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

NJ 41

Fair

Over: NJ 42

3.8 MILE S. OF 295 JCT., Gloucester, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 22,583

RAMP H

Fair

Over: DELL AVENUE

0.04 miles west of US1&9, Hudson, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 4,200

I-280 WB CONN

Fair

Over: NEWARK TURNPIKE (CR 508)

2.6 MI EAST OF RT 21 JCT., Hudson, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 14,980

I-295 SB

Fair

Over: US 1 AND RAMPS "A" & "B"

AT US 1/I-295 INTERSECTIN, Mercer, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 46,577

LANDING LANE CR609

Fair

Over: RARITAN RIVER

0.06 M North of CR 672, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1895 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 30,902

NJ RT 138 EB

Fair

Over: GSP SB AND RAMPS A D & J

0.27 MI EAST OF RT 34, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 24,598

RT NJ 33 FRWY WB

Fair

Over: US 9

0.2 MI WEST OF RT 79, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 15,139

NJ 33 EB

Fair

Over: US 9

1 MILE EAST OF CO 537 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 14,320

CR 511A Comly Rd

Fair

Over: Beaver Dam Brook

0.13 MILE NORTH OF CR 633, Morris, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 7,229

CR510 COLUMBIA TPK

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.7MI W CR510&CR609 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 22,494

CO. RT 642

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

0.5 MI. SOUTH OF RTE 80, Morris, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 5,854

NJ 24 FREEWAY

Fair

Over: W. Branch Black Brook

0.82 mi E of CR 510, Morris, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 105,970

International Dr.

Fair

Over: Boonton&Morristown Lines

0.3MI NW OF I-80&US46 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 2,182

RINGWOOD AV-CR511A

Fair

Over: POST BROOK

0.5 MI NORTH OF CR 689, Passaic, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 15,112

NJ 21 RAMP B

Fair

Over: NJT and Myrtle Avenue

0.4 MI NW OF 3-21 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 11,970

US 202/206 NB

Fair

Over: US 22

0.6 MI N.OF 202/206 JCT., Somerset, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 100,160

CAMP MEETING AVE.

Fair

Over: ROCK BROOK

0.05 MI EAST OF HOLLOW RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 1,407

ROCK LODGE RD

Fair

Over: LAKE STOCKHOLM BROOK

1.0 MI SW OF NJ 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 498

ROOSEVELT AVENUE

Fair

Over: GREEN BROOK

0.18 MI W OF E FRONT ST, Union, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 780

LAMBERT ROAD

Fair

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.4 Mi. South of NJ 94, Warren, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 2,579

US 130 & NJ 33

Fair

Over: ASSUNPINK CREEK

3.58 MI N OF I-195 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1935 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 29,781

NJ TPK SNO ROADWAY

Fair

Over: SAWMILL BROOK

1.4 MI SOUTH OF INT 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 46,023

EAST GLEN AVENUE

Fair

Over: GARDEN STATE PARKWAY

0.2MI N OF HILLSDALE TOLL, Bergen, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 2,122

OLIVET ROAD

Fair

Over: INDIAN RUN

2.8 MI. E. OF ROUTE NJ 77, Salem, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 62.5 t ADT: 1,378

NJ 17

Fair

Over: MASONICUS BROOK

1.77 MI SOUTH OF I-287, Bergen, NJ

Built 1933 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 78,785

JACK-SMITH ROAD

Fair

Over: BR OF ASSISCUNK CREEK

0.5 MI.S.OF JCT. CR670, Burlington, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 2,195

US ROUTE 1+9 NB

Fair

Over: CONRAIL (CRRNJ BRANCH)

1.0 MILE SO. OF PASSAIC R, Essex, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 44,609

CR 610

Fair

Over: Passaic River

0.25 mi west of NJ 10, Essex, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 6,508

ROUTE NJ 21 NB

Fair

Over: SECOND RIVER

2.5 MI N OF 280-21 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 38,510

US 40

Fair

Over: STILL RUN

0.6 MI WEST OF NJ 55, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 13,179

UNION ROAD

Fair

Over: STILL RUN

0.8 mi North of CR 664, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 607

NJ 55 SB

Fair

Over: SWEDESBORO RD (CR 538)

2.92 Mi N.OF US 40, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 17,832

NJ 440

Fair

Over: GARFIELD AVENUE

0.5 MILE S.E.OF JFK BLVD., Hudson, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 24,045

I-280 WB CONNECTOR

Fair

Over: I-280 EB

2.2 MI EAST OF RT 21 JCT., Hudson, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 15,075

MAIN ST (CR 628)

Fair

Over: SPRUCE RUN

0.34 MI S. OF NJ 31 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 878

CR 609- MANNERS RD

Fair

Over: BACK BROOK

0.83 MI N OF CR 602, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 2,421

US 202 NB

Fair

Over: WESTERN RR

0.7mi S. of CR613, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 17,681

HUGHES DRIVE

Fair

Over: MIRY RUN

0.4 mile South of CR 535, Mercer, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 6,480

CROSSWICK HAM SQ

Fair

Over: DOCTORS CREEK

0.5 mile South of CR 524, Mercer, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 4,645

US 1

Fair

Over: Shipetaukin Creek

0.4 miles South of I-295, Mercer, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 57,905

CR579(BEAR TAVERN)

Fair

Over: I-295

1.5MI NORTH OF DELAWARE R, Mercer, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 14,895

EXECUTIVE AVENUE

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

0.62 miles E. of Mill Rd, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 1,922

AMBOY AVE & U-TURN

Fair

Over: NJ 440

0.27 MI EAST OF ROUTE 35, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 6,300

CR524 (ALLAIRE RD)

Fair

Over: MILL RUN

0.4MI W OF W 18TH AV-CR30, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 4,752

NJ Route 18 N.B.

Fair

Over: CR 537

2.9 MI S OF RT 79 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 24,465

BEACH ST

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

0.24 MI N. OF CR 644, Morris, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 3,024

NAUGHRIGHT ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

.2 MI. S OF FAIRVIEW AVE, Morris, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 4,950

STEPHENS MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: SOUTH BR.RARITAN RIVER

1.7 MI W OF CTY RT 612, Morris, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 493

ROUTE 159 EB

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.33 E OF RT US 46 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 2,800

HARMONY RD (CR 18)

Fair

Over: I-195

0.3 MI. S OF CR 638 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 8,068

Showing 4,101-4,150 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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