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

FIFTH AVENUE

Fair

Over: STATEN ISLAND RAPID TRAN

1 MILE SE OF GS PARKWAY, Union, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 1,582

LINDEN AVENUE

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY

0.8 MI NE OF RT9&40 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 1,890

I-280 WB

Fair

Over: PROPOSED ESSEX CO.PK.RD.

0.2 MI E OF 280-PSSC R JT, Essex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 71.0 t ADT: 38,947

COUNTY ROUTE 519

Fair

Over: NISHISAKAWICK CREEK

0.1 MILE SOUTH OF CR 513, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 2,059

BARBERTN PT.BRE.RD

Fair

Over: LOCKATONG CREEK

0.33 MI EAST OF CR 519, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 870

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: BURTS CREEK

1.44 miles west of CR 535, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 12,550

YELLOW MT HOUSE RD

Fair

Over: INTERSTATE I-195

1.0 MI WEST OF CO RT 526, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 2,601

CR 537 & RAMPS

Fair

Over: NJ 33 FREEWAY

0.95 MI WEST OF US 9, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 15,928

SHONGUM ROAD

Fair

Over: DEN BROOK

2 MILES SOUTH OF NJ RT 10, Morris, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 656

Normandy Pkwy

Fair

Over: Morristown Line MP 28.69

200 FT East of NJ 124, Morris, NJ

Built 1914 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 7,690

COUNTY ROUTE 642

Fair

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

1.02 MI E OF NJ 284, Sussex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 1,440

RARITAN RD(CR 607)

Fair

Over: RESERVOIR

NEAR FEATHERBED LANE, Union, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 23,219

CO RT 613

Fair

Over: PEQUEST RIVER

0.14 MI NORTH OF US 46, Warren, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 1,087

US 1 & 9 AND 46

Fair

Over: JONES ROAD

1.05 MI. West of GWB, Bergen, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 71.9 t ADT: 60,430

NJ 166 Z

Fair

Over: TOMS RIVER

Inters of RT 530, Ocean, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 71.9 t ADT: 22,664

LOWER FERRY (CR643

Fair

Over: D&R CANAL FEEDER

1000 FEET EAST OF NJ 29, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 71.9 t ADT: 8,995

SHORE ROAD

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY

0.53 MI. NORTH FROM CR608, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 72.0 t ADT: 18,547

NJ TPK MILE 77*

Fair

Over: NJ TPK NSO-NSI-SNI-SNO*

3.5 MI NORTH OF INT 8A, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 72.3 t ADT: 246

NJTPK NSO ROADWAY

Fair

Over: PYLES CREEK

1.3 MI N. RAHWAY RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 72.3 t ADT: 64,747

I-80 EB LOCAL

Fair

Over: POLIFLY ROAD (CR55)

2.7 MI W OF NJ TPK, Bergen, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 150,382

NJ 70

Fair

Over: BEAR SWAMP RIVER

2.5 MI E OF 70-541 INTER., Burlington, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 27,697

MAIN ST (CR 681)

Fair

Over: STOP THE JADE RUN

0.10 MI N OF CR 616, Burlington, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 2,639

CHURCH RD

Fair

Over: S BR PENNSAUKEN CREEK

0.44 M E OF KINGSHWY RT41, Camden, NJ

Built 1933 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 10,584

LAKELAND ROAD

Fair

Over: S BRANCH TIMBER CREEK

0.36 MI W OF TR 168, Camden, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 5,936

I-280 EB

Fair

Over: MORRISTOWN & ERIE RR

0.4 Mile East of CR 609, Essex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 44,274

CR 520 (E.MAIN ST)

Fair

Over: RAMANESSIN BROOK

1 mile east of NJ 34, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 11,424

DAVIS STA-IMLTN.RD

Fair

Over: DOCTORS CREEK

0.2 MI. SOUTH CR 526, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 1,326

COUNTY RT 527 ALT

Fair

Over: NORTH BROOK

2.5 MI NORTH OF ROUTE 33, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 3,851

NJ 18 NB

Fair

Over: INDUSTRIAL WAY WEST

0.30 MI. S. of CR 547, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 26,117

MAPLE LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ 23

3.75 m N of I-287 on NJ23, Morris, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 2,000

MADISON AVE(CR649)

Fair

Over: PASSAIC SPUR

0.19 MILE S OF I80JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 12,143

US 206

Fair

Over: Bedens Brook

0.82 MILE N OF CR 518 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 19,196

I-78 EB

Fair

Over: RAMP C (US 22 EB)

3.8 MI E OF DEL RIVER, Warren, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 31,800

SEVENTH STREET

Fair

Over: MORRISTOWN LINE(MP 8.88)

460 E of Roseville Ave, Essex, NJ

Built 1902 Load: 73.2 t ADT: 3,810

NJ 4

Fair

Over: NJ 208 SB & RAMPS

1.3 MI WEST OF NJ 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 28,025

NJ 21 NB

Fair

Over: CHESTER AVENUE

1.42 MI N OF I-280, Essex, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 38,510

NJ 21 SB

Fair

Over: CHESTER AVENUE

1.42 MI N OF I-280, Essex, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 38,510

KEARNY AVE (CR697)

Fair

Over: NEWARK BRANCH (ABNDND)

0.4MI NE OF NJ21&I280 JCT, Hudson, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 12,425

GALLMEIER ROAD

Fair

Over: HAKIHOHAKE CREEK

0.2 MI E OF STAMETS RDJCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 433

PROVINCE LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF STONY BROOK

0.4 miles south of CR 583, Mercer, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 14,130

I-195 Westbound

Fair

Over: S Broad St WB & Arena Dr

0.74 MI E OF US 206 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 33,471

I-195 Ramp "Q"

Fair

Over: S Broad St WB&Arena DrNB

0.74 Mi E of US 206 Jct., Mercer, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 4,604

BORDENTOWN AVENUE

Fair

Over: SOUTH RIVER

0.06 miles north of CR677, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 11,210

MONTGOMERY ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB NESHANIC RIVER

.17 MI N OF WERTSVILLE RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 1,040

WHITENACK ROAD

Fair

Over: MINE BROOK

0.1 MI SO RT 202, Somerset, NJ

Built 1906 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 1,197

NJ 173

Fair

Over: US 22 EB

4 MI EAST OF PA.STATELINE, Warren, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 8,145

NARICON PLACE

Fair

Over: NJ TPK INT.9 RAMP TW

.05 MI N INTERCHANGE 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 73.9 t ADT: 5,328

Old Tappan CR110II

Fair

Over: DOROTOCKEYS RUN

0.36 Mi E of CR 106, Bergen, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 12,945

HCKNSK AV.(RT.503)

Fair

Over: NJ 4

3.06 MI SOUTH OF NJ 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 37,111

NJ 55 NB

Fair

Over: NJ 47

0.91 MILES N OF RT 555, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 12,005

Showing 4,351-4,400 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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