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

US 202 NB

Fair

Over: S BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

2.36 MI N of 202-31 Circl, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 39,968

MONMOUTH ST

Fair

Over: ASSUNPINK CREEK

0.1 MI WEST OF E STATE ST, Mercer, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 2,125

EAST STATE STREET

Fair

Over: US 1

1.1 MILES N. OF DEL.RIV., Mercer, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 6,093

US 46

Fair

Over: NJ 53

0.67 MI. EAST OF I-80, Morris, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 25,796

I-80 & CR 675

Fair

Over: STONEY BROOK

1.2 MI W OF I-80 EXIT 4, Warren, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 55,570

PALISADES IP NB

Fair

Over: U.S. ROUTE 9 W

INTERSECTION U.S. RTE. 9W, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 3,601

GARDEN ST PKWY NB

Fair

Over: DRAG CHANNEL

0.3 MI S GREAT EGG TOLL, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 74.8 t ADT: 20,500

W OAKLAND AV CRS91

Fair

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

0.59 mi North of US 202, Bergen, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 12,830

LITTLE MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: RT. NJ 55

.47 M. West of Rt. 47, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 1,717

I-287 NB

Fair

Over: READING ROAD

2.5 MI NORTH OF US 1 JCT., Middlesex, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 71,857

FRESH PONDS ROAD

Fair

Over: IRELANDS BROOK

0.8 MILE WEST OF NJTPK, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 1,500

WOODLAND ROAD

Fair

Over: GREAT BROOK

1.7MI SW CR646&CR647 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 1,270

REDWOOD AVENUE

Fair

Over: MOLLY ANNS BROOK

0.3 MI NW OF UNION AVENUE, Passaic, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 10,945

HILLCREST RD RT531

Fair

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

1.50 mi N of I-78, Somerset, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 10,560

GROVE STREET

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

0.08 MI SO US 22, Somerset, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 1,144

LIBERTY AV-CR509

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

NEAR CONANT STREET, Union, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 8,244

ROUTE NJ 73

Fair

Over: ROUTE US 30

8.6 ML SOUTH OF RT.70 INT, Camden, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 41,893

NORTH DAY STREET

Fair

Over: SECOND RIVER

0.27 miles north of CR658, Essex, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 8,469

RT 55-SB

Fair

Over: PORCTWN-WILLIMSTW(CR612)

1.4 MI N OF RT 55 EXIT 39, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 21,535

RT 553 (BUCK RD)

Fair

Over: NJ 55

3.87 Miles N. OF US 40, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 7,673

COUNTY ROUTE 519

Fair

Over: MILFORD CREEK

1.2 MI NW OF BRIDGE ST., Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 5,166

ROCKAWAY ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY CREEK

0.84 MI W OF CR 523, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 700

NJ 33(FRANKLIN ST)

Fair

Over: ROCKY BROOK

1.84 MI E OF US130 JUNC, Mercer, NJ

Built 1907 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 10,707

OCEAN AVENUE

Fair

Over: WATSON CREEK

0.9 MI. EAST N.J.RTE. 71, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 1,946

COUNTY ROUTE 18I

Fair

Over: SHARK RIVER TRIBUTARY.

0.14 WEST OF NJ 35, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 10,911

NJ 79

Fair

Over: BIG BROOK

1.1 MI NORTH OF RTE 18, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 18,390

CR 652 (ALLEN RD)

Fair

Over: DEAD RIVER

.41 MI W OF CNTY RT 525, Somerset, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 6,902

MARKET STREET

Fair

Over: BEL-DEL INDUSTRIAL(NS)

1.9MI NW CR519&CR623 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 175

US 40 & NJ 47

Fair

Over: CONRAIL VINELAND SEC

1.6 MI E OF NJ 55 JCT, Gloucester, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 76.5 t ADT: 11,979

GRAYSON PLACE

Fair

Over: RIVER LINE (CSXT)

1.0MI SE NJ4&HCKNSCK RVR, Bergen, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 3,530

WEST PARKER AVENUE

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH RAHWAY RIVER

0.06 miles west of CR 638, Essex, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 7,160

RT 55 NB

Fair

Over: CO ROUTE 612

1.4 MI NORTH OF RTE 40, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 21,535

I-195 EASTBOUND

Fair

Over: SOUTH BROAD ST E.B.

0.7 MI. EAST OF RT 206, Mercer, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 35,446

WELDON RD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO ROCKAWAY RIVER

150 FT W OF RUSSIA ROAD, Morris, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 4,079

WOOTTON STREET

Fair

Over: MONTCLAIR-BOONTON LINE

0.56MI NE I287 &CR511 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 9,980

CHANDLER RD(CR641)

Fair

Over: I-195

2.74 MILES WEST OF US 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 5,550

THIRD STREET

Fair

Over: MORRISTOWN LINE MP 8.67

1.3 MI East of GSP, Essex, NJ

Built 1905 Load: 77.4 t ADT: 925

US 46

Fair

Over: ERIE-LACKAWANNA RR

0.3 MILES EAST OF GSP, Passaic, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 46,730

NJ 28

Fair

Over: GREEN BROOK

1.65 MI EAST OF I-287 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 20,812

I-295 NB US 130 NB

Fair

Over: MANTUA CREEK

0.39 MI S OF MANTUA GROVE, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 43,808

I-295 SB US 130 SB

Fair

Over: MANTUA CREEK

7.2 MI SOUTH OF I-76, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 74,545

HESSIAN AVE(CR642)

Fair

Over: I-295

0.57 MI S OF US 130 JCT, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 4,155

BORDENTOWN AV(615)

Fair

Over: DEEP RUN

0.57 miles north of CR677, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 11,210

S BVRWYCK RD CR637

Fair

Over: TROY BROOK

0.48MI S OF I80&CR637 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 13,394

STONY BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

0.1 mile south of US Rt46, Morris, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 621

US 9

Fair

Over: N. BRANCH FORKED RIVER

0.35 MI. S. OF C.R. 614, Ocean, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 24,060

US 46

Fair

Over: MCBRIDE AVENUE (CR 639)

1.7 MI. WEST OF JCT NJ 23, Passaic, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 124,547

FARRAGUT ROAD

Fair

Over: GREEN BROOK

0.15 MI NW OF E FRONT ST, Union, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 2,336

NJ 70

Fair

Over: HAYNES CREEK

0.64 MI E OF 70-541 JCT., Burlington, NJ

Built 1933 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 16,603

YALE AVENUE

Fair

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

0.25 miles east of CR 619, Essex, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 2,978

Showing 4,401-4,450 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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