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

JERSEY GARDENS BLV

Fair

Over: CONRAIL & NORFOLK S RR

0.1MI E OF NJTP EXIT 13A, Union, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 14,064

PEQUEST ROAD

Fair

Over: PEQUEST RIVER

0.3 MI SOUTH OF US 46 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,276

COUNTY ROUTE 632

Fair

Over: TRIB MUSCONETCONG RIVER

1.14 MI W OF RT 31, Warren, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 4,837

ROUTE 57

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

0.5 MI SW OF RT24&182 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1924 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 25,506

PRIVATE ROAD

Fair

Over: I-80

0.72 MILES W OF CR 613, Warren, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 14

I-80 EB

Fair

Over: ALPHANO ROAD (CR 613)

6.3 MI EAST OF EXIT 12, Warren, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 37,900

DELILAH ROAD

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY

2.5 MI.FROM INTERCHG. 7, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 35,545

ACEC RAMP UH

Fair

Over: A. C. EXPRESSWAY

1.6 MI N of ACE JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,180

RAMP BW

Fair

Over: I-676

1.0 MI E OF WW BRIDGE, Camden, NJ

Built 1957 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 7,900

SO CONN RD RAMP R

Fair

Over: NJ 120

BETW METLIFE STDM & ARENA, Bergen, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,800

SW BOUND CAR ENTRY

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROUTE 537

1.31 MI SW OF I195&537 JC, Ocean, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,130

MILITARY ROAD

Fair

Over: HARTSHORNE MILL STREAM

0.16 MI S OF PEPPER RD, Burlington, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 200

SULLIVAN WAY

Fair

Over: NJ TPK

1.2 MI SOUTH OF INT 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 6,341

NJ 179

Fair

Over: ALEXAUKEN CREEK

3.38 MI N OF NJ 29 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 5,411

HOLMDEL RD (CR 4)

Fair

Over: GSP SBI & SBO

1.5 MI SE OF GSP&RT36 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 7,196

MATAWAN RD(CR626)

Fair

Over: GSP SBI & SBO

2.03MI NW OF GSP&RT35 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 7,565

NEW DOVER ROAD

Fair

Over: Garden State Parkway

1.12 MI NORTH OF NJ 27, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 9,018

GSP

Fair

Over: RAHWAY VALLEY RR

7.9 MILE NORTH OF NJ 27, Union, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 260,072

NJ TPK NSO RWY

Fair

Over: CRR OF NJ SPUR-ABANDONED

1.55 MI NE OF BAY WAY CIR, Union, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 67,612

I-295

Fair

Over: CHURCH ROAD (CO.RT.616)

1.7 MI NORTH OF RT 70, Burlington, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 54,173

MATAWAN AVENUE

Fair

Over: GARDEN STATE PARKWAY

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

Built 1953 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 10,587

CHANCELLOR AVENUE

Fair

Over: GARDEN STATE PARKWAY

0.8 MILES NORTH OF I78, Essex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 9,816

NJ TPK SNO RWY

Fair

Over: SECOND AVENUE

.4 MI N ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 68,969

NJ TPK NSO RWY

Fair

Over: SECOND AVENUE

.4 MI N ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 67,607

Ramp NT-14

Fair

Over: WILSON AVENUE

.95 MI N INTERCHANGE 14, Essex, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 64,897

TURNPIKE NSO

Fair

Over: WILSON AVENUE

.95 MI N INTERCHANGE 14, Essex, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 64,897

MORGAN BLVD

Fair

Over: N. BRANCH NEWTON CREEK

0.2 MI S. OF MORGAN STREE, Camden, NJ

Built 1919 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 5,262

US 30

Fair

Over: VENICE LAGOON

0.6MI W OF 30-87 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1946 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 43,914

UPPER CROSS ROAD

Fair

Over: SADDLE RIVER

.17 M w. of CR 75, Bergen, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 130

GRANDVIEW AVE

Fair

Over: NJ 208

2.4 MI N OF CO. 507 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 11,179

I-287 RAMP B

Fair

Over: NYSW RR & POND BROOK

1.MI.NO.OF RAMAPO VALY.RD, Bergen, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 16,110

NJ 120

Fair

Over: BERRYS CREEK

.6 MI SOUTH OF RT 17 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 25,094

BURL-COLUMBUS RD

Fair

Over: I-295

0.47 MI S OF I-295 EXIT52, Burlington, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 3,725

ROUTE I-295 SB

Fair

Over: W BURLINGTON ST (CO 662)

0.45 MI N OF 295 EXIT 57, Burlington, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 41,290

C.R. 563

Fair

Over: W BRANCH OF WADING RIVER

1.97 MI S OF C.R. 532, Burlington, NJ

Built 1982 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,694

Andrews Lane

Fair

Over: Cooper River Branch

0.03 MI. S of Cardinal LN, Camden, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 108

I-676

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC AVENUE

1.27 MILES SOUTH OF US 30, Camden, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 77,064

CR637(FORTESCUE R)

Fair

Over: FORTESCUE CREEK

4 MI. SOUTH OF RTE. 553, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,195

PASSAIC AVE CR613

Fair

Over: PINE BROOK

0.14 miles south of CR632, Essex, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 24,340

RT NJ 21

Fair

Over: RUTGERS-RT506 & MAIN ST

3 MI N OF RTS 280-21 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 77,020

RAMP L

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 21

3.82 MI N OF 280-21 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 5,120

I-78 RAMP 4

Fair

Over: I-78 WB LOCAL

AT I-78 & U.S.1&9 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 28,550

SWDESBRO RD(CO653)

Fair

Over: I-295 US 130

4.13 MI NORTH OF US322, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 3,049

BARRY ROAD

Fair

Over: MOORES CREEK

1.5 MI SOUTH RT 518, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 402

HOLLAND BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: HOLLAND BROOK

50 FT EAST OF COLE ROAD, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 169

FEATHERBED LANE

Fair

Over: BR OF WICKECHEOKE CK

2 MILES EAST OF CR 519, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 96

YARDVILE-HAM SQ RD

Fair

Over: I-195

AT I-195 EXIT 3, Mercer, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 21,902

I-195 EB

Fair

Over: CONRAIL (Abandoned)

0.65 mi. W of US 130, Mercer, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 38,127

I-195 WB

Fair

Over: CONRAIL (Abandoned)

0.65 mi W of US 130, Mercer, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 40,380

CR-526

Fair

Over: I-195

0.46 MI EAST OF NJTPK, Mercer, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 4,176

Showing 3,601-3,650 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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