMP WLT (78EB)

1.2 MI N BOUND CREEK, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 5,417

NJ TPK NSO RWY

Fair

Over: FULTON STREET

.75 MI N ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 67,612

Turnpike NSO

Fair

Over: EAST JERSEY STREET

.8 MI N ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 67,612

Railroad Av(CRS61)

Fair

Over: SADDLE RIVER

0.03 mi East of CR 79, Bergen, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 9,617

US 1 & 9 US 46

Fair

Over: EAST BRINCKERHOFF AVENUE

0.1 MI. south of Rt. 501, Bergen, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 42,001

US 1 & 9 US 46

Fair

Over: EAST CENTRAL BLVD(RT501)

1.46 MI. N of Rt.124, Bergen, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 42,001

US 1 & 9 US 46

Fair

Over: EAST PALISADES BOULEVARD

1.58 MI. N of Rt.124, Bergen, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 42,001

US 1 & 9 US 46

Fair

Over: EAST EDSALL BOULEVARD

1.9 miles south of GWB, Bergen, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 42,001

NJ 17 RAMP L

Fair

Over: SHERIDAN AVE (CR 77)

5.3 MI N OF GSP EXIT 163, Bergen, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,095

Russell Ave CR S93

Fair

Over: NJ 208

0.9 MI SE OF 208- CO 502, Bergen, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 12,729

NJ 208 NB

Fair

Over: I 287

0.31 MI. N. of CR 117, Bergen, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 25,366

I-287 NORTHBOUND

Fair

Over: BRIDLE WAY

1.9 MI N OF RT 208 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 31,690

I-287 RAMP T

Fair

Over: NJ 17

0.8 MILES NORTH OF US 202, Bergen, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 8,045

NJ 42 NB

Fair

Over: NJ 168

JCT OF NJ 42 & NJ 168, Camden, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 67,645

CHAMPION AVENUE

Fair

Over: US 130

0.5 MI N OF NJ 168 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,218

NJ 55 SB

Fair

Over: MANAWAY BR MAURICE RIVER

3.91 MILES SOUTH OF US 40, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 24,828

Little Falls Road

Fair

Over: Peckman River

0.5 MI E OF NJ 23, Essex, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,416

OAKLAND ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH RAHWAY RIVER

150 west of CR 638, Essex, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,236

US 1 & 9 NB

Fair

Over: CONRAIL (ABANDONED)

1.8 MI S OF I-95, Essex, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 60,390

US 1&9 NB

Fair

Over: WILSON AVENUE

1.5 MI S OF I-95, Essex, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 45,506

I-78 RAMPS 7 & 8

Fair

Over: I-78 RAMP 7

AT I-78 EXIT 58B, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 7,333

DR MLK JK BLVD

Fair

Over: GSP & ORATON PARKWAY

0.04mi N of I-280&GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 11,012

US 322 EB

Fair

Over: I-295

AT US 322 INTERCHANGE, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 12,320

COUNTY ROUTE 633

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

.25 MI NORTH OF NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 4,150

DUNKARD CHURCH RD

Fair

Over: THIRD NESHANIC RIV TRIB

0.25 MI W. OF RT 579, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 389

US 202 NB

Fair

Over: ALX CK RD HQ RD CR BLK R

0.40 MI N OF DELAWARE R, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 6,080

US 1 SOUTHBOUND

Fair

Over: RAMP TO OLDEN AV (CR622)

4.5 MILES SOUTH OF 1-295, Mercer, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 27,833

NJ 29 NB

Fair

Over: PARKSIDE AVE (CR 636)

0.73 MI S OF CR 579 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 19,093

I-295 SB

Fair

Over: D&R CANAL&SHIPETAUKIN CK

AT RT 1 INTERCHANGE, Mercer, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 25,120

I-295 SOUTHBOUND

Fair

Over: FRANKLIN CORNER ROAD

0.46 MI S. of US 206 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 98,483

US RT 206

Fair

Over: ROUTE I-295

1.9 MI SOUTH OF RT US 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 15,498

I-287 SB

Fair

Over: UNNAMED ROAD

1.42 MI NORTH OF US 1 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 76,294

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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.