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

RIDGEDALE AV.CR608

Fair

Over: ROUTE NJ 24

1.16 mi N of NJ 124, Morris, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 2,848

RT 527

Fair

Over: TOMS RIVER

0.25 MI W OF G.S.PARKWAY, Ocean, NJ

Built 1913 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 17,513

CR 601 (Radio Rd)

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

3.74 MI S.OF US 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 4,835

ANDERSON ROAD

Fair

Over: I-195

0.23 MILES EAST OF RT 537, Ocean, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 389

LINCOLN AV (CR 504

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.04 MI N of JCT. RT 20, Passaic, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 16,545

NJ 23 SOUTHBOUND

Fair

Over: PEQUANNOCK RIVER

1.35 MI S OF CR 515, Passaic, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 12,830

BELLE GLADES LANE

Fair

Over: TRIB. OF PIKE RUN

0.3 MI. S. OF TWP LINE Rd, Somerset, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 631

KLINE PLACE

Fair

Over: CUCKELS BROOK

0.04 MI W OF MORTON ST, Somerset, NJ

Built 1933 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 2,030

Rockview Terrace

Fair

Over: Stony Brook

.06 MI S OF GREENBROOK RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1913 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 2,505

GARRISON ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF PAULINS KILL

0.3 MI E OF CR 663, Sussex, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 720

I-78 EASTBOUND

Fair

Over: NJ 124

1 MI.W.OF I-78 EXIT-49, Union, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 100,500

BURNET AVE(CR 633)

Fair

Over: I-78

1.0 MI E OF I78&NJ124 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 11,500

SPRINGFD AVE CR512

Fair

Over: GLADSTONE LINE

3.2 MI W I78 & NJ24 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 11,170

SHEELENS CROSSING

Fair

Over: RARITAN VALLEY LINE

7.23 MI SW NJ22 & GSP JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 8,035

CO RT 519

Fair

Over: POPHANDUSING CREEK

.1 MI S OF CR623 JUNCTION, Warren, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 7,943

NJ 173

Fair

Over: I-78

4 MI EAST OF PA.STATELINE, Warren, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 7,342

HELLER HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: FORMER SCRANTON BRNCH NS

1.0 mi south of CR 521/94, Warren, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 535

TURNPIKE SNO

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

.15 MI S INTERCHANGE 13, Union, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 63,460

DOREMUS AVENUE

Fair

Over: LHV ML CONRAIL

0.39 MI N OF I-78, Essex, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 10,251

US 30-WHITEHORSEPK

Fair

Over: GARRETTS DITCH

1.6 MILES EAST OF US 9, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 29,032

HIGH ST (CR 104II)

Fair

Over: TENAKILL BROOK

0.94 MI EAST OF CR 501, Bergen, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 730

FORT LEE RD (CR56)

Fair

Over: OVERPECK CREEK

0.26 MI E OF I-95, Bergen, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 16,913

EAST BROAD STREET

Fair

Over: ASSISCUNK CREEK

0.89 MI E OF NJ RT 413, Burlington, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 8,008

SMVLE-JCKSNVLE RD.

Fair

Over: BRANCH BARKERS BROOK

.5 MI W 206 & 537 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 3,220

Glenwood Avenue

Fair

Over: Toneys Brook

0.2MI S.OF BLOOMFIELD AV, Essex, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 4,800

SOUTH CENTER ST

Fair

Over: I-280

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

Built 1970 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 22,092

US 40

Fair

Over: NJ 55 FREEWAY

10 MI.SOUTH OF RT 322, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 13,042

U.S. 322

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 55

5.9 MI SOUTH OF NJ 47 JCT, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 24,570

NJ 440

Fair

Over: LINNET STREET

2.6 Mi.S.of NJ Turnpike, Hudson, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 32,330

NJ 31

Fair

Over: PRESCOTT BROOK

3.8 MI S I78&NJ 31 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 26,614

US 202

Fair

Over: CR 605 & ALEXAUKEN CREEK

2.79 MI N OF DELAWARE R, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 13,787

CR 603 DIAMOND SPR

Fair

Over: TRIB TO ROCKAWAY RIVER

1.2MI NE OF I287&US46 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 14,084

US 46

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

1.47 MI E OF ROCKAWAY RIV, Morris, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 47,094

MADISON AVE(RT124)

Fair

Over: I-287

JCT RT.124 & I-287, Morris, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 21,805

WELDON ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ 15

0.1 MI EAST OF RT 181, Morris, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 9,900

RT549(Brick Blvd.)

Fair

Over: Kettle Creek

0.3mi S of Drum Point Rd., Ocean, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 40,095

CR 636

Fair

Over: S Br Metedeconk River

0.2 MI S.OF RT 526, Ocean, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 10,327

COUNTY ROUTE 623

Fair

Over: METEDECONK RIVER

0.2 MI SOUTH OF NJ 88, Ocean, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 25,625

DAVIDSON STREET

Fair

Over: WEASEL BROOK

85FT N OF HIGHLAND AV/626, Passaic, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 1,678

GOFFLE HILL RD.

Fair

Over: GOFFLE BROOK

0.4 M S OF ROUTE 208, Passaic, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 5,625

NJ 23 SB

Fair

Over: PEQUANNOCK RIVER

0.47 MI N OF CO RT 513JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1924 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 19,500

CR 611

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF ALLOWAYS CREEK

4.1 MI. EAST OF NJ 49, Salem, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 1,498

I-287SB & RAMP B

Fair

Over: CHAMBERS BROOK

.34MI South of I-78 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 75,187

NORTH SHORE DRIVE

Fair

Over: CHAMBERS BROOK

East of S. Shore Dr. Int., Somerset, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 438

AMSTERDAM AVENUE

Fair

Over: WEST BROOK

0.17 MI SW OF CR 612, Union, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 7,506

NJ 81

Fair

Over: US 1 RAMP G

0.9 MI N OF NJTPK EX 13A, Union, NJ

Built 1982 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 74,500

SADIE CANN ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

0.5 MILE EAST OF ROUTE 80, Warren, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 323

PAT-HAM TPK(CR694)

Fair

Over: Pequannock River

.5 MI N OF NJ 23, Morris, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 6,074

NJ 120

Fair

Over: NJ TRANSIT AND 13TH ST

0.05 MI WEST OF NJ 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 11,047

COUNTY ROAD 611

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.6MI NW CR609&CR611 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 19,403

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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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