Total Bridges
6,796
Public highway bridges in New Jersey
State profile · Below median Poor share
New Jersey bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in New Jersey, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 6,796
- Public bridges
- 17.1%
- Good condition
- 4.6%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
17.1%
1,159 bridges rated 7-9
-32.9pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
4.6%
312 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-2.4pp vs national avg 7.0%
New Jersey vs national bridge condition
New Jersey - Good condition share 17.1%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
New Jersey - Poor-condition share 15.3%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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.
OR
Oregon
4.46% top marginal rate
OH
Ohio
4.54% top marginal rate
NJ
New Jersey
4.59% top marginal rate
CA
California
4.60% top marginal rate
AR
Arkansas
4.71% top marginal rate
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.
Demarest Ave
PoorOver: E. Tib. Overpeck Creek
0.08 Mi W. of N. Dean St, Bergen, NJ
Built 1902 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 7,330
MECHLIN CORNER RD
PoorOver: Lehigh Valley ML
0.51 mi South of I-78, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1968 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 5,144
Pine Hill Road
PoorOver: South Br Raritan River
1.6 Miles West of NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1900 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 159
RED HILL ROAD
PoorOver: NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE
1.90MI NE OF GSP EX. 114, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1922 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 7,110
E ANDERS ST (CR60)
PoorOver: HACKENSACK RIVER
0.36 MI E OF CR 62, Bergen, NJ
Built 1971 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 18,945
PATRIOTS WAY
PoorOver: RAMAPO RIVER
1 mi. west of us 202, Bergen, NJ
Built 1996 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 156
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ECHO LAKE PARK DR
FairOver: ECHO BROOK
0.1 MILES EAST OF US 22, Union, NJ
Built 1975 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,548
COUNTY ROUTE 623
FairOver: POHATCONG CREEK
0.14 MI N OF NJ 57, Warren, NJ
Built 2010 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 6,462
JFK DRIVE NB
FairOver: SECOND RIVER
2.35 MI N OF GSP&I280 JC, Essex, NJ
Built 1953 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 14,116
NJTPK SNW-NSW RWY
FairOver: BERRYS CREEK
2.9 MI N INTERCHANGE 15 W, Bergen, NJ
Built 1970 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 141,560
NJ RT 18 (HOES LN)
FairOver: AMBROSE BROOK
0.64 MI. SOUTH OF RT.287, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1980 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 26,163
NJ 4
FairOver: SADDLE RIVER
0.62 MI WEST OF GSP, Bergen, NJ
Built 1931 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 105,626
Stokes Rd (CR541)
FairOver: Sharp's Branch
0.13 MI N OF CR 532, Burlington, NJ
Built 1900 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 11,485
ROUTE NJ 38
FairOver: SO. BR. PENNSAUKEN CREEK
0.56 Mi. E. of Rte 616, Camden, NJ
Built 1932 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 47,796
RT NJ42 NORTHBOUND
FairOver: CONRAIL(ABANDONED)
.2 MILE NORTH OF 168 JCT, Camden, NJ
Built 1957 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 58,670
East Atlantic Ave.
FairOver: NORTH BR TIMBER CREEK
0.05 MI E OF CLEMENTON R, Camden, NJ
Built 1991 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 718
BLOOMFIELD AV(506)
FairOver: SECOND RIVER
WEST OF GSP OVERPASS, Essex, NJ
Built 1955 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 23,805
Eisenhower Parkway
FairOver: Willow Brook
APPX 1000FT S. OF NJ 10, Essex, NJ
Built 1968 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 23,861
COMMERCE ROAD
FairOver: PECKMAN RIVER
100 ft. west of CR 617, Essex, NJ
Built 1957 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,246
NJ 45
FairOver: MANTUA CREEK
0.2 MI N OF RT45&632 JCT, Gloucester, NJ
Built 1972 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 16,422
MUDDY RUN ROAD
FairOver: MUDDY RUN
0.3S OF BARBERTN PT BZ RD, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1919 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 44
HALSTEAD STREET
FairOver: SO BR OF RARITAN RIVER
0.2 MI NO NJ 173 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 2006 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 7,249
INDIAN LANE
FairOver: FROG HOLLOW BROOK
.75 MI N OF CR 512, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1985 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 74
I-78 EB
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR
.22 MI.E. OF I-78,EXIT-7, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1960 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 52,954
WASH.CROSS-PENN RD
FairOver: JACOB'S CREEK
0.8 MI E OF RT 579, Mercer, NJ
Built 1927 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 8,562
ROUTE 29 RAMP'B'
FairOver: ASSUNPINK CREEK
0.6 MI NW OF 1-29 JCT, Mercer, NJ
Built 1969 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 15,700
I-287
FairOver: ABANDONED LVRR ALCOA SP
.49 MI SOUTH OF US 1 JCT., Middlesex, NJ
Built 1968 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 143,559
SCHMIDT LANE
FairOver: SIX MILE RUN
0.6 MILE WEST OF US 1, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1981 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,030
CR17 (OLD CORLIES
FairOver: JUMPING BROOK
0.6 MI.SW OF JCT NJ 33, Monmouth, NJ
Built 2001 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,107
OCEAN BOULEVARD
FairOver: WHALE CREEK
0.05 mi E of Raritan Blvd, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1945 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,354
CR 511 (UNION AVE)
FairOver: POST BROOK
0.05 MI S of RINGWOOD AVE, Passaic, NJ
Built 1995 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 19,050
KINGS HWY (CR 620)
FairOver: OLDMAN'S CREEK
3.2 MILES NORTH OF US 40, Salem, NJ
Built 1954 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,530
I-287
FairOver: NJT (Raritan Valley)
0.7 MI SOUTH OF NJ 28 JCT, Somerset, NJ
Built 1960 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 148,249
PRINCETON AVENUE
FairOver: VAN HORN BROOK
0.5 MILES E. OF US 206, Somerset, NJ
Built 1978 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,787
TOP OF WORLD WAY
FairOver: E BRANCH OF MIDDLE BROOK
.05 MI SO.OF WASH VALL RD, Somerset, NJ
Built 1996 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 192
CR 565
FairOver: W BR PAPAKATING CREEK
7.11 mi north of US 206, Sussex, NJ
Built 1996 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 8,233
NJ 439
FairOver: ELIZABETH RIVER
0.9MI SOUTH OF RT 27, Union, NJ
Built 1986 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 24,826
COUNTY ROUTE 610
FairOver: TRIB TO BEAVER BROOK
1.1 MI N OF CR 519 JCT, Warren, NJ
Built 1939 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 307
HAINSBURG RIVER RD
FairOver: STONY BROOK
0.5 MILE EAST OF I-80, Warren, NJ
Built 1950 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 327
NJ TPK(I-95)
FairOver: ASSUNPINK CREEK
2.83 MI NORTH OF EXIT 7A, Mercer, NJ
Built 1950 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 125,568
GSP SBI
FairOver: CHEESEQUAKE CREEK
1.84 mi. S. of GSP/NJ9 Jc, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1974 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 29,536
GARDEN ST PKWY NBI
FairOver: RARITAN RVR RLRD (ABND)
0.6 MI S OF RARITAN TOLL, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1971 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 54,125
CONNECT PA32&NJ12
FairOver: Delaware River
Frenchtown, NJ, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1931 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 4,400
NJTPK SNI/NSI RDWY
FairOver: CONRAIL JAMESBURG BR
.4 MI N INTERCHANGE 8A, Middlesex, NJ
Built 1950 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 95,554
PARKWAY NBO
FairOver: NJ TRANSIT