Total Bridges
6,796
Public highway bridges in New Jersey
State profile · Below national median SD
New Jersey bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in New Jersey — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 6,796
- Public bridges
- 17.1%
- Good condition
- 4.6%
- Poor condition
- 4.6%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
17.1%
1,159 bridges rated 7-9
-32.9pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
4.6%
312 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
4.6%
312 bridges flagged for repair priority
-2.4pp vs national avg 7.0%
New Jersey vs national bridge condition
New Jersey — Good condition share 17.1%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
New Jersey — Structurally deficient share 15.3%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — New Jersey (FHWA NBI)
New Jersey vs nearby ranks
Adjacent states on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below New Jersey on the same metric.
41
Oregon
4.46% top marginal rate
39
Ohio
4.54% top marginal rate
34
New Jersey
4.59% top marginal rate
06
California
4.60% top marginal rate
05
Arkansas
4.71% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in New Jersey
Six lowest-condition bridges in New Jersey, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
Demarest Ave
PoorOver: E. Tib. Overpeck Creek
0.08 Mi W. of N. Dean St, Bergen, NJ
Built 1902 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 7,330
MECHLIN CORNER RD
PoorOver: Lehigh Valley ML
0.51 mi South of I-78, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1968 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 5,144
Pine Hill Road
PoorOver: South Br Raritan River
1.6 Miles West of NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1900 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 159
RED HILL ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE
1.90MI NE OF GSP EX. 114, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1922 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 7,110
E ANDERS ST (CR60)
PoorOver: HACKENSACK RIVER
0.36 MI E OF CR 62, Bergen, NJ
Built 1971 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 18,945
PATRIOTS WAY
PoorOver: RAMAPO RIVER
1 mi. west of us 202, Bergen, NJ
Built 1996 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 156
All Bridges in New Jersey
GSP NBO
FairOver: PINE BROOK
4.5 MI N OF GSP&RT36 JCT, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1954 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 51,643
NJ TPK INT.16W ST
FairOver: BERRYS CREEK CANAL
INTERCHANGE 16 W, Bergen, NJ
Built 1971 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 26,190
NSW / SNW RWY
FairOver: Paterson Plank Utilities
1 MI N INTERCHANGE 16 W, Bergen, NJ
Built 1970 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 83,750
NJ TPK (SNI/NSI)
FairOver: BAYWAY PIPES/LINDEN SWR
.65 MI S ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ
Built 1950 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 103,075
CR 542
FairOver: NESCOCHAGUE CREEK
0.07 MI W OF CR 623, Atlantic, NJ
Built 1925 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,558
A.C. EXPRESSWAY WB
FairOver: MAKE PEACE STREAM
1 MI SE OF ACE&RT623 JCT, Atlantic, NJ
Built 1964 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 23,930
MILFORD AV (CR126)
FairOver: HIRSCHFELD BROOK
0.2 mi E. of Boulevard, Bergen, NJ
Built 1958 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,736
NJ 4
FairOver: SPROUT BROOK
0.2 MI WEST OF NJ 17, Bergen, NJ
Built 1999 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 138,870
FELLOWSHIP RD(673)
FairOver: N BR PENNSAUKEN CREEK
0.1 MI WEST OF I-295, Burlington, NJ
Built 1965 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,194
HADDON AVE (CR561)
FairOver: ATLANTIC CITY LINE
3.1MI W of I-295&NJ70 JCT, Camden, NJ
Built 1900 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 13,839
AVALON BLVD CR 601
FairOver: GRAVENS THOROFARE
0.82 W OF OCEAN DR INTER., Cape May, NJ
Built 1967 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 9,675
JFK PARKWAY-CR 649
FairOver: TAYLOR BROOK
0.60 miles south of CR510, Essex, NJ
Built 1964 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 24,800
SPRINGDALE AVE
FairOver: SECOND RIVER
1.39 MI. W. of CR 509, Essex, NJ
Built 1964 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 9,773
NORFOLK STREET
FairOver: CITY SUBWAY
0.8 MI SW I-280&NJ21 JCT, Essex, NJ
Built 1929 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 10,660
ROUTE 55
FairOver: HIGGINS BRANCH
1.05 MI.NORTH OF CO.619, Gloucester, NJ
Built 1989 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 50,069
COUNTY ROUTE 519
FairOver: QUEQUACOMMISACONG CREEK
2.0 MI SOUTH OF JCT 614, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 2009 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,322
CR 601
FairOver: ALEXAUKEN CREEK TRIB
0.4MI SO OF MT AIRY VI RD, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1938 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,558
US 206
FairOver: SHABAKUNK CREEK
2.38MI SOUTH OF I-295 JCT, Mercer, NJ
