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

TRM C DEPT RMP #20

Fair

Over: ARRIVALS LEVEL

3.7 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 13,796

NJ 29 to PA 32

Fair

Over: DELAWARE RIVER

NJ 29 @ MP 4.34, Mercer, NJ

Built 1884 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 16,500

SECAUCUS ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

0.5 MI SOUTH OF INTER 16E, Hudson, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 6,245

BERLIN ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

4.5 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 4, Camden, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 24,097

NJTPK INT9 RAMPNIT

Fair

Over: NJTPK(I-95) NSO ROADWAY

.1 MI N INTERCHANGE 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 18,113

NJ TPK INTER 13 TN

Fair

Over: NJ TPK RWYS & RAMP ST

.39 MI S ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 26,740

I-78 RAMP 5

Fair

Over: US 1+9 RAMP 10

At 78-1&9 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 8,795

PARKWAY SBI

Fair

Over: WEST PARK AVENUE

1.57 mi. S. of 18&GSP Jct, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 30,216

GSP NBI

Fair

Over: WEST PARK AVENUE

1.57 MI S OF 18 S GSP JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 32,255

GSP NB RAMP GY &GT

Fair

Over: US 9 NB INNER & OUTER

AT GSP & RT 440 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 46,562

GSP NB

Fair

Over: US ROUTE 9 SB

1.92 MI SOUTH OF US 1, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 42,966

RAMP F SB EX I-280

Fair

Over: EAST ORANGE TOLL AREA

AT GSP & RT 280 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 17,443

RAMP F

Fair

Over: GSP NB&SB ORATON PKWY

AT GSP & RT 280 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 16,006

GARDEN ST PKWY NB

Fair

Over: THIRD RIVER

0.5 MI SW OF GSP&RT3 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 94,665

GARDEN ST PKWY SB

Fair

Over: MOLA BOULEVARD

0.5 MI NE OF GSP&RT46 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 60,770

NJ TPK INT.13 TSI

Fair

Over: NJ TPK NSO RWY

.6 MI S ELIZABETH RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 9,550

NJTPK NS80

Fair

Over: US RT 46 RAMPS L N ET

1.9 MI N HACKENSACK RIVER, Bergen, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 82,768

NJ TPK HUD.CO.EXT.

Fair

Over: AVENUE C

1 MI E OF NEWARK BAY, Hudson, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 95,800

NJTPK RAMPS NT&TSW

Fair

Over: NTPKSNE NSE SNW NSW TSW

1 MI S PASSAIC RIV.& TPK, Essex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 18,810

NJTPK SNW-NSW RDWY

Fair

Over: BERRYSCK CAN INT16WRAMPS

INTERCHANGE 16W, Bergen, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 139,000

US 206

Fair

Over: ALBERTSONS BROOK

0.33 MI SOUTH of CR 536, Atlantic, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 10,490

CR 507

Fair

Over: Allendale Brook

.6 Mi. S. of CR 81, Bergen, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 11,180

HARRISON RD CR127

Fair

Over: DIAMOND BROOK

.26 MI E OF CR 69, Bergen, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 10,832

E. RIDGEWOOD AVE

Fair

Over: HOHOKUS BROOK

1.62 mi West NJ 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 12,945

RIDGEWOOD ROAD

Fair

Over: MUSQUAPSINK BROOK

0.11 mi East of CR 63, Bergen, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 10,201

Halifax Road

Fair

Over: Ramapo River

0.34 mi W. US 202, Bergen, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

POWELL ROAD

Fair

Over: POWELLS RUN

100 FT. W OF US206 JUNCT., Burlington, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,865

HILLIARDS BR RD

Fair

Over: SO BR RANCOCAS CREEK

0.1 Mi. S. of Main St., Burlington, NJ

Built 1893 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 485

PARK BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: N Branch Cooper River

.85 MI S OF Grove (CR 644, Camden, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,060

CR621(OCEAN DR)

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.75 MI E.OF GSP & NJ 109, Cape May, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 9,880

MINCHES LN CR 719

Fair

Over: BEEBE RUN

.7 MILE N OF SHOEMAKER RD, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1949 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 525

CR 674 (GARDEN RD)

Fair

Over: MAURICE RIVER

.2 MI W NJ RTE 55, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 12,695

Eagle Rock Avenue

Fair

Over: Foulertons Brook

0.46 MI. East of I-280, Essex, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 10,733

NORTHFIELD AVE

Fair

Over: I-280

2.2 MI W OF I-280-GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 17,994

Orange Street

Fair

Over: Montclair-Boonton Line

0.16 MI East of G S Pkwy, Essex, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 14,600

Montrose Avenue

Fair

Over: Morristown Line MP 13.08

0.5 Mile West of CR 638, Essex, NJ

Built 1914 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,540

WOODLAND DRIVE

Fair

Over: DAVIS AVENUE

WEST HUDSON PARK HARRISON, Hudson, NJ

Built 1911 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,120

Sinatra Dr. North

Fair

Over: Hudson River

0.06 MI EAST OF CR 679, Hudson, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 545

NJ 7

Fair

Over: NJTransit Former Booton

0.28 MI N OF I-95 W ALIGN, Hudson, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 18,766

OCEAN AVENUE

Fair

Over: HUDSON BERGEN LIGHT RAIL

0.7 MI NW OF NJTPK EX.14B, Hudson, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 14,635

COUNTY ROUTE 617

Fair

Over: TRIB SOUTH BR RARITAN RI

0.8 MI SOUTH OF ROUTE 513, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1945 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,803

MILL STREET

Fair

Over: SOUTH BR. RARITAN RIV.

1000 FT.SE OF RT 513, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,572

MAIN ST.

Fair

Over: SPRUCE RUN

0.31 mi. N of NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 160

STONY BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK TRIBUTARY

200 FT. S.OF VAN DYKE RD., Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1933 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 486

DUNKARD CHURCH RD

Fair

Over: THIRD NESHANIC RIV TRIB

300 FT.E. OF HAINES RD., Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 334

MOUNTAIN ROAD

Fair

Over: S BRANCH ROCKAWAY CREEK

0.1MI. N. WEATHER HILL RD, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1924 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 394

LOCKTN-SGTVILLE RD

Fair

Over: PLUM BROOK

1.6 MI NORTH OF CR 523, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 477

NJ 173(RUPELLS RD)

Fair

Over: I-78

3 MI WEST OF RT 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 10,153

US 202 SB

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

2.7 MI N OF FLEM CIRCLE, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 40,782

PITTSTOWN RD RT513

Fair

Over: LEHIGH VALLEY ML (NS)

0.70 mi South of CR 617, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 11,454

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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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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. New Jersey Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.