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

RICHARDSON ROAD

Fair

Over: ROUTE I 195

1.0MI WEST OF NJ TPK, Mercer, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 4,967

I-295 SB

Fair

Over: BAKERS BASIN ROAD

.98 MI SOUTH OF RT 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 36,245

RAHWAY AVE (RT514)

Fair

Over: HEARDS BROOK

0.4 MILE EAST OF ROUTE 35, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 13,268

(NJ-18) RAMP U

Fair

Over: NJ-18

2.3 MILES NORTH OF US 1, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1982 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 5,466

RUE ROAD

Fair

Over: MATCHAPONIX BROOK

0.5 MI. E. OF CR613, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 658

TENNENT ROAD (CR3)

Fair

Over: ROUTE NJ 18

1.5 MI S OF US 9 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 11,298

OAK GLEN ROAD

Fair

Over: I-195

2.0 MI E OF US 9 &195 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 4,188

I-195 EB

Fair

Over: ALLAIRE RD (CR 524)

0.7 MI EAST OF EXIT 31, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 30,165

West Main St CR624

Fair

Over: Rockaway River

0.41 mile West of CR 511, Morris, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 12,013

SUMMIT AVENUE

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

3.2MI NW I-78 & NJ24 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1916 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,914

S.BEVERWYK (CR637)

Fair

Over: I-80

1.67 MI E OF I-287, Morris, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 8,973

GREENWOOD AVE

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 24

0.66 MI. S. OF CR 608, Morris, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 6,144

International Dr

Fair

Over: I-80

0.41 MI WEST OF RTE 206, Morris, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 7,553

I-195 WB

Fair

Over: TRENTON-CASSVILLE RD

JCT OF CO.RT 571, Ocean, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 24,572

COUNTY ROUTE 635

Fair

Over: COOKS CREEK

1.66 MI E.OF NJ 35, Ocean, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 5,163

HOPE AVENUE

Fair

Over: WEASEL BROOK

100FT N OF HIGHLND AV/626, Passaic, NJ

Built 1916 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,340

WEST BROADWAY(673)

Fair

Over: MOLLY ANNS BROOK

0.42 NW OF BELMONT AVE, Passaic, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 22,010

WEST BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST BROOK

0.8 MI E OF SNAKE DEN RD, Passaic, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 2,081

Lake Shore Drive

Fair

Over: Trib. Long House Creek

2.0 MI N of Warwick Tpk, Passaic, NJ

Built 1935 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,082

KINGSLAND AVENUE

Fair

Over: RAMP (NJ 3 EB to NJ21SB)

0.32 MI S OF 3-21 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,675

RAMP 3 (3 TO 21NB)

Fair

Over: NJ 21

0.19mi N OF NJ3&NJ21 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 16,004

NJ ROUTE 21

Fair

Over: WASHINGTON PLACE

2.88 MI N OF NJ 3, Passaic, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 76,210

NJ ROUTE 21

Fair

Over: JEFFERSON ST

2.95 MI N OF NJ 3, Passaic, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 76,210

NJ 23 NB & RAMP A

Fair

Over: SINGAC BROOK

0.5 M NORTH OF ELRR, Passaic, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 49,827

AVIS MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: SALEM CREEK

0.8 MILE SOUTH OF US 40, Salem, NJ

Built 1917 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 2,464

CR644-PERKINTWN RD

Fair

Over: I-295

2 MI NE OF I-295&NJ48 JCT, Salem, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,181

I-78 WB

Fair

Over: I-287 NB & I-78 RAMP H

AT I-287 INTERCHANGE, Somerset, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 115,471

GRANDVIEW ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCK BROOK

HOLLOW RD INTERSECTION, Somerset, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 775

NEW CENTER ROAD

Fair

Over: DUKES BROOK

0.3 MI N. of Beekman Lane, Somerset, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,421

CR 565

Fair

Over: PAPAKATING CREEK

1.1 mi south of CR 637, Sussex, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 9,676

NEWTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: CLOVE BROOK

0.02 MI W OF NJ 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,229

I-80 EB

Fair

Over: WATERLOO ROAD (CR 604)

2.3 MI W OF I-80 EXIT 25, Sussex, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 37,935

SUMMER STREET

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

SUMMER ST AT ELIZABETH RV, Union, NJ

Built 1932 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 5,105

WESTERVELT AVENUE

Fair

Over: GREEN BROOK

0.21 MI W OF E FRONT ST, Union, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 572

SALTER STREET

Fair

Over: STREAM 10-35

NEAR BROOK STREET, Union, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 869

HOPE CROSSING RD

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

.1 MI WEST OF CO RT 618, Warren, NJ

Built 1902 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 598

US 46 WB

Fair

Over: NJ 94 SOUTHBOUND

I-80 / US 46 INTERSECTION, Warren, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 6,813

EDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: I-78

3.4 MI. E OF DEL RIVER, Warren, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 670

LOCUST STREET

Fair

Over: US ROUTE 46

1040 FT.N.OF TOLL BRIDGE, Warren, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 420

RAMPS BE-BW

Fair

Over: CRESCENT BLVD (US 130)

2.75 MI E OF WW BRIDGE, Camden, NJ

Built 1957 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 15,830

NJ TPK NSO & NSI*

Fair

Over: SO BRANCH BEAVERDAM *

3.55 M South of Rt.18, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 93,800

ROUTE NJ 168

Fair

Over: NEWTON CREEK

0.2 MI.SO.OF US RT 130, Camden, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 25,957

NJ TPK SNO RWY

Fair

Over: FORMER BOND STREET

1.75 MI NE OF BAY WAY CIR, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 67,612

NJTPK INT13 RP TNO

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

.15 MI S INTERCHANGE 13, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 12,745

NJTPK INT.10 RP TW

Fair

Over: WOODBRIDGE AVENUE

0.18 MI SW OF I-95, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 17,750

NJTPK INT9 RMP SIT

Fair

Over: NJ TPK(I-95) SNO ROADWAY

.05 MI SOUTH OF INT 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 4,709

NJ TPK NSO RWY

Fair

Over: FORMER PINE STREET

1.79 MI NE OF BAY WAY CIR, Union, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 67,612

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: HIRSCHFELD BROOK

0.23 mi W of CR 126, Bergen, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 6,029

LINWOOD AV(CR110I)

Fair

Over: SADDLE RIVER

1.16 mi E of CR 507, Bergen, NJ

Built 1945 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 19,276

CR 81

Fair

Over: NJ 17

1.35 MI N OF RT 507, Bergen, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 5,960

Showing 3,701-3,750 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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