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

CR 519 NB

Fair

Over: Lopatcong Creek

0.16 Mi South of NJ RT 57, Warren, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 6,136

FARVIEW AV (CR 61)

Fair

Over: NJ 17

0.5 MILES SOUTH OF NJ 4, Bergen, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 16,315

ROUTE I-80

Fair

Over: RAMP A & RIVER DRIVE

0.37 MI EAST OF PASSAIC R, Bergen, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 158,790

RAMP A

Fair

Over: RTE. I-80

.15 M. W.OF I-80 EXIT-66, Bergen, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 7,121

Saw Mill Road

Fair

Over: Wandell Brook

0.2 E. CR 75, Bergen, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 55

CR 537 (E Main St)

Fair

Over: ROUTE NJ 73

1.13 Miles N of NJ 38 Jct, Burlington, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 14,395

GROVEVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: CROSSWICKS CREEK

0.1 M. E. of Hogback Rd., Burlington, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 2,525

CR 563

Fair

Over: GATES BRANCH

0.56 MI N OF CR 532, Burlington, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 1,694

NJ 42 SB

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

0.85 MI S OF I-295 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 60,140

EVESHAM RD(CR 544)

Fair

Over: NO. BRANCH COOPER RIVER

0.44 MI. W. OF RT 73, Camden, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 14,953

NJ 55 NB

Fair

Over: MENANTICO CREEK

2.8 MI SOUTH OF RTE 49, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 8,732

NJ 55 SB

Fair

Over: MENANTICO CREEK

2.8 MI SOUTH OF RTE 49, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 11,133

CR 607TOMLN STA RD

Fair

Over: RACCOON CREEK

1.23 mi North of CR538, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 3,696

OakGroveRd (CR671)

Fair

Over: I-295

1.11 MI. NORTH OF US 322, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 838

NJ 55 SB

Fair

Over: DELSEA-PORCHTWNRD(CR613)

1.66 MILE NO. OF US 40, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 24,071

US 1&9

Fair

Over: SUSQUEHANNA CONNECTION

0.11 MILE N. OF US RT 139, Hudson, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 70,482

COUNTY ROUTE 604

Fair

Over: WICKECHEOKE CREEK

0.08 W. OF PINE HILL RD, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 498

HILLCREST ROAD

Fair

Over: HOLLANDS BROOK

50 FT.S. OF CO. RT. 620, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 2,203

BARLEY SHEAF ROAD

Fair

Over: PLEASANT RUN

50 FT.S. OF CR 629, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 762

CR 609 MANNERS RD

Fair

Over: NESHANIC RIVER

0.78 MI S OF CR 514, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 2,421

I-78 EB

Fair

Over: US 22 WB

0.96 MILE OF JCT 78 & 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 661,439

I-78 Westbound

Fair

Over: US 22 Westbound

1.0 Mi W of NJ 31 NB Jct., Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 65,400

KLOCKNER ROAD

Fair

Over: MIRY RUN

500 north of E. State St, Mercer, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 4,375

SHARON ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB. OF ASSUNPINK CRK

0.5 MI EAST OF NJ TPK, Mercer, NJ

Built 1949 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 2,477

HOBSON AVENUE

Fair

Over: I-195

0.51 MI E OF I-295 JCT., Mercer, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 289

I-295 NORTHBOUND

Fair

Over: FRANKLIN CORNER RD (546)

1.5 MI NORTH OF RT 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 49,720

N MAIN ST (CR 640)

Fair

Over: TRENTON LINE (CSX)

3.2MI N OF I295&NJ31 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 2,521

US 1 & 9

Fair

Over: NJ Transit and Inman Ave

1 MI S OF RAHWAY RIVER, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 72,277

ROUTE NJ 18 NB

Fair

Over: US 9 NB AND RAMP 8

RT 18 & US 9 INTERCHANGE, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 25,362

Industrial Avenue

Fair

Over: NJ 440 NB RAMP

0.6MI WEST OF GSP, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 4,277

PROBASCO ROAD

Fair

Over: MILLSTONE RIVER

0.7 MILE NORTH OF RTE 33, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 1,998

HALLS MILL RD

Fair

Over: N.J. ROUTE 33 FRWY.

1.5 MILES EAST OF ROUTE 9, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 13,813

I-287 SB

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

2.82 MI NORTH OF I-80 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 50,800

West Blackwell St.

Fair

Over: Morristown Line

0.25 MI East of US 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1905 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 9,130

CR 639(MCBRIDE AV)

Fair

Over: PECKMAN RIVER

0.1MI N OF JCT/RT I-80, Passaic, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 9,032

BROAD STREET/CR690

Fair

Over: POST BROOK

@JCT W/RINGWD AVE(CR511A), Passaic, NJ

Built 1922 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 3,940

US130-N. BROADWAY

Fair

Over: SALEM CANAL

0.1 MI N OF I-295 JCT, Salem, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 11,256

I-78 RAMP H

Fair

Over: I-287 NB RAMP A

3.6 EAST OF CR523 SPUR, Somerset, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 21,803

I-287 SB

Fair

Over: US 202-206

AT I-287 EXIT 22, Somerset, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 44,996

ALLEN ROAD

Fair

Over: SPRING BROOK

1.28 mi W of CR 525, Somerset, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 6,902

BLACKWELLSMILLS RD

Fair

Over: MILLSTONE RIVER

AT RIVER RD INTERSECTION, Somerset, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 4,542

SO BROAD ST CR 623

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

NEAR ELIZABETH AVENUE, Union, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 8,460

BALTUSRL RD(CO643)

Fair

Over: I-78

1.8 MI WEST OF NJ 24 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 11,900

NJ Route 57

Fair

Over: SHABBACONG CREEK

0.11 MI E OF NJ 31 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1907 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 13,200

CR 517

Fair

Over: I-80

5.3 MI WEST OF RTE 206, Warren, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 18,110

HARRISON STREET

Fair

Over: DELAWARE & RARITAN CANAL

0.5 MI W OF US RT 1 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 11,444

US ROUTE 322

Fair

Over: US ROUTE 130

2 MI FROM COMM.BARRY BR, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 22,340

NJ RT 33

Fair

Over: FAIRFIELD ROAD

3 MI. E. OF JCT RT 9, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 20,779

Clifton Avenue

Fair

Over: Morristown Line MP 8.27

South of I-280, Essex, NJ

Built 1905 Load: 60.6 t ADT: 12,600

DORSET AVENUE CONN

Fair

Over: US 40 & 322

3.1 MILES EAST OF US 9, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 1,778

Showing 4,001-4,050 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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