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

RAMPS B & C

Fair

Over: I-78

0.88 MILES W OF US 1&9, Essex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 37,600

I-295 & US 130

Fair

Over: STILL RUN CREEK

4 MI NORTH OF RT 322, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 78,576

COUNTY ROUTE 602

Fair

Over: BACK BROOK

0.05MI EAST OF DUTCH LANE, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 2,637

Princeton Pk CR583

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

0.14 S. Quakerbridge Rd., Mercer, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 17,405

I-295 SOUTHBOUND

Fair

Over: SHABAKUNK CREEK BRANCH

1.01 MI NORTH NJ RT 31, Mercer, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 33,237

WASHINGTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: NEW MARKET POND&CONRAIL

0.31 miles south of CR601, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 14,753

NJ 18 SB.

Fair

Over: RT 537

3.3 MI NORTH OF JCT 18-34, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 26,572

VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: STONE HOUSE BROOK

0.05 MILE WEST OF CR 511, Morris, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 4,881

NJ 10

Fair

Over: NJ 53

AT 10-53 INTERSECTION, Morris, NJ

Built 1933 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 63,200

RT 549 (Chambers)

Fair

Over: SO BRCH METEDECONK RIVER

0.20 MI. SOUTH OF NJ 88, Ocean, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 19,265

CR22-CEDAR GROVE

Fair

Over: LONG SWAMP CREEK

0.8 MI. EAST OF RT 549, Ocean, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 10,208

NJ 4 RAMP B

Fair

Over: NJ 20 SOUTHBOUND

1 MILE NORTH OF RT 80, Passaic, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 10,303

STATE STREET EXT

Fair

Over: NJ 21

2.46 MI N OF NJ 3-21 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 5,768

STOCKINGTOWN RD

Fair

Over: COOL RUN

4.7 MI. SW OF US 40, Salem, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 209

FINDERNE AVE CR533

Fair

Over: RARITAN VALLEY LINE

1.26MI SW I287 & US22 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 20,630

GOODMANS CROSSING

Fair

Over: ROBINSONS BR RAHWAY RVR

AT SCOTCH PLAINS LINE, Union, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 780

CR636(MUNICIPALDR)

Fair

Over: POHATCONG CREEK

0.6 MI EAST OF CR 519 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 938

I 78 WB

Fair

Over: RAMP C (US 22 EB)

3.8 MI E OF DEL RIVER, Warren, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 31,800

HOPE-BLA RTN RD SB

Fair

Over: FORMER SCRANTON BRANCH

1.17 MI SO OF RT 94 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1912 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 1,814

OVERPASS NO. 1

Fair

Over: INNER OVAL ROADWAY

4.1 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 36,946

RAMP A

Fair

Over: US 130 NORTHBOUND

3.2 MI E OF BETSY ROSS BR, Camden, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 8,439

CO. FAIRGROUNDS RD

Fair

Over: DRY BROOK

0.1 MI SE OF CR 519, Sussex, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 691

NJ TP RAMP SIT

Fair

Over: NJ TPK(I-95) SNO RWY

0.60 MI SW OF I-95, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 12,129

NJ TPK(I-95)

Fair

Over: DOCTORS CREEK

3 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 7A, Mercer, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 66.7 t ADT: 63,412

CORP ENTRANCE BR.

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 208

2.1 MI S OF ROUTE 202 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 825

CORP. EXIT BRIDGE

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 208

1.7 MI S OF ROUTE 202 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 825

SPRINGERS ROAD

Fair

Over: US 130

0.36 MI NO. OF US 322 JCT, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 1,214

NJ 440

Fair

Over: AVENUE C

0.4 Miles North of NJTP, Hudson, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 24,272

NJ 440

Fair

Over: CONRAIL

0.17 Mi North of I-78, Hudson, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 24,276

US 202 NB

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

2.75 MI NORTH OF 202-31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 40,782

I-295 NB

Fair

Over: NOTTINGHAM WAY (NJ 33)

3.6 MI SOUTH OF RT 1, Mercer, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 31,534

SHEPHERD AVENUE

Fair

Over: GREEN BROOK

0.5 MILE NORTH OF NJ 28, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 5,689

RT 138 EB

Fair

Over: RT 18 FREEWAY

1.8 MI EAST OF RT 34, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 25,526

OTTO ROAD

Fair

Over: PLEASANT RUN

334 S of PLEASANT RUN RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1924 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 572

EASTMAN STREET

Fair

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

NEAR HAMPTON STREET, Union, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 2,129

PARK AVE (CR 616)

Fair

Over: AMTRAK NE CORRIDOR

0.35 MILES N OF US 1&9, Union, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 9,251

Summit Ave. CR 657

Fair

Over: MorristownLine(MP 20.03)

150 N of CR 512, Union, NJ

Built 1905 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 10,840

Morris Ave CR 651

Fair

Over: Morristown L (MP 20.51)

0.12 mi N of CR512, Union, NJ

Built 1905 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 11,650

NJ TURNPIKE (SNO)

Fair

Over: BAYWAYUTIL&LINDENSTMCHNL

.65 MI S ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 67.4 t ADT: 51,538

WASHINGTON (CR537)

Fair

Over: N BR RANCOCAS CREEK

1.11 MI E OF CR 541, Burlington, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 10,750

CHAPEL AVE

Fair

Over: S BR PENNSAUKEN CRK TRIB

0.2 MI E OF RT 295, Camden, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 108

CR 651(GRNTREE RD)

Fair

Over: MANTUA CREEK

1 MILE EAST OF NJ RT 47, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 10,247

COUNTY ROUTE 523

Fair

Over: PLEASANT RUN

@ INTERSECT. WITH CR 629, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 9,835

RAMP LA OF I-195

Fair

Over: ARENA DRIVE (CO. 620)

0.7 MILE EAST OF RT 206, Mercer, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 4,501

NJ 27 MIDDLESEX AV

Fair

Over: PORT READING SECONDARY

0.31 MILE NE OF GROVE ST, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 20,052

ROOSEVELT DR CR657

Fair

Over: TRIB S. BR. RAHWAY RIVER

0.2 MI S. OF PARSONAGE RD, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 6,776

NJ 18

Fair

Over: RARITAN R JOHNSON GEORGE

1.13MI W OF NJ18&27 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 45,869

SCUDDERS MILL RD

Fair

Over: AMTRAK

0.2 MI W/SCHALKS STN ROAD, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 23,051

ENGLISHTOWN RD 527

Fair

Over: MATCHAPONIX BROOK

0.71 MI S OF PENSION ROAD, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 10,667

Ryerson Road

Fair

Over: Beaver Dam Brook

0.13 MI N OF PARK AVE, Morris, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 1,882

Showing 4,251-4,300 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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