Built 1924 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 10,663
MAJOR ROAD
FairOver: AMTRAK,LAWRENCE BROOK
0.42 miles north of CR681, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1991 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,867
METLARS LN(CR.609)
FairOver: LAKE NELSON
0.15 miles south of CR665, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1979 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 20,142
CHURCH LANE (694)
FairOver: FARRINGTON LAKE
1.1 MI EAST OF US 130, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1986 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,860
SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD
FairOver: MANALAPAN BROOK
0.5 MI W OF BUCKELEW AVE., Middlesex, NJ
Built 1980 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,436
BENTLEY ROAD
FairOver: MILLSTONE RIVER
0.4 MILE NORTH OF RTE 33, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1982 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 250
CR 8A (LOCUST AVE)
FairOver: CLAYPIT CREEK
ONE MILE SW SANDY HOOK, Monmouth, NJ
Built 2006 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 7,345
Kakeout Road
FairOver: Kakeout Brook
0.76 Mile West of NJ 23, Morris, NJ
Built 1922 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,849
RT 547
FairOver: RIDGEWAY BR TOMS RIVER
1.27 Mi N of Rt NJ 70, Ocean, NJ
Built 1983 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 14,218
MARKET STREET
FairOver: PASSAIC RIVER
0.1 MI S OF PASSAIC AVE, Passaic, NJ
Built 1930 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 16,315
THIRD STREET
FairOver: WEASEL BROOK
0.25 S OF CLIFTON AV(611), Passaic, NJ
Built 1938 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,085
OVERLOOK AVE
FairOver: MOLLY ANN'S BRK
0.23 MI E OF BELMONT AVE, Passaic, NJ
Built 1941 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,200
CR 610
FairOver: PAULINS KILL
0.33 mi east of CR 521, Sussex, NJ
Built 2006 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,553
CR 650
FairOver: CLOVE BROOK
0.05 mi west of NJ 23, Sussex, NJ
Built 1995 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,369
BALDWIN GATE DRIVE
FairOver: LOWER CRANDON DAM
1.1 MI SW OF CR 521, Sussex, NJ
Built 1958 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 232
US 22 WB
FairOver: RAHWAY RIVER
0.89 MI. EAST OF CR 577, Union, NJ
Built 1941 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 42,130
CO. ROUTE 643
FairOver: POHATCONG CREEK
0.2 MI. SOUTH OF NJ 57, Warren, NJ
Built 1991 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,985
MAPLE AVE
FairOver: TRIB MUSCONETCONG RIVER
MapleAve & ShurtsRd JCT, Warren, NJ
Built 1923 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,260
HEMLOCK ROAD
FairOver: STONY BROOK
1.9 MILES NW of NJ 94, Warren, NJ
Built 1989 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 94
LAKE JUST-IT ROAD
FairOver: MOUNTAIN LAKE BROOK
300' N Mountain Lake Rd, Warren, NJ
Built 1993 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 269
PORT MURRAY(CR629)
FairOver: WASHINGTON SEC (Conrail)
0.9MI N OF NJ 57 INTSCTN, Warren, NJ
Built 1914 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,374
NJTPK NSI-SNI RWYS
FairOver: FORMER BOND STREET
1.75 MI NE OF BAY WAY CIR, Union, NJ
Built 1950 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 142,336
GSP
FairOver: RAHWAY RIVER
5.4 M N OF NJ 27, Union, NJ
Built 1948 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 247,670
GARDEN ST PKWY SB
FairOver: ELIZABETH RIVER
0.4 MI S OF I-78& GSP JCT, Union, NJ
Built 1954 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 111,191
GARDEN STATE PKWY
FairOver: PATCONG CREEK
2.2 MI NO GREAT EGG TOLL, Atlantic, NJ
Built 1954 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 46,036
NJ RTS 33EB&34SB.
FairOver: SOUTHERN DIVISION
0.30 MI E OF 33-34 JCT, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1927 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 41,966
GSP NB Ramp
FairOver: Elizabeth River
Exit 139B, Union, NJ
Built 1959 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 1,081
A.C. EXPRESSWAY WB
FairOver: JOHNS BROOK
2.5 MI SE OF ACE&RT54 JCT, Atlantic, NJ
Built 1964 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 23,930
A.C. EXPRESSWAY EB
FairOver: JOHNS BROOK
2.5 MI SE OF ACE&RT54 JCT, Atlantic, NJ
Built 1963 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 24,900
CENTURY RD CR76
FairOver: SADDLE RIVER
.08 MI W OF PARAMUS RD, Bergen, NJ
Built 1970 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 12,762
RIVER EDGE ROAD
FairOver: HACKENSACK RIVER
0.17 mi EAST of CR 503, Bergen, NJ
Built 1981 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,447
NEW MILFORD AVE
FairOver: HACKENSACK RIVER
0.09 mi East of CR 74, Bergen, NJ
Built 1981 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,458
RAMP F TO I-95 NB
FairOver: NONE
.55 MI W OF GEO WASH BR, Bergen, NJ
Built 1959 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,265
Showing 4,251-4,300 of 6,796 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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