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

RAMP 5 (21NB TO 3)

Fair

Over: NJ 21 & RAMPS 3 & 7

0.13mi N of NJ3&NJ21 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 19,891

23 SB

Fair

Over: PEQUANNOCK RIVER

4.2 MI N OF RT 513 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 7,934

I-80 WB & RAMP"H"

Fair

Over: SLOPE

0.11M WEST OF NJ ROUTE 19, Passaic, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 79,080

CR639 (WILW GR BR)

Fair

Over: MAURICE RIVER

1.3 MI. WEST OF NJ 47, Salem, NJ

Built 1914 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 5,789

BELMEAD-GRIGTWN RD

Fair

Over: TRIB OF PIKE RUN

1.42 mi N of CR 533, Somerset, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 4,558

BELLMD-GRIGTWN-630

Fair

Over: PIKE RUN

0.46 MI EAST OF US 206, Somerset, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 4,558

CR 560

Fair

Over: LITTLE FLAT BROOK

0.06 mi east of CR 640, Sussex, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 5,296

CURTIS STREET

Fair

Over: WEST BROOK

0.1 MI SOUTH OF WOOD AVE, Union, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 745

ECHO LAKE PARK DR

Fair

Over: NOMAHEGAN BROOK

NEAR WESTFIELD TOWN LINE, Union, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 3,548

WOOLSTON WAY

Fair

Over: TRI TO MUSCONETCONG RVR

0.7 Miles South of NJ 57, Warren, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 500

I-80 WB

Fair

Over: SHADES OF DEATH RD

12.0MI EAST OF RTE 46, Warren, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 22,889

BUTTRMLK BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: WASHINGTON SEC (NS)

2.3MI SW OF NJ31&NJ57 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1916 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 269

A.C. EXPRESSWAY

Fair

Over: S.BRANCH BIG TIMBER CRK

1 MILE EAST OF RT 42, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 84,399

OVERPASS NO. 5

Fair

Over: HOTEL ROAD

3.1 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 72,828

NJ TPK NSO ROADWAY

Fair

Over: SAWMILL BROOK

1.4 MI SOUTH OF INT 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 41,983

NJ TPK NSO RWY

Fair

Over: FORMER BOND STREET

1.75 MI NE OF BAY WAY CIR, Union, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 67,612

NJTP SB EXPRESS

Fair

Over: I-80 EB LOCAL

1.0 MI N OF US46 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 41,081

US 130 SOUTH

Fair

Over: NJ 44 CEDAR SWMP CSX

1.1MI NORTH OF US 322 JCT, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 13,302

A. C. EXP RAMP MU

Fair

Over: A.C. EXPRESSWAY

1.6 MI N ACE JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 1,180

INT 8A RAMP TNI

Fair

Over: NJ TPK SNO RWY

AT INT 8A, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 8,748

NJ TPK RAMP WT

Fair

Over: RAMP L

1.9 MI N HACKENSACK RIVER, Bergen, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 9,573

MATAWAN AVENUE

Fair

Over: NJ TRANSIT RR

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

Built 1953 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 10,107

HARBOR LANE

Fair

Over: LANDING CREEK

.08 MI E OF BAY AVENUE, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 121

NJ 3 RAMP B

Fair

Over: NJ 17 NB

0.11 MI SOUTH OF NJ 3, Bergen, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 26,727

NJ 120 SB & RAMPS

Fair

Over: NJ 3 WB

0.5 MI WEST HACKENSACK R., Bergen, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 19,380

NJ 63

Fair

Over: NJ 5 & WOLF CREEK

1.17 MI SO. of NJ46/US1&9, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 23,035

NJ 162

Fair

Over: CAPE MAY CANAL

0.5 MI SOUTH OF US 9, Cape May, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 16,050

SCHOONER LANDNG RD

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 55

3.1 MI S OF NJ 55 EXIT 24, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 1,500

Passaic Avenue

Fair

Over: Deepavaal Brook

0.25 mi S of US 46, Essex, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 25,556

Franklin Street

Fair

Over: Second River

0.02 MI S OF GSP EXIT 148, Essex, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 5,537

OSBORNE TERRACE

Fair

Over: I-78

2.3 MI E OF GSP&I78 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 5,930

I-78 RAMP 7

Fair

Over: I-78 RAMP 9

At I-78 and Rts 1+9 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 3,641

EVERGREEN PLACE NB

Fair

Over: ROUTE I-280

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

Built 1966 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 8,620

ROSEVILLE AVE

Fair

Over: I-280

1.0 MI E OF I-280/GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 8,905

SEVENTH STREET

Fair

Over: I-280

1.0 MILES EAST OF GSP, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 4,558

CR544(CLMNTS BR RD

Fair

Over: ALMONESSON CREEK

0.43 MILES EAST OF CR 621, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 20,527

NJ 47

Fair

Over: NJ 55

.26 miles SE. of CR 647, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 12,870

I-280

Fair

Over: NEWARK TPK (CR 508)

JCT OF I-280 AND CR 508, Hudson, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 58,457

I-280 & RAMPS E&F

Fair

Over: WARREN STREET

0.5 MI EAST OF PASSAIC RI, Hudson, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 95,212

I-280 & RAMPS E&F

Fair

Over: SUSSEX STREET

0.5 MI EAST OF PASSAIC RV, Hudson, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 92,760

NJ 440 SB

Fair

Over: JFK BOULEVARD (CR 501)

0.4 MI N OF BAYONNE BRDGE, Hudson, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 13,470

VAN HORNE ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY CREEK - S. BR.

1 MI W OF US 22&CR523 INT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 613

US 206

Fair

Over: I-195

RT I-195 & US 206 INTER., Mercer, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 24,860

CYPRESS LANE

Fair

Over: I-295

2.82 Mi N of I-195 Jct, Mercer, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 2,165

I-295 NB

Fair

Over: US 1 & Ramps A & B

AT U.S 1 INTERSECTION, Mercer, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 44,935

CR 33 (FLORENCE AV

Fair

Over: BRANCHPORT CREEK

0.34 MI W. OF CR 29, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 9,925

E. ALDRICH ROAD

Fair

Over: I-195

1.5 MI E OF RTS 9&195 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 4,970

FURNACE ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.6MLS.NE ROUTE 24, Morris, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 1,815

I-280 EB

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.80 MI W OF CR 613, Morris, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 53,207

GLEN ALPINE ROAD

Fair

Over: I-287

0.05 MI EAST OF US 202, Morris, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 8,384

Showing 3,901-3,950 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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