Total Bridges
6,796
Public highway bridges in New Jersey
State profile · Below national median SD
New Jersey bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in New Jersey — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 6,796
- Public bridges
- 17.1%
- Good condition
- 4.6%
- Poor condition
- 4.6%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
17.1%
1,159 bridges rated 7-9
-32.9pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
4.6%
312 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
4.6%
312 bridges flagged for repair priority
-2.4pp vs national avg 7.0%
New Jersey vs national bridge condition
New Jersey — Good condition share 17.1%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
New Jersey — Structurally deficient share 15.3%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — New Jersey (FHWA NBI)
New Jersey vs nearby ranks
Adjacent states on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below New Jersey on the same metric.
41
Oregon
4.46% top marginal rate
39
Ohio
4.54% top marginal rate
34
New Jersey
4.59% top marginal rate
06
California
4.60% top marginal rate
05
Arkansas
4.71% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in New Jersey
Six lowest-condition bridges in New Jersey, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
Demarest Ave
PoorOver: E. Tib. Overpeck Creek
0.08 Mi W. of N. Dean St, Bergen, NJ
Built 1902 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 7,330
MECHLIN CORNER RD
PoorOver: Lehigh Valley ML
0.51 mi South of I-78, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1968 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 5,144
Pine Hill Road
PoorOver: South Br Raritan River
1.6 Miles West of NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1900 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 159
RED HILL ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE
1.90MI NE OF GSP EX. 114, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1922 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 7,110
E ANDERS ST (CR60)
PoorOver: HACKENSACK RIVER
0.36 MI E OF CR 62, Bergen, NJ
Built 1971 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 18,945
PATRIOTS WAY
PoorOver: RAMAPO RIVER
1 mi. west of us 202, Bergen, NJ
Built 1996 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 156
All Bridges in New Jersey
I-78 EB
FairOver: NORTH BR ROCKAWAY CREEK
0.55 MI West of Exit 24, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1965 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 58,197
I-78 WB
FairOver: NORTH BR ROCKAWAY CREEK
0.5 MI W OF I-78 EXIT 24, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1965 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 58,742
PRINCETON PK CR583
FairOver: SHIPETAUKIN CREEK
1.2 mile West of US 1, Mercer, NJ
Built 1953 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 18,605
AMBOY AVE (CR 653)
FairOver: SPA SPRING CREEK
0.37 miles north of CR654, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1979 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 6,491
US 130
FairOver: DAVIDSON MILL POND
2.3 MI N OF RT 522 JCT, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1941 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 43,483
STELTON RD(CR 529)
FairOver: AMBROSE BROOK
1.1 MI S OF NEW DURHM RD, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1988 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 19,625
TALMADGE ROAD
FairOver: BOUND BROOK
0.5 MILE W OF CR531, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1993 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 19,216
MAIN ST (CR 531)
FairOver: P.AMBOY-S.PLAINFIELD BR.
0.6MI NW OF US1&I287 JCT, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1929 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 15,794
POOLE AVENUE
FairOver: BRANCH OF FLAT CREEK
0.1 MILES SOUTH OF CR 516, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1967 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5,282
HURLEY POND ROAD
FairOver: CRANE CREEK
0.4 MI EAST OF CR 524&547, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1900 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,758
NJ 18 SB
FairOver: SHARK RIVER
1.0 MI SOUTH OF RT 33 JCT, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1968 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 21,140
DRAKESTOWN ROAD
FairOver: SO.BRANCH RARITAN RIVER
50FEET WEST OF RIVER ROAD, Morris, NJ
Built 1994 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,198
Route I-80 WB
FairOver: NJ Transit-Morristown Ln
AT I-80 EXIT 28, Morris, NJ
Built 1959 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 46,450
VANDERHOOF AVE
FairOver: BEAVER BROOK
0.5 MI E OF I-80 EXIT 37, Morris, NJ
Built 1958 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 410
NJ 70
FairOver: NORTH BR OF TOMS RIVER
1.9 MI W OF US 9 JCT, Ocean, NJ
Built 1936 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 30,561
Don Connor Blvd
FairOver: TOMS RIVER
0.82 Mi. N. of CR 528, Ocean, NJ
Built 1964 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 6,983
ROUTE NJ 3
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN
2.8 MI SE OF 3-46 JCT, Passaic, NJ
Built 1948 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 138,590
