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

BOGERTS MILL S104

Fair

Over: PASCACK BROOK

475 N OF OLD HOOK ROAD, Bergen, NJ

Built 1947 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 5,500

NJ 120 NB&RMP A

Fair

Over: CR 503 (WASHINGTON AVE)

1.0 MI NORTH OF RT 3, Bergen, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 26,930

NJ 38

Fair

Over: S. BRANCH RANCOCAS CK

0.05mi W. of CR641, Burlington, NJ

Built 1933 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 28,881

HARTFORD ROAD

Fair

Over: SW BR RANCOCAS CR

.92 M S OF NJ RT 70, Burlington, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 10,348

RAMP E TO RT 130SB

Fair

Over: RAMPS A&D OF NJ 90

US RT 130- NJ RT 90 INTER, Camden, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 7,489

I-295 SB

Fair

Over: I-295 RAMPS A&B

0.66 MILES S. OF RT 561, Camden, NJ

Built 1982 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 70,213

RIVER RD (Rt 543)

Fair

Over: PETTY ISLAND BRANCH

1.72 MI NORTH OF RT 537, Camden, NJ

Built 1917 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 10,581

21ST STREET

Fair

Over: AVALON CANAL

0.03 MI WEST OCEAN DRIVE, Cape May, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 1,805

NJ 109

Fair

Over: CAPE MAY CANAL & SERV RD

1.24 MI S OF US RT 9 JCT, Cape May, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 14,270

Jackson Street

Fair

Over: Raymond Boulevard

0.29 miles N. of Ferry St, Essex, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 25,435

Passaic Avenue

Fair

Over: Passaic River

1.26 MI. S OF CR 510, Essex, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 16,423

HICKORY STREET

Fair

Over: I-280

1.1 MILES WEST GSP, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 5,850

I-280 RAMP "A"

Fair

Over: HAMILTON STREET

0.29 MI E OF RT 21 JCT, Hudson, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 19,740

Pershing Road

Fair

Over: HBLR & Port Imperial Blv

0.36 Mi S of CR 505, Hudson, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 2,560

COUNTY ROUTE 514

Fair

Over: NESHANIC RIVER

2.5 MI NE OF JCT US 202, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 4,484

US ROUTE 202

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 179

0.72 MI S. of RT. 31 Jct., Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 15,857

PRINCETON PIKE

Fair

Over: SHABAKUNK CREEK

2500 FT NORTH OF RT 206, Mercer, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 6,026

I-295 SB

Fair

Over: NOTTINGHAM WAY (NJ 33)

3.6 MI SOUTH OF RT 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 32,303

CR 6-WEST FRONT ST

Fair

Over: LUPPATATONG CREEK

HEAD OF KEYPORT HARBOR, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 8,085

WEST FRONT STREET

Fair

Over: JUMPING BROOK

1.4 mi W. of CR 12, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 6,517

NJ RT 138 EB

Fair

Over: GSP NB & RAMPS F & I

0.35 EAST OF RT 34, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 24,598

NJ 18 SOUTHBOUND

Fair

Over: SQUANKUM ROAD

1.0 MILES NORTH OF GS PKY, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 41,535

BISHOP NAZERY WAY

Fair

Over: WHIPPANY RIVER

0.9MI NW NJ124&I287 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 7,311

CR 646 (GRN VL RD)

Fair

Over: LOANTAKA BROOK

0.9MI SW CR646&CR647 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 6,512

NJ 15 NB

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

2.15 MI. NO. OF RT.80, Morris, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 27,427

NJ 72 WESTBOUND

Fair

Over: US 9

1.6 MI EAST OF GSP JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 32,863

PAT-HAM TPK(CR689)

Fair

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

3.5 MI N OF US202 & NJ23, Passaic, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 47,700

I-80 RAMP N

Fair

Over: LOWER MADISON AVENUE

0.1 MI S OF I-80 EXIT 58, Passaic, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 2,984

NJ 45

Fair

Over: OLDMANS CREEK

1.05 MI SOUTH OF CO RT668, Salem, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 4,016

CR 518

Fair

Over: BEDENS BROOK

1.58 mi W OF US 206, Somerset, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 9,046

HARDSCRABBLE ROAD

Fair

Over: INDIAN GROVE BROOK

AT OLD ARMY RD INTERSECT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 2,304

NJ 23

Fair

Over: FRANKLIN POND CREEK

3.75 MI N OF CR 515 JCT, Sussex, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 16,729

NJ 284

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF WALLKILL RIVER

3.04 MI. NO.OF NJ 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 3,761

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: BLAIR CREEK

0.22 MI EAST OF ROUTE 94, Warren, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 1,540

COUNTY ROUTE 605

Fair

Over: DELAWANNA CREEK

1.2 MI N OF CR 616 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 264

LEIPZIG AVENUE

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY

2.25 MI N OF ACE&RT575 JC, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 1,500

ENGLEWOOD BASIN RD

Fair

Over: SYLVAN BROOK

Near H.H.D. Milepoint 2.4, Bergen, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 141

MAIN ST

Fair

Over: NJ TPK NSO-NSI SNI SNO

2.8 MI SOUTH OF INT 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 15,787

NJTPK SNO ROADWAY

Fair

Over: CONRAIL JAMESBURG BR

.4 MI N INTERCHANGE 8A, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 61.2 t ADT: 46,023

620-BURNT MILLS RD

Fair

Over: I-287 NB

.3 MILE NORTH OF I-78 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 8,445

CEDAR LANE

Fair

Over: RIVER LINE (CSXT)

0.7 mi West of CR 39, Bergen, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 14,440

MITCHELL AVENUE

Fair

Over: ASSISCUNK CREEK

.1 MI N OF US RTE 130, Burlington, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 2,000

Old York Rd CR 660

Fair

Over: Assiscunk Creek

0.79 MI W OF CR 543, Burlington, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 2,110

COLLEGE DR (CR673)

Fair

Over: ROUTE NJ 42

0.33 MILES N OF CR168, Camden, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 14,836

NJ-42

Fair

Over: BLCKWD CLEM. RD (CR 534)

0.67 MI S OF COLES ROAD, Camden, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 70,747

NORTH MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACKWATER BRANCH

.5 MI N OF CR 540, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 3,750

NJ 55 NB

Fair

Over: SW BLVD&CONRIAL MILLV IT

0.4 MI SOUTH OF NJ 47, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 12,005

US1&9 NB

Fair

Over: CONRAIL & RICHARDS LANE

0.9 MI SO OF I-95, Essex, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 44,609

HOBSON STREET

Fair

Over: I-78

1.8 MILES EAST OF GSP, Essex, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 6,184

NYE AVENUE

Fair

Over: I-78

1.95 MI E OF GSP EXIT 142, Essex, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 9,180

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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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