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

SPRING STREET

Fair

Over: NJ 17

2.04 MILES S OF US 202, Bergen, NJ

Built 1957 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 10,813

NJ 208

Fair

Over: EWING AVENUE(CO RT 502)

2.2 MI SOUTH OF I-287 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 62,951

MILL ST (CR 616)

Fair

Over: SO.BR RANCOCAS CREEK

0.1 MI W OF CR 641&616JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1918 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 7,337

WARD AVENUE

Fair

Over: TRIB CROSSWICKS CREEK

0.39 MI E NJTP, Burlington, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 2,770

IRON BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

.5M W OF CR553, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 200

WEST OAKWOOD AVE

Fair

Over: CANOE BROOK

600 E.OF LIVINGSTON AVE, Essex, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 7,387

US 1&9 NB

Fair

Over: ROANOKE STREET

0.78 MILES SOUTH OF I-95, Essex, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 45,506

US 22 EASTBOUND

Fair

Over: MEEKER AVENUE

0.57 MI WEST OF US 1&9, Essex, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 36,517

I-78 EB OUTER ROAD

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH AVENUE

2.4 MI WEST OF NJ TRPK, Essex, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 53,710

HALSTED STREET

Fair

Over: I-280

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

Built 1966 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 6,053

NJ 42

Fair

Over: BIG TIMBER CREEK

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

Built 1999 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 120,393

PINEY HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: GREAT EGG HARBOR CREEK

1 MI NORTH OF US RT 322, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 3,626

HARISON-PDRKTWN RD

Fair

Over: I-295

2.7 MI SW OF JCT 295&322, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 2,870

PATERSON PLANK RD

Fair

Over: WEST SIDE DELL&RAILROADS

0.37 mile east of NJ 3, Hudson, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 16,218

I-280

Fair

Over: NJ TRANSIT & SERVICE RD

1.75 MI EAST OF NJ 21 JCT, Hudson, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 80,958

GUINEA HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: N BR ROCKWAY CREEK

0.5 M N OF MOUNTAINVILLE, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1899 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,041

NJ 27

Fair

Over: MILLSTONE RIVER

3.08 MI N US 206 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 12,700

SLOAN AVE

Fair

Over: I-295

2.3 MI SOUTH OF RT 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 19,901

UNION VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: CRANBURY BROOK

0.57 MILES NORTH OF CR619, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 9,968

WEMROCK ROAD

Fair

Over: RT 33 FREEWAY

0.91 MI WEST OF RT 537, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 4,109

NORTH BERGEN ST

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

0.4 MI NW OF RT15&46 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 5,702

IRONIA ROAD

Fair

Over: DRAKES BROOK

1 MI. EAST OF US Rt. 206, Morris, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,072

US ROUTE 46

Fair

Over: M&E RAILROAD

1.7 MILES SOUTH OF RT 80, Morris, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 20,920

CEDAR SWAMP ROAD

Fair

Over: I-195

AT I-195 EXIT 21, Ocean, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 13,967

PAT-HAM TPK(CR689)

Fair

Over: WANAQUE RIVER

0.16 MI EAST OF CR 511ALT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 19,845

PRESIDENT STREET

Fair

Over: WEASEL BROOK

0.3 E OF LEXINGTON AV/625, Passaic, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 2,510

CR 623

Fair

Over: COOPERS BRANCH

3.5 MI SOUTH OF NJ 49, Salem, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 451

US 202-206

Fair

Over: AT&T SB EXIT ROAD

0.53 MILE N OF I-287, Somerset, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 28,350

I-78

Fair

Over: DIAMOND HILL RD (CO 655)

1.8 MI E OF I-78 EXIT 43, Union, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 105,635

BRUNSWICK AVE.

Fair

Over: I-278 RAMPS "DA" & "AD"

0.97 MI E. OF US 1&9 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 8,561

ECHO LAKE PARK DR

Fair

Over: NOMAHEGAN BROOK

0.53 MI E OF CR 613, Union, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 3,756

I-78 WB

Fair

Over: CR 632 & MUSCONET RIV

I-78 Exit 6, Warren, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 52,610

US ROUTE 1

Fair

Over: UNION STREET

1/4 MI. E.OF DELAWARE RIV, Mercer, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 53,000

CORBIN STREET

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH CHANNEL

CORBIN ST & ELIZABETH CH, Essex, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 19,550

INT 8A RAMP NIT

Fair

Over: NJ TPK NSO RWY

AT INT 8A, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 8,953

NJTPK SNI-SNO RWY

Fair

Over: AMBOY AVE (EDISON TWP)

0.7 MI E OF US 1, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 109,088

RAMPS SNI-W/SNO-W

Fair

Over: CRR OF NJ HAMBURG BRANCH

1.75 MI N INTERCHANGE 14, Essex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 62,687

NJ TPK INT.13 TSO

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE PROPERTY

.6 MI S ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 8,490

US 9 SB

Fair

Over: CR 604 WB (Green St)

0.3 mi S of US 1, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 23,799

NJ TPK 97 U-TURN

Fair

Over: NJ.TPK.NSO NSI SNI SNO

1 MI N RAHWAY RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 382

NJTPK INT.14 TN

Fair

Over: WILSON AVENUE

.95 MI N INTERCHANGE 14, Essex, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 64,900

W.MADISON AV.

Fair

Over: HIRSHFELD BROOK

.6 MI W OF WASHINGTON AVE, Bergen, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 11,143

HARINGTONAVCR110II

Fair

Over: MUSQUAPSINK BROOK

0.34 Mi East of CR 503, Bergen, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 11,527

RAMAPO AVE-CR 100

Fair

Over: NJ 17

1.05 MILE SOUTH OF I-287, Bergen, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 12,649

DAVISTOWN RD

Fair

Over: NJ 42

.78 MILE SOUTH OF 534 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 5,877

RT NJ42 SOUTHBOUND

Fair

Over: BLACKWOOD CLEMENTON ROAD

1.2 MI S OF 42-168 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 70,614

I-676

Fair

Over: CARL MILLER BLVD

1.83 MILES NORTH OF I-76, Camden, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 77,876

I-295

Fair

Over: NORTH BRANCH COOPER RIV

.8 MI SOUTH OF RT 70, Camden, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 132,651

WHITE HORSE ROAD

Fair

Over: PATCO HSL & NJT

0.27 MI E OF ROUTE 30, Camden, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 18,712

CR 619(OCEAN DRVE)

Fair

Over: MIDDLE THOROFARE

5 miles North of CR 625, Cape May, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 900

Showing 3,751-3,800 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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