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

BURNT MILLS ROAD

Fair

Over: N BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

0.30 MI E CR641, Somerset, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 4,029

STIRLING ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

0.88 MI S OF I-78, Somerset, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 9,945

CR 565

Fair

Over: WALLKILL RIVER BY-PASS

0.57 mi north of NJ 23, Sussex, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 8,008

HUSSA STREET

Fair

Over: PEACH ORCHARD BROOK

0.1 MI NE OF CRANFORD AVE, Union, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 79.1 t ADT: 236

WYCKOFF AV (CR502)

Fair

Over: HO-HO-KUS BROOK

0.66 MI E of CR 81, Bergen, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 13,517

WAT.N FREEDOM RD.

Fair

Over: GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER

0.36 MI E. CROSSKEYS RD, Camden, NJ

Built 1942 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 7,035

Main St. (CR 512)

Fair

Over: SOUTH BRANCH RARITAN RVR

0.53 MI SE OF CR 513, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1887 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 3,356

PERRY STREET

Fair

Over: US 1

1.4 MILES NO OF DEL.RIV., Mercer, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 13,217

LEXINGTON AVE.

Fair

Over: WEASEL BROOK

0.22 MI SE OF CR 611, Passaic, NJ

Built 1905 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 13,260

PALISADES IP NB

Fair

Over: PEDESTRIAN THOROFARE

0.60 MI. S OF Exit 2, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 34,560

PHELPS ROAD

Fair

Over: I-287

3.0 MILES NORTH OF NJ208, Bergen, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 173

LAUREL ROAD

Fair

Over: N. BRANCH TIMBER CREEK

0.18 MI S OF CHEWS LANDIN, Camden, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 17,590

FRANKLN-WILLMTN RD

Fair

Over: SCOTLAND RUN

1.0 mi NORTH of NJ RT 47, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 1,351

JUMPING BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: JUMPING BROOK

0.55 MI N NJ 66, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 4,362

OLD MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BURNETT BROOK

1.5 M. E. OF CR 513, Morris, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 2,444

VAN WINKLE AVENUE

Fair

Over: WEASEL BROOK

200FT S OF HIGHLND AV/626, Passaic, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 2,560

CROSBY AVENUE

Fair

Over: MOLLY ANNS BROOK

0.2 MI SW PREAKNES AV/666, Passaic, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 8,965

Westwood (CRS114)

Fair

Over: PASCACK BROOK

0.54 mi North of CR502, Bergen, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 5,877

US 9W NB

Fair

Over: NJ 67 SB (LEMOINE AVE.)

0.61 MI NORTH OF I 95 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 34,145

WILLOW GROVE ROAD

Fair

Over: REED BRANCH

.25 MI N OF JCT CR 604, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 1,712

I-295 SB

Fair

Over: ARENA DRIVE (CR 620)

AT I-295 EXIT 61, Mercer, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 35,160

RIVA AVENUE

Fair

Over: LAWRENCE BROOK

0.3 MILE EAST OF US 130, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 2,182

Union Hill Road

Fair

Over: Morristown Line MP 24.39

.30 MI South of NJ 124, Morris, NJ

Built 1914 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 2,200

PAT-HAM TPK(CR511A

Fair

Over: PEQUANNOCK RIVER

0.83 MI South OF RT 287, Passaic, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 18,835

DELILAH RD (CR646)

Fair

Over: 2 WATER MAINS

0.53 mi West Rt 30, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 20,870

I-78 RAMP A

Fair

Over: ROUTE 78

.8 MI EAST OF RT 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 2,195

SHARON STATION RD

Fair

Over: NEGRO RUN

180 South of I-195, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 2,241

High Street CR511

Fair

Over: Kikeout Brook

High St.& Boonton Ave Jct, Morris, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 9,795

CR511 PARSIPPNY RD

Fair

Over: MALAPARDIS BROOK

0.12MI W NJ10&CR622 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 12,442

MOUNTAINSIDE DRIVE

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

0.05 MILE N. GRIST MILL, Morris, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 1,116

NJ Route 10

Fair

Over: Passaic River

4.75 Miles E of I-287 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 30,760

LAFAYETTE AVENUE

Fair

Over: GOFFLE BROOK

0.27 Mi S of Rt 208 inter, Passaic, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 12,340

CALHOUN ST CR 653

Fair

Over: Aband Belvid Del Flem RR

0.3 MILE S OF RT.31 JCT., Mercer, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 8,756

CR29 ATLANTIC AVE.

Fair

Over: BR.BRANCHPORT CREEK

500 FT E OF BRANCHPORT AV, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 8,602

LAKE RD

Fair

Over: WATNONG BROOK

2.45MI W I-287&NJ24 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1944 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 2,761

VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY SINGAC BROOK

2 MI NE JCT RTES 80 & 23, Passaic, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 26,425

BELLMD-GRIGTWN-630

Fair

Over: TRIB TO PIKE RUN

0.60 mi east of US 206, Somerset, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 4,558

I-295 NORTHBOUND

Fair

Over: ARENA DRIVE (CR 620)

1.2MI N OF 195/295 INTCHG, Mercer, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 36,820

WILLOW BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: NJ ROUTE 33

0.7 MI EAST OF US 9 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 2,310

Powervle Rd(CR618)

Fair

Over: Stony Brook

0.11MI N of Rckwy Valy Rd, Morris, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 3,958

US 202

Fair

Over: HOLLAND BROOK

5.07 MI S OF 202-206 CIRC, Somerset, NJ

Built 1933 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 42,436

I-287 RAMP "A"

Fair

Over: I-287 RAMP "B"

AT I-287 EXIT 10, Somerset, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 84.9 t ADT: 16,455

US 22 WB

Fair

Over: BURKE PKWY

1.0 MI WEST OF GS PARKWAY, Union, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 84.9 t ADT: 29,277

NJ 4 EB

Fair

Over: I-95 NB LOCAL LANES

0.58 MI WEST OF US 9W, Bergen, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 41,626

ROUTE NJ 17

Fair

Over: ROUTE NJ 4

INTERSECTION RT 4, Bergen, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 119,501

I-80 WB & RAMP A

Fair

Over: DEN BROOK

0.56 MI E OF US 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 68,620

WERTSVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB OF NESHANIC RIVER

0.6 MI WEST MONTGOMERY RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 1,757

CO. RT 625

Fair

Over: DRAKES BROOK

2.5 MI N OF NJ RT 24, Morris, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 86.2 t ADT: 8,170

EAST ARNOLD AVENUE

Fair

Over: SOUTH RUN CREEK

1 MILE SOUTH OF WRIGHTSTO, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 86.2 t ADT: 200

Clark Street

Fair

Over: Toneys Brook

300 FT SW OF CR 506, Essex, NJ

Built 1922 Load: 86.8 t ADT: 2,982

Showing 4,451-4,500 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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