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

RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: ROUTE NJ 21 SB

0.5 MI N OF NJ 3, Passaic, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 5,070

US 202 & NJ 23

Fair

Over: 202 RAMPS M&N N.S.RR

1.5 MI. NO. OF RT. 80, Passaic, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 85,060

LINCOLN AVE CR 653

Fair

Over: MAIN LINE M.P. 18.34

0.66MI SW CR653&NJ208 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 18,185

CR 626 (HALSEY RD)

Fair

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.8 MI NW OF CR 519, Sussex, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 2,799

COUNTY ROUTE 645

Fair

Over: LITTLE FLAT BROOK

0.2 MI NW OF US 206, Sussex, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 586

ROUTE NJ 81

Fair

Over: NORTH AVE. WB (CR 624)

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

Built 1982 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 46,974

GSP

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

BETWEEN EXITS 142 & 143, Essex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 235,266

RAMP F

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY

AT INTERCHANGE 2 (ACE), Atlantic, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 63.0 t ADT: 8,970

GSP

Fair

Over: US ROUTE 1

1.35 MI SOUTH OF NJ 27, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 218,849

Harrington CR110II

Fair

Over: PASCACK BROOK

0.50 mi East of CR 503, Bergen, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 12,945

FRANKLIN TPK CR507

Fair

Over: NJ 17

2.71 MI SOUTH OF US 202, Bergen, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 19,892

NJ 17

Fair

Over: SHERIDAN AVE. (CR 77)

5.29 MILES NORTH OF GSP, Bergen, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 105,662

I-80 WB LOCAL

Fair

Over: GREEN ST NJT DRAIN CH

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

Built 1963 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 33,012

NJ 42 NB

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

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

Built 1956 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 60,140

JEFFERSON AVENUE

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH RAHWAY RIVER

0.08 miles west of CR 638, Essex, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 2,376

HAYNES AVE

Fair

Over: US 1 & 9

0.4 MI S OF 1-9-21-22 Int, Essex, NJ

Built 1947 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 16,167

BERGEN STREET

Fair

Over: INTERSTATE 78

2.6MILES EAST OF G.S.PKWY, Essex, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 9,260

DEPTFORD CENTER RD

Fair

Over: NJ 55

1.64 MILES SOUTH OF RT 42, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 14,912

NJ 440

Fair

Over: CONRAIL & NJ TRANSIT

0.69 MI SOUTH OF I-78, Hudson, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 24,276

COKESBURY ROAD

Fair

Over: S.BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

150 FT.W. OF CO. RT. 639, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 415

NJ 29

Fair

Over: ALEXAUKEN CREEK

0.12 MI S OF RT 202 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 8,253

RT. 31

Fair

Over: WILDLIFE UNDERPASS

0.11 mi S of CR 618, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 25,160

I-195 WESTBOUND

Fair

Over: S BROAD ST EB(CR 524)

ON I-195 WB/CR 524 EB, Mercer, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 37,610

CR 516(MATAWAN RD)

Fair

Over: NJ 18

3.01 Mi W. of US-9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 27,917

BUCKELEW AVENUE

Fair

Over: MANALAPAN BROOK

FORSGATE & RR AVE JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 8,458

DEAL RD

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 18

1.5 MILES NORTH OF JCT 66, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 17,891

I-195 EB

Fair

Over: SOUTHERN DIVISION RR

3.2 MI E. OF US 9 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 26,622

I-195 WESTBOUND

Fair

Over: NJT (SOUTHERN BRANCH)

3.25 MI EAST OF US 9 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 26,990

LAKE VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: WHIPPANY RIVER

1MI NW OF US202&CR617 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 3,848

BRADY ROAD

Fair

Over: LAKE HOPATCONG

0.5 MILE WEST OF CR 615, Morris, NJ

Built 1923 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 4,286

MYRTLE AVENUE

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY RIVER

2.4 MI NO OF JCT 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 3,490

SHERWOOD AVENUE

Fair

Over: MOLLY ANNS BROOK

0.2 MI NW OF UNION AV/646, Passaic, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 3,146

NJ 23 SB

Fair

Over: CLINTON BROOK

0.13 MI S OF CR 513, Passaic, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 20,313

I-80 RAMP K

Fair

Over: RAMP "J"

1.6 MI WEST OF GSP JCT., Passaic, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 8,223

STRGHN MLL RD(643)

Fair

Over: I-295

4.6 MI SOUTH OF RT 322, Salem, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 1,856

US 22 RAMP P

Fair

Over: US 22 WESTBOUND

.49 MI E.OF 202/206/22INT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 8,758

RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: MIDDLE BROOK

0.43MI E COWPERTHWAITE RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 1,168

CR 517

Fair

Over: NJ 15

0.6 MI.EAST OF NJ 181, Sussex, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 16,173

SHILOH ROAD

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

0.2 MI SE OF CR 519 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 643

GSP NBO

Fair

Over: RAMP A (NBI EXIT TO NBO)

0.52 mi. N. of GSP/CR52 J, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 62,981

SPRINGDALE AVE

Fair

Over: GSP

0.93 MILES NORTH OF I-280, Essex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 9,362

TERRACE AVE(CR 55)

Fair

Over: NJ 17

0.3 MI N OF RTS 17&46 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 28,323

LINWOOD AVE

Fair

Over: VAN EMBURGH AVE (CR 71)

0.05 MI EAST OF NJ 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 19,275

HUYLER ST.(CR S40)

Fair

Over: I-80

1.9 MI W OF I-80&I-95 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 10,506

I-295 NB

Fair

Over: I-295 RAMPS A & B

.7 MI SOUTH OF RT 561, Camden, NJ

Built 1982 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 76,191

LAUREL ROAD

Fair

Over: LAUREL LAKE

1.14 M S OF RT 30, Camden, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 17,590

NJ 55 SB

Fair

Over: SW BLVD&CONRAIL MILLV IT

0.4 MILES S OF NJ 47, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 13,541

South Orange Ave.

Fair

Over: WEST BRANCH RAHWAY RIVER

1 MI EAST OF CR 527 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 18,407

CR 618

Fair

Over: RACCOON CREEK

0.28m E 77&1.6m S 322, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 8,322

COPPER HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: THIRD NESHANIC RIVER

.5 MILE WEST OF US 202, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 445

Showing 4,151-4,200 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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