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

FRENCH HILL RD/640

Fair

Over: SINGAC BROOK

S OF VALLEY ROAD (CR 681), Passaic, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 33,122

NJ TPK U-TURN ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

4 MI NORTH OF EXIT 4, Burlington, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 357

Dodd Street

Fair

Over: Second River

.5 MI W OF GARDEN ST PKWY, Essex, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 68.4 t ADT: 7,761

BLACKMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: FURMANS BROOK

0.59 MI N. of 559ALT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 4,999

SADDLE RVR AV CR38

Fair

Over: SADDLE RIVER

0.23 Mi. E. OF CR 67, Bergen, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 13,910

E.GLEN AV (CR 82I)

Fair

Over: HOHOKUS BROOK

1.59 mi East of CR 81, Bergen, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 6,175

RAMPLI80EBTONJ17SB

Fair

Over: RAMPKNJ17SBTOI80EB

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

Built 1962 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 9,730

NJ 70

Fair

Over: POLE BRIDGE BRANCH

6.6MI E OF 70-72 INTER., Burlington, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 10,318

MOUNT LAUREL ROAD

Fair

Over: I-295

1 MI S OF I-295 EXIT 40, Burlington, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 9,520

Chestnut Street

Fair

Over: Third River

600 FT E OF FRANKLIN AVE, Essex, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 18,311

US 22 WB

Fair

Over: MEEKER AVENUE

0.55 MI. WEST OF U.S. 1&9, Essex, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 36,522

I-195 RAMP P

Fair

Over: SOUTH BROAD ST E.B.

0.63 MI E OF RT 206 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 3,890

WOODBRIDGE AVENUE

Fair

Over: US 1

1.35 MILES NORTH OF RT.18, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 12,280

MAIN ACCESS ROAD

Fair

Over: US 9

0.74 N. OF JCT 9 AND 34., Middlesex, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 3,334

CR504(Jcksonvl Rd)

Fair

Over: Beaver Dam Brook

0.61 MI EAST OF CR 655A, Morris, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 5,509

MT. PLEASANT TPK.

Fair

Over: DEN BROOK

2.5MI NW of NJ10&NJ53 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 1,072

SQUAW BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: MOLLY ANNS BROOK

0.25 MI E of CR 675, Passaic, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 4,200

POINTERS-AUBURN RD

Fair

Over: TWO PENNY RUN

1.8 MI NORTH OF RT 40, Salem, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 1,001

CR 616

Fair

Over: CONRAIL-ABANDONED

0.49 mi west of CR 669, Sussex, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 14,934

NO CONN RD RAMP F

Fair

Over: NJ 120

BETW GIANTS STDM & ARENA, Bergen, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 4,030

CENTURY ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ 17

0.55 MILE NORTH O F NJ 4, Bergen, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 13,565

Fifth Street

Fair

Over: MorristownLine (MP 8.77)

1.0 MI East of CR 509, Essex, NJ

Built 1904 Load: 69.3 t ADT: 2,480

SIXTH STREET

Fair

Over: MORRISTOWNLINE (MP 8.82)

300 FT North of Orange St, Essex, NJ

Built 1904 Load: 69.3 t ADT: 4,605

I-80 RAMP B

Fair

Over: US 46 EB

I-280 INTERCHANGE, Morris, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 69.3 t ADT: 5,926

LINWOOD AVENUE

Fair

Over: GARDEN ST PARKWAY

0.7MI S OF HILLSDALE TOLL, Bergen, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 69.3 t ADT: 14,093

ENGLEWOOD AVE CS37

Fair

Over: METZLERS BROOK

0.04 Mi W. of Brookway Av, Bergen, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 15,493

PHILLIPS AVENUE

Fair

Over: ROUTE I-80

.25 M.WEST OF I-80 EX-66, Bergen, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 5,030

Martket Street

Fair

Over: Trib. of Fleischer Brook

250 ft east of Boulevard, Bergen, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 12,875

ROUTE NJ 90 WB

Fair

Over: ROUTE NJ 73 SOUTHBOUND

1.55 MILES E OF US RT 130, Burlington, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 13,700

I-295

Fair

Over: DELAWARE ST.(CO.640)

4.3 MI SOUTH OF I-76, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 72,207

NJ 55 NB

Fair

Over: SWEDESBORO ROAD (CR 538)

2.85ML N.OF RT 40 INTCH., Gloucester, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 22,762

PATERSON PLANK RD

Fair

Over: ROUTE US 1&9

0.25MI NORTH OF I-495, Hudson, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 16,180

SLOAN AVENUE

Fair

Over: AMTRAK & ACCESS ROAD

0.65 MI W OF 295 EXIT 65, Mercer, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 14,667

18 SB

Fair

Over: US 9 SB

AT 18-9 INTERCHANGE, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 50,254

NJ 18 NORTHBOUND

Fair

Over: US 9 SOUTHBOUND

1.13 MI N OF RT 9/520 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 50,254

CR 29 ATLANTIC AVE

Fair

Over: TROUTMANS CREEK

0.1MI WEST OF FLORENCE AV, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 8,602

NJ 18 NB

Fair

Over: WAYSIDE ROAD

.26 MILES NORTH OF GS PKY, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 16,223

HALEDON AVE

Fair

Over: MOLLY ANNS BROOK

HALEDON AVE & BORO BDY, Passaic, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 17,002

N.J ROUTE 159 WB.

Fair

Over: U.S.ROUTE 46 EASTBOUND

2.2MI E OF 80-280 JCT., Morris, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 70.0 t ADT: 1,400

CENTRAL AVE CR 85

Fair

Over: NJ 17

1.06 Mi. North of CR 507, Bergen, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 70.6 t ADT: 20,903

Seventh Avenue

Fair

Over: Montclair-Boonton Line

100FT W of Roseville Ave, Essex, NJ

Built 1905 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 3,600

ROCK ROAD

Fair

Over: PETERS BROOK

0.55 MI WEST OF CR 579, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 244

ROSEDALE RD(CR604)

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

1.74 MI EAST OF CARTER RD, Mercer, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 9,614

ESPANONG RD

Fair

Over: LAKE HOPATCONG

0.90 MILE SOUTH OF NJ 15, Morris, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 6,919

CEDAR KNOLLS RD

Fair

Over: I-287 & WHIPPANY RIVER

0.3 MI NO OF RT 24 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 815

NJ 37

Fair

Over: NJ 35

0.11 MI EAST OF BRNGT BAY, Ocean, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 23,774

NJ 70

Fair

Over: RIDGEWAY BRANCH

0.27 MI W OF CO. 571 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 19,115

CR 518

Fair

Over: MILLSTONE RIVER

0.12 MI W.OF CR603, Somerset, NJ

Built 1924 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 9,344

EAST DUKES PKWY

Fair

Over: DUKES BROOK

0.12 MILE EAST OF US 206, Somerset, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 9,521

CHURCH STREET

Fair

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

0.28 MI NE OF CR 613, Union, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 1,550

Showing 4,301-4,350 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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