STOW NECK ROAD
FairOver: WEST BRANCH STOW CREEK
7.5 MI WEST OF NJ 49, Salem, NJ
Built 1946 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 263
ROCK AVE (CR 645)
FairOver: GREEN BROOK
0.64 mi S of US 22, Somerset, NJ
Built 1980 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 13,785
CLOVE ROAD
FairOver: CLOVE BROOK
0.6 MI N OF CR 651, Sussex, NJ
Built 1934 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 444
ROUTE NJ 124
FairOver: VAN WINKLE CREEK
0.05 mi west of CR 635, Union, NJ
Built 1965 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 24,584
NJ 27
FairOver: ELIZABETH RIVER
0.1 mi north of NJ 28, Union, NJ
Built 1978 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 14,995
WEST LINDEN AVENUE
FairOver: WEST BROOK
NEAR COOLIDGE STREET, Union, NJ
Built 1973 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 7,158
Cooper Road
FairOver: Stream 10-7-22
0.44 MI SW OF CR 611, Union, NJ
Built 1965 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 4,098
MLLTWN RD (CR 636)
FairOver: RAHWAY RIVER
0.25 MI SW OF CR 637, Union, NJ
Built 1965 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 7,371
Sprngfld Av CR 577
FairOver: Nomahegan Brook
0.50 MILES SOUTH OF US 22, Union, NJ
Built 1975 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 17,243
N.BROAD ST (CR623)
FairOver: LEHIGH VALLY ML(Conrail)
1.03 mi North of NJ 439, Union, NJ
Built 1929 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 16,116
I-80
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
4.1 MI EAST OF EXIT 12, Warren, NJ
Built 1967 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 58,538
Old Dirt Road
FairOver: Former Scranton Br
At 30A Cmp Wasigan Driway, Warren, NJ
Built 1911 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 26
PARK ROAD
FairOver: MUSCONETCONG RIVER
3.6 MI SW OF US80&206 JCT, Warren, NJ
Built 1998 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 108
INT. 7 RAMPS WT&TE
FairOver: BLACKS CREEK
0.2 MI EAST OF US 206, Burlington, NJ
Built 1990 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 17,392
First Street
FairOver: Morristown Line MP 8.57
0.30 mi N of CR 508, Essex, NJ
Built 1905 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 20,520
NJTPK NSO-NSI RWYS
FairOver: FORMER LEHIGH VALLEY RR
1.3 MI NORTH OF INT 9, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1951 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 117,944
TPK NSI ROADWAY
FairOver: PYLES CREEK
1.3 MI. N. OF RAHWAY RIV., Union, NJ
Built 1969 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 82,536
NJ 29
FairOver: WICKECHEOKE CREEK
2.96 MILE NORTH OF US 202, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1934 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 5,640
NORMANDY RD, RR
FairOver: CR-520
0.5MI W OF GARDENSTATEPKY, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1943 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 120
NJTPK NSI&SNI RWY
FairOver: ELIZABETH RIVER
.15 MI S INTERCHANGE 13, Union, NJ
Built 1950 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 133,280
EIGHTH ST
FairOver: GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER
0.2 MI NORTH US ROUTE 322, Atlantic, NJ
Built 1995 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,958
COLUMBIA RD CR 658
FairOver: HAMMONTON CREEK
0.72 MI S of CR 542, Atlantic, NJ
Built 1931 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 978
A.C. EXPRESSWAY
FairOver: JACK PUDDING BRANCH
0.1 MI E. OF COLOGNE AVE, Atlantic, NJ
Built 1963 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 53,357
GRANT AVENUE
FairOver: TENAKILL BROOK
0.68 MI E of CR 505, Bergen, NJ
Built 1987 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 6,590
Blanch Av-CR S109
FairOver: DOROTOCKEY'S RUN
.05 MI S OF LAFAYETTE RD, Bergen, NJ
Built 1965 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,276
US 1 & 9
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
1.5 MI S OF 1 & 46 JCT., Bergen, NJ
Built 1957 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 42,275
US 206
FairOver: MUSKINGUM CREEK
1.7 MI S OF 206-532 JCT, Burlington, NJ
Built 1929 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 9,522
CR 653
FairOver: IVES BRANCH
0.58 E. OF CR 542, Burlington, NJ
Built 1940 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,493
I-295 NB & RAMP
FairOver: P.A.T.CO. & NJT
2.93 MI SOUTH OF RT 70, Camden, NJ
Built 1962 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 84,614
I-295 SB & RAMP B
FairOver: PATCO Railroad and NJT
2.92 MI SOUTH OF RT 70, Camden, NJ
Built 1962 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 77,802
OCEAN DRIVE CR 656
FairOver: GREAT EGG HARBOR
2.9 m N of 9th St (NJ 52), Cape May, NJ
Built 2002 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,592
PROSPECT &GLENWOOD
FairOver: SECOND RIVER
1.20 miles north of CR658, Essex, NJ
Built 1956 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 8,465
MILLBURN AV (CR630
FairOver: E.BR. RAHWAY RIVER
0.14 miles west of CR 638, Essex, NJ
Built 1960 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 15,047
Showing 3,801-3,850 of 6,796 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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