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

NJ 55 SB

Fair

Over: LEAMING MILL RD (CR 684)

0.4 MI N OF 55&49 JCT, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 9,015

COUNTY ROUTE 579

Fair

Over: WICKECHEOKE CREEK

.05 Miles NORTH of NJ 12, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 3,695

COUNTY ROUTE 635

Fair

Over: MULHOCKAWAY CREEK

1 MI. N. OF I-78, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 5,497

NJ 173

Fair

Over: NJ 31

.2 MI. N.OF I-78 EXIT 16, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 10,657

I-78 EB

Fair

Over: NJ 173

At Exit 7 of I-78, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 50,771

WHITEHEAD RD-CO616

Fair

Over: ASSUNPINK CREEK

0.12 MILES S OF US 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 12,225

QUAKER BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: ROUTE US 1

1.3 MI N.OF I-295 & RT1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 35,484

BLAIR ROAD

Fair

Over: BLAIR RD/WOODBRIDGE CRK

0.66 miles north of CR604, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 4,988

TRENTON-LAKEWD. RD

Fair

Over: I-195

1.35 MI W OF I195 EXIT 16, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 954

Powervle Rd(CR618)

Fair

Over: Rockaway River

0.13 MI N of CR 603, Morris, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 9,052

CR 510(MENDHAM RD)

Fair

Over: BURNETT BROOK

.25 MI E JCT OLD MILL RD, Morris, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 11,686

ST.BERNARDS ROAD

Fair

Over: PEAPACK BROOK

.3 MILES E OF CTY RTE 617, Morris, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,219

PARK AVENUE

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO BLACK RIVER

.5 MI. N. OF CO RT. 513, Morris, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 2,775

NJ 10

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

3.5 MI WEST OF RT 53, Morris, NJ

Built 1932 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 48,987

FOX HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: I-80

0.55 MI. EAST OF NJT RR, Morris, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 5,920

LITTLTN RD(202 SB)

Fair

Over: I-80 RAMP F

1 MI SO.OF JCT I-287/46, Morris, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 14,080

I-287 N.B.

Fair

Over: US 46

I-287 & 46 JCT., Morris, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 51,327

US 206

Fair

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

0.51 MI N of I-80 EXIT 25, Morris, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 19,896

WILLARD STREET

Fair

Over: POST BROOK

0.1 W OF RINGWOOD AV/511A, Passaic, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 3,330

(I-80) RAMP A

Fair

Over: FRONTAGE ROAD

1.5 MI WEST OF PAS RIV, Passaic, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 9,741

NJ 208 RAMP A

Fair

Over: GOFFLE BROOK

1.5 Mi. N. of C.R. 507, Passaic, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 3,775

I-78 WESTBOUND

Fair

Over: PFLD AVE & GREEN BROOK

1.79 MI East of CR 531, Somerset, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 50,149

NJ ROUTE 27

Fair

Over: D&R CANAL

0.14 MI N of CR 605, Somerset, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 13,337

MONTGOMERY ROAD

Fair

Over: NESHANIC RIVER

0.4 MI. S. OF AMWELL RD., Somerset, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,113

COURTNEY LANE

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO TROUT BROOK

2.4 MI SW OF US 206, Sussex, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 176

I-78 WB OUTER

Fair

Over: NJ 124 (MORRIS AVE)

0.2 MI E OF 78-24 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 50,290

STARK ROAD

Fair

Over: SCRANTON BRANCH (Former)

0.5 mi NORTH of NJ94, Warren, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 475

BROAD ST (US 206)

Fair

Over: US RT 1

0.6 MI.E. DELAWARE RIVER, Mercer, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 7,300

ATLANTIC A (CR524)

Fair

Over: GSP SB

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

Built 1985 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 4,707

N.WALNUT ST

Fair

Over: GSP NB & SB

0.97 M N OF GSP&RT280 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 14,041

NJTPK SNO-SNI RWY

Fair

Over: LVRR-PERTH AMBOY BRANCH

0.38 NI NE OF I-95, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 109,066

I-295

Fair

Over: CLEMENTS BRDG RD (NJ 41)

AT I-295 EXIT 29, Camden, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 143,840

HOLMDEL RD (CR 4)

Fair

Over: GSP NBI & NBO

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

Built 1954 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 7,196

NJTPK INT13 RAMPTS

Fair

Over: NJTPK PROPERTY

.6 MI S ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 17,945

23RD AV.

Fair

Over: GREEN POND BROOK

23RD AV & GREEN POND BRK, Morris, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 20

NJ TPK NSO RWY

Fair

Over: FORMER MAGNOLIA AVENUE

1.7 MI NE OF BAY WAY CIR, Union, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 67,612

SNO ROADWAY

Fair

Over: PORT READING RR & 94UTRN

0.9 MI N WOODBRIDGE SA, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 106,694

US 40

Fair

Over: BEACH THOROFARE

WEST OF BADER FIELD AIRPT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 30,040

PROSPECT AVE

Fair

Over: HIRSCHFELD BROOK

1000 ft N of Main Street, Bergen, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2,560

CEDAR HILL AVENUE

Fair

Over: NJ 208

1.9 MI SE OF 208-CO 502, Bergen, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 12,168

I-295 NORTHBOUND

Fair

Over: US ROUTE 130

AT I-295 EXIT 57, Burlington, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 83,390

MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: S. BR. PENNSAUKEN CREEK

0.8 MI WEST OF RT 41, Camden, NJ

Built 1909 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 10,139

WOODCREST ROAD

Fair

Over: PATCO HSL & NJT

0.32 M W OF BURNT MILL RD, Camden, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 5,804

CR 506 Spur

Fair

Over: Park Road

IN BRANCH BROOK PARK, Essex, NJ

Built 1904 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 21,669

I-280 EASTBOUND

Fair

Over: (CR 611) EAGLE ROCK AVE

0.5 MI WEST OF CR 527, Essex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 44,299

EVERGREEN PL SB

Fair

Over: I-280

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

Built 1966 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 8,970

SOUTH CLINTON ST.

Fair

Over: I-280

0.46 MI WEST OF GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 6,981

ESSEX AVENUE

Fair

Over: I-280

1.5 MI W OF I-280-GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 3,841

SOUTH DAY STREET

Fair

Over: I-280

1.4 MI W OF I-280-GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 3,812

CLEMENTS BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: NJ 55

1.3 MI SOUTH JCT 42 & 55, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 20,539

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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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