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 31(PENN.RD)

Fair

Over: I-295

AT I-295 EXIT 72, Mercer, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 23,692

US 1

Fair

Over: WHITEHEAD RD.(CO RT 616)

3.8 MI NORTH OF DEL. RIV., Mercer, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 43,142

DUTCH LANE ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ 18

2.95E OF RT. 79, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 969

I-80 RAMP D

Fair

Over: NJ 15 NB

.15 M E OF MT HOPE MIN RR, Morris, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 6,714

I-287 SB

Fair

Over: US 46

I-287 & 46 JCT., Morris, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 52,930

BERKSHIRE AVENUE

Fair

Over: MOLLY ANNS BROOK

125FT NW OF UNION AVE/646, Passaic, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 3,687

WEST BELT Pkwy

Fair

Over: NJ 23 SERVICE ROADS

0.4 MILES N. OF I-80, Passaic, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 8,470

NEW STREET CR 633

Fair

Over: ROUTE I-80

@ CR 633 & I-80 JCN, Passaic, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 2,055

GRANDVIEW RD

Fair

Over: ROCK BROOK

400 FT. E. OF HOLLOW RD., Somerset, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 775

CANAL ROAD

Fair

Over: TEN MILE RUN

0.3 MI SO SUYDAM RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 140

HENRY ROAD

Fair

Over: ABAND. CONRAIL MP. 57.81

2.5 MI NW OF CR 517, Sussex, NJ

Built 1911 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 777

RAMAPO WAY

Fair

Over: SHABBECONG CREEK

0.2 MILES S.OF NJ 57 JCT., Warren, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 260

GREENWICH ST CR620

Fair

Over: HUDSON SEC (ABAN)

1.03 mi North of CR 519, Warren, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 4,804

PAT-HAM TPK(CR694)

Fair

Over: PEQUANNOCK RIVER

CO.LINE & INT.OF MACOP.RD, Passaic, NJ

Built 1924 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 12,342

CR 3

Fair

Over: US 9

4.2 MI NW OF RT 33&9 CIR, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 11,716

TURNPIKE MAINLINE

Fair

Over: TWO PENNY RUN

0.21 MI N OF NJ 48, Salem, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 51,322

INT 15E RAMP TE

Fair

Over: DOT RAMP P-1

INTERCHANGE 15E, Essex, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 24,446

OUTWATER LN-CR 42

Fair

Over: SADDLE RIVER

0.54 MI EAST OF US RT 46, Bergen, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 16,011

NJ 4

Fair

Over: OVERPECK CREEK

0.52MI W OF NJ 93, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 93,543

MAYHILL STREET

Fair

Over: ROUTE I-80

1.0 MI East of GDN ST PKY, Bergen, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 6,335

Jackson Road

Fair

Over: Mullica River

2.79 MI W of CR 541, Burlington, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 4,340

RETREAT ROAD

Fair

Over: FRIENDSHIP CREEK

0.1 Mi. W. of Big Hill Rd, Burlington, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 3,425

RAMP"G"

Fair

Over: US 130 SOUTHBOUND

0.6 MI. NORTH OF CR 615, Camden, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 11,153

MARLKRESS ROAD

Fair

Over: N BRANCH COOPER RIVER

0.83 MI S OF RT 70, Camden, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 15,860

ROUTE NJ 21 SB

Fair

Over: SECOND RIVER

2.48 MI North of I-280., Essex, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 38,510

RT.I-295 & RT 130

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

4.9 MI SOUTH OF I-76, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 75,020

NJ 55 NB

Fair

Over: LEONARD CAKE ROAD

1.1 MI N OF NJ 55 EXIT 39, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 20,001

ROUTE 55 S.B.

Fair

Over: LEONARD CAKE ROAD

3.0 MI S OF RT 55 EXIT 43, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 20,322

GREENWOOD AV(NJ33)

Fair

Over: AMTRAK & NJ TRANSIT

0.13 MILES EAST OF US 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1949 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 16,238

STELTON RD(CR.529)

Fair

Over: I-287

0.53 MI S of I-287 Exit 6, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 29,297

LAURELWOOD DR

Fair

Over: BIG BROOK

0.15 MILE W OF CR 4, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1945 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 1,867

Rockaway Valley Rd

Fair

Over: Trib to Stony Brook

1.29 Mile West of CR 618, Morris, NJ

Built 1933 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 3,211

CR642 (KENVIL AVE)

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO BLACK RIVER

NORTH OF CORWIN STREET, Morris, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 6,575

NJ 10

Fair

Over: NJTRANSITMORRISTOWN LINE

0.2 MI W OF NJ 53, Morris, NJ

Built 1933 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 64,940

HARTER RD

Fair

Over: I-287

1.8 MI SO OF JCT RT 24, Morris, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 3,318

ROUTE NJ 23

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

1.0 mi S of I-80, Passaic, NJ

Built 1916 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 37,925

GREAT ROAD

Fair

Over: BEDENS BROOK

0.93 MI S. OF RT 518, Somerset, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 11,061

SOUTH BRANCH ROAD

Fair

Over: LEHIGH-NORFOLK SOUTHERN

1.63 MI NORTH OF RT 514, Somerset, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 4,441

GRIGGSTOWN CAUSWY

Fair

Over: MILLSTONE RIVER

At CR 533 Intersection, Somerset, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 6,198

SOUTH ST-CR 647

Fair

Over: CENTRAL BR. SALT BROOK

1.5 MI SOUTH OF I-78, Union, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 14,242

FRANKLIN AVENUE

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY

1 MI NE OF RTS9&40&322 JC, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 16,735

PIP SPUR SB

Fair

Over: LEMOINE AVE. (NJ RT. 67)

0.2 MI. W. OF C.R. 505, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 12,461

BROAD AVENUE

Fair

Over: US 46

0.83 MI EAST OF NJTPK JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 37,336

S. SALEM ST-CR 665

Fair

Over: NJT MORRSTWN L (MP37.54)

1.03 Mi. N. of NJ 10, Morris, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 15,270

NJ TP RAMP TSI

Fair

Over: NJ TPK(I-95) NSO RWY

0.20 MI SW OF I-95, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 11,195

EWINGVL RD(CR 636)

Fair

Over: E.BRANCH SHABAKUNK CREEK

100 N. of CR 648, Mercer, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 15,510

U-TURN MAINTENANCE

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

0.5 MI NORTH OF EXIT 2, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 275

NJ 17 NB

Fair

Over: NJ 3

INTERSECTION OF NJ3, Bergen, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 86,615

SOUTH SUMMIT AVE

Fair

Over: NJ 17 NB

INTERSECTION I-80, Bergen, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 19,600

I-80 EB LOCAL

Fair

Over: GREEN ST. NJTRR DR.CH.

2.4 MI WEST OF I-95, Bergen, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 40,020

Showing 4,201-4,250 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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