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

I-287

Fair

Over: AMBROSE BROOK

0.06 MI. S. of INT. 8, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 128,138

INDUSTRIAL AVE

Fair

Over: NJ 440

0.6MI WEST OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 8,735

MAIN ST (CR 606)

Fair

Over: MILL POND

0.06 miles W. of Ford Ave, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 15,258

DAVIDSONS MILL RD.

Fair

Over: LAWRENCE BROOK

0.4 MI S OF US 130 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,080

WASHINGTON STREET

Fair

Over: NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE

1 MI SE of NJ35 & 440 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 13,803

RT 33

Fair

Over: MILLSTONE RIVER

JCT OF RT527ALT&RT33, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 30,903

RT 138 WB

Fair

Over: NJ RT 18 FWY

1.8 MI EAST OF RT 34, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 25,526

LONG HILL RD CR604

Fair

Over: TRIB. OF BLACK BROOK

2.7 MI SE I-287 EXIT 30, Morris, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,468

LONG HILL RD CR604

Fair

Over: TRIB. OF GREAT BROOK

2.5 MI E OF I-287 EXIT 30, Morris, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,468

RIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: RUSSIA BROOK

0.19 MILES N OF RUSSIA RD, Morris, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 6,975

COUNTY ROUTE 513

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

1.3 MI WEST OF RT US 206, Morris, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 15,227

I-287 RAMP NE

Fair

Over: MALAPARDIS BROOK

0.13 MILE N. of RT 10 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 7,123

NJ 23 NORTHBOUND

Fair

Over: NYS&W RR

11.5 Mi. N. of RT 287, Passaic, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 12,350

ROUTE I-80 RAMP A

Fair

Over: MAIN STREET(CO.RTE.601)

AT I-80 EXIT 57, Passaic, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 4,753

I-80 RAMP A

Fair

Over: I 80 RAMP FM & GRAND ST

I 80 EXIT 57, Passaic, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,405

ROUTE NJ 19

Fair

Over: BROAD STREET(CR 509)

1.28 MI NORTH of US 46, Passaic, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 34,740

MOUNTAIN AVE-CO527

Fair

Over: US 22

2.2 MI EAST OF I-287 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 10,432

CR 604-Waterloo Rd

Fair

Over: LUBBERS RUN

0.78 mi west of US 206, Sussex, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,968

STATION ROAD

Fair

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

0.04 MI N OF CR 620, Sussex, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 623

IRVINGTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

NEAR MORRIS AVENUE, Union, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 11,434

TROTTERS LANE

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

NEAR HILLSIDE LINE, Union, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,922

E. HAZELWOOD AVE

Fair

Over: S. BR OF RAHWAY RIVER

0.22 MI NW OF US 1 & 9, Union, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 11,829

TERRILL RD- CR 611

Fair

Over: GREEN BROOK

0.12 MI SE OF US 22, Union, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 16,956

WABENO AVENUE

Fair

Over: STREAM 10-35-4

0.03 MI EAST OF CR 509, Union, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 7,626

I-80 WB

Fair

Over: L&H Railroad (Abandoned)

1.6 MI W OF I-80 EXIT 19, Warren, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 32,000

I-80 WB

Fair

Over: ALPHANO ROAD (CR 613)

6.3 MI EAST OF EXIT 12, Warren, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 38,265

RAMP IY

Fair

Over: BRIDGE STREET

ADJACENT TO DELAWARE RIV., Mercer, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,600

ROUND VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: NJT(RARITAN VALLEY LINE)

0.24 Mi South of RT22 Jct, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,941

TILTON RD(CO.563)

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY

1.5 MI.FROM INTERCHG.7, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 18,911

NJ440 RAMP

Fair

Over: J. F. KENNEDY BLVD

2 MI. N. OF BAYONNE BRDG, Hudson, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 8,288

RAMP BW

Fair

Over: BLACK HORSE PIKE (NJ168)

3 MI E OF WALT WHITMAN BR, Camden, NJ

Built 1957 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 7,900

NJ 47

Fair

Over: DENNIS CREEK

0.2 MI N OF NJ 83 & NJ 47, Cape May, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 17,746

GSP NB

Fair

Over: A.C. RESERVOIR FLUME

AT ATLANTIC CITY RESEVOIR, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 29,754

ATLANTIC AVE.

Fair

Over: GSP NB

0.93 MI S OF GSP&NJ34 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 4,707

NJ TPK NSO RWY

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

.15 MI S ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 63,460

NJ TPK NSI-SNI RWY

Fair

Over: FORMER PINE STREET

1.79 MI NE OF BAY WAY CIR, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 142,336

Roseville Avenue

Fair

Over: Morristown Line MP 8.94

0.5mi. N of CR 508, Essex, NJ

Built 1904 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 9,840

NJ 173

Fair

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

3.15 MI EAST OF US RT 22, Warren, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 6,520

LAKEHURST RD (527)

Fair

Over: GSP

0.5 MI N OF TOMS RIVER, Ocean, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 16,940

NJTPK(I-95)INT.10

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE(I-95)

0.42 MI SW OF INT 10, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 37,438

NJ TPK SNW&NSW RWY

Fair

Over: FOUNDRY STREET

1 MI S PASSAIC RIV.& TPK, Essex, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 124,775

CLIFTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: I-280

1.65 MI E OF GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 12,588

MATAWAN RD (CR626)

Fair

Over: GSP NBI & NBO

3.54MI SE OF GSP&RT9 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 7,565

MONTGOMERY STREET

Fair

Over: GARDEN STATE PARKWAY

2.5 MI N OF GSP&I280 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 13,215

NJ TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: CRAFTS CREEK

1 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 6, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 90,772

NJTPK SA 10N SANI

Fair

Over: NJ TPK SNO RDWY

WOODBRIDGE SERVICE AREA, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 10,190

DEGRAW AVENUE

Fair

Over: NJTP

0.6 MI N OF 95-80 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 17,083

NJ Turnpike

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 3

INTERCHANGE 16W, Bergen, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 56,847

OLD HOOK RD(C.502)

Fair

Over: HACKENSACK RIVER

0.37 MI E OF BOGRT MILL R, Bergen, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 19,073

DEMAREST AVENUE

Fair

Over: TENAKILL BROOK

.25 Mi. E. of CR 505, Bergen, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,190

Showing 3,501-3,550 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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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.