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

OLD YORK ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ TPK (I-95)

2.3 MI WEST OF EXIT 6, Burlington, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 4,295

FOREST AVE (CR 59)

Fair

Over: NJ 4

1.0 MI EAST NJ 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 16,824

I-80 EB LOCAL

Fair

Over: 17 SB GREGG ST NYS&W RR

3.4 MI. W. OF RTE I-95, Bergen, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 41,737

I-80WB EB EXP

Fair

Over: RTE 17SB GREGG ST & RR

3.4 MI WEST OF RTE I-95, Bergen, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 120,608

RAMAPO BRIDGE

Fair

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

Ramapo Valley Reservation, Bergen, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 5

CHAIRVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE CREEK

.5 MI N OF NJ RTE 70 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 250

S MAIN ST (CR 541)

Fair

Over: SW BR OF RANCOCAS CREEK

0.62 MI S of NJ 70, Burlington, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 11,485

US 30 EB

Fair

Over: US 130 SB

AT AIRPORT CIRCLE, Camden, NJ

Built 1946 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 22,236

NJ 55 SB

Fair

Over: SCOTLAND RUN

1.04 MILE SOUTH OF US 40, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 20,121

BROOKSIDE AVE

Fair

Over: CANOE BROOK

215 east of CR 649, Essex, NJ

Built 1947 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,508

MILL ST&BRCH BK RD

Fair

Over: SECOND RIVER

300 S OF TJNK OF ML ST, Essex, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 10,686

Woodland Avenue

Fair

Over: Peckman River

700FT EAST OF CTY CR 636, Essex, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 998

JACKSON STREET

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

1.2 MI SE I-280&NJ21 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 19,450

HAYNES AVENUE

Fair

Over: AMTRK NJT CNRL ATRN & RD

0.4 MI S NJ27 & US22 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 7,880

CR 553

Fair

Over: MANTUA CREEK

1.23 MI NORTH of NJ RT 55, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 10,240

NJ 44

Fair

Over: Mantua Creek

1.12 mi S of CR 653 JCT, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1935 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 5,800

WILLOW GROVE ROAD

Fair

Over: STILL RUN AT IONA LAKE

0.65 Mi. N of US 40, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 3,230

I-295 SB

Fair

Over: NJ 45 & CONRAIL

AT I-295 EXIT 24, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 40,785

MONTGOMERY STREET

Fair

Over: CORNELISON AVENUE

0.57 MI E of JFK BLVD 501, Hudson, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 25,505

Tonnele Avenue

Fair

Over: PATH/Conrail Pas-Harm Br

0.26 Mi S of RT 1+9T, Hudson, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 11,620

BURRELL ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.5 MI NOR-MOUNTAINVILLE, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 374

SPRUCE RUN ROAD

Fair

Over: SPRUCE RUN

0.7 MI NORTH OF CR 628, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 222

I-78 WB

Fair

Over: LANDSDOWN TRAIL

1 MI WEST OF NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 55,790

S CLINTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: ASSUNPINK CREEK

250 ft. N of Grnwood. Ave, Mercer, NJ

Built 1869 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 7,870

LAKEVIEW AVE

Fair

Over: LV CONRAIL & Bound Brook

2.54 mi North of Rte 529, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 14,809

PARK AVENUE

Fair

Over: FLAT CREEK

0.16 miles west of CR 39, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1946 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,500

BENTZ ROAD

Fair

Over: WRECK POND BROOK

0.2 MI. WEST NEW BEDFORD, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1945 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 69

SOUTHARD AV(CR 21)

Fair

Over: MARSH BOG BROOK

1.08 MI E OF CR 524 ALT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 3,682

WEST BANGS AVENUE

Fair

Over: RT 18

0.9 MILES NORTH OF JCT 33, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 11,236

Two Bridges Road

Fair

Over: Pompton River

0.27 MILE NORTH OF I-80, Morris, NJ

Built 1887 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 18,571

NJ 53

Fair

Over: DEN BROOK

0.01 MILE SOUTH OF RT 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 19,890

I-80 WB

Fair

Over: BURNT MEADOW BROOK

0.72mi E. of CR 634, Morris, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 66,972

RTE I-80 EB

Fair

Over: N.J. ROUTE 53

0.8 MI EAST OF RTE 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 74,410

CR 630

Fair

Over: TROY BROOK

0.15 MI E OF I-287, Morris, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 15,091

CR 509

Fair

Over: Third River

0.39 mi S of Rt 3, Passaic, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 15,633

DOTY ROAD

Fair

Over: POST BROOK

0.1 MI W OF RINGWD AV/511, Passaic, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 4,800

EAST CLIFF STREET

Fair

Over: PETERS BROOK

0.17 MI E. of Grove Str., Somerset, NJ

Built 1915 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 3,356

WASHINGTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: GREEN BROOK

0.07 MI N. OF NJ 28, Somerset, NJ

Built 1911 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,777

GROVE STREET

Fair

Over: GREEN BROOK

250 ft N of W. front ST, Somerset, NJ

Built 1916 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 9,245

CR 631

Fair

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

0.69 mi north of NJ 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 1875 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 6,520

CR 628

Fair

Over: WEST BR.PAPAKATING CREEK

0.95 mi west of CR 565, Sussex, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 2,274

OAK WAY

Fair

Over: GREEN BROOK

AT SOMERSET COUNTY LINE, Union, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 3,314

EASTMAN STREET

Fair

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

NEAR HOLLY STREET, Union, NJ

Built 1913 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 2,123

WOOD AVE. (CR 617)

Fair

Over: WEST BROOK

0.16 MI SE OF NJ 27, Union, NJ

Built 1982 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 7,506

CHESTNUT STREET

Fair

Over: LOPATCONG CREEK

O.1 MI.NORTH OF RT.122, Warren, NJ

Built 1949 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 3,369

N WILLOW+SPRING ST

Fair

Over: D&R FEEDER CANAL

0.27 MI S OF NJ 31 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1917 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 5,901

NEW GUINEA ROAD

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

DOUBLE TROUBLE STATE PARK, Ocean, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 9

TREMONT AVENUE

Fair

Over: HAYS MILL CREEK

7.5 MI N OF RT30&206 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 21

NJ-495 VIADUCT

Fair

Over: NONE

.3 MI WEST LINCOLN TUNNEL, Hudson, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 147,075

OVERPASS NO. 6

Fair

Over: ROAD TO TERMINAL BLDG.

2.9 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 39,576

Showing 351-400 of 6,827 bridges

Related

All states → | National rankings → | Understanding conditions → | Retired SD term explained →
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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). Poor condition is an inspection-record category, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult the bridge owner for current status.

Understanding Bridge Conditions

How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.

Check Your Daily Bridges

How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

What to do with this

Use New Jersey's inventory picture to drill to a county or a specific span.

  • Browse counties in New Jersey and open the highest-Poor shares first. County list
  • See where this state sits among peers on Poor-condition share. State rankings
  • Compare this state with another jurisdiction on the same measures. State compare

NBI condition ratings are inventory snapshots, not live crossing-safety verdicts.

Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. New Jersey Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.