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

US 1 9 & 46

Fair

Over: NJ 63 SB

1.7 MI WEST OF GWB, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 40,895

SUMMIT AVENUE

Fair

Over: NJ 208

1.0 MI N OF RT 89, Bergen, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,283

I-287 NORTHBOUND

Fair

Over: NJ 17 SOUTHBOUND

0.8 MILES NORTH OF US 202, Bergen, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 66,418

I-295 SB & RAMP

Fair

Over: U.S 130 & RAMP

AT RT 130 INTERCHANGE, Burlington, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 47,295

EAYRESTWN RD CR612

Fair

Over: S BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK

0.19 MI S OF CR 641, Burlington, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,982

I-676

Fair

Over: FERRY AVENUE (CR 603)

1.73 MILES N OF I-76 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 77,230

NJ 90

Fair

Over: FORK LND RD&S BR PENN CK

0.1 Mile West of NJ 73, Burlington, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 27,400

NJ ROUTE 55 NB

Fair

Over: NEWCOMBTOWN ROAD

0.4 MI N OF NJ 55 EXIT 24, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 9,940

NJ 55 SB

Fair

Over: NJ 47

0.91 MILES N OF RT 555, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 13,541

NJ55 NB

Fair

Over: CONRAIL-VINELAND R.T.

0.26 M N OF NJ 56&55 JCT., Cumberland, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 25,114

NJ 55 SB

Fair

Over: CONRAIL-VINELAND R.T.

0.25 M N OF CR622&NJ55JCT, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 25,038

SCOTLAND ROAD

Fair

Over: I-280

1.7 MI W OF I-280/GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 16,839

SOUTH WALNUT ST.

Fair

Over: I-280

0.3 MI W OF 280-GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 4,804

Scotland Rd CR 638

Fair

Over: Morristown Line(MP 11.6)

0.25 S of CR 659, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 16,910

ROUTE NJ 42

Fair

Over: ALMONESSON CREEK

0.65 MI S OF 42-NJTPK JCT, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 155,415

US 130 NB

Fair

Over: 44 CEDAR SWAMP RD&CONRL.

1.25 MI N OF US 322 JUNC, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 13,302

US 322 WB

Fair

Over: I-295

AT US 322 INTERCHANGE, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 13,514

I-295

Fair

Over: GROVE STREET (CR.643)

5.1 MI SOUTH OF I-76, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 72,242

BUFFALO HOLLOW RD.

Fair

Over: WILLOUGHBY BROOK

0.5 MI.NE.OF NJ 31 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1908 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 420

WALL STREET

Fair

Over: ASSUNPINK CREEK

158FT N OF E STATE ST, Mercer, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 420

NJ 29 SERVICE ROAD

Fair

Over: ASSUNPINK CREEK

Adjacent to Str. 1131-154, Mercer, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 630

I-295 SB

Fair

Over: HAMILTON AVENUE (CR 606)

3.7 MI S. OF US 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 64,125

NJ 18 NB

Fair

Over: CONRAIL

2.0 MI S OF NJTPK JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 34,578

LINCOLN BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: AMBROSE BROOK

0.75 MI. W. OF HARRIS AV, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 11,317

COZZENS LANE CR608

Fair

Over: SIX MILE RUN

0.5 MILE WEST OF US 1, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 18,046

TEXAS ROAD

Fair

Over: DEEP RUN

0.62 MI E OF RT 18, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 822

CR 527(S.MAIN ST)

Fair

Over: WEAMACONK CREEK

ENGLISHTOWN, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1935 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 6,091

PERRINEV. RD (CR1)

Fair

Over: ROCKY BROOK

0.21 MI EAST OF CO RD 571, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,266

SYLVANIA AVE

Fair

Over: NJT MEMORIAL DR (CR40A)

.5 MI NO. OF SHARK RIVER, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,734

NJ 138 Eastbound

Fair

Over: NJ 35

1.45 MI EAST OF RT 18, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 12,890

TEXAS ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ 18

0.5 MI S OF 18&9 INT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 5,948

I-195WB

Fair

Over: U.S.ROUTE 9

5.8 MILES SOUTH OF RT 33F, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 24,281

I-195EB

Fair

Over: ALLAIRE PK TOWPATH&CANAL

4.92 MI E OF US 9 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 33,969

GREENBANK ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

0.7MI SE OF I-287 EXIT 45, Morris, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 4,308

COUNTY ROUTE 513

Fair

Over: TANNERS BROOK

1.2 MI EAST OF ROUTE 625, Morris, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 8,277

ROUTE NJ 23

Fair

Over: POMPTON INDUSTRIAL TRACK

1.07 MI SO OF I287 JUNC., Morris, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 70,220

I-80 RAMPS A&M

Fair

Over: SMITH ROAD

I-287 INTERCHANGE, Morris, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 105,968

I-287 SB

Fair

Over: N.J. 10

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

Built 1970 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 75,530

CONTINENTAL DRIVE

Fair

Over: US 206

0.4 MI NORTH OF I-80, Morris, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 4,203

E.HANOVER AV.CR650

Fair

Over: MORRISTOWNLINE(MP 31.48)

0.22 MI EAST OF US 202, Morris, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 23,070

BUCKWALD DRIVE

Fair

Over: MOSQUITO COVE

0.97 MI. N. OF RT. 549, Ocean, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 6,306

ROUTE NJ 37

Fair

Over: BARNEGAT BAY

BARNEGAT BAY CROSSING, Ocean, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 24,360

NJ 23 NB

Fair

Over: MACOPIN RIVER

0.9M S OF ECHO LAKE ROAD, Passaic, NJ

Built 1924 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 40,192

I-287

Fair

Over: RINGWOOD AVENUE (CR511A)

2.17 MI. NORTH OF NJ 23, Passaic, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 107,917

NJ 23

Fair

Over: POMPTON RIVER

4.1 MI NORTH OF RTE 80, Passaic, NJ

Built 1935 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 52,100

BROADWAY (CR 622)

Fair

Over: MAIN LINE M.P. 10.98

4.13MI SE I-80 & NJ19 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 14,720

I-295 NB

Fair

Over: RMP FROM I-295 SB-CR 551

0.5 MI S OF I-295 EXIT 2, Salem, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 35,158

I-287

Fair

Over: MAIN ST (CR 533)

0.6 MI SOUTH OF NJ 28, Somerset, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 138,097

I-80 WB

Fair

Over: WATERLOO ROAD (CR 604)

2.3 MI WEST OF US 206, Sussex, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 37,935

NJ 15

Fair

Over: PAULINS KILL

1.29 MI. SO. OF US 206, Sussex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 18,917

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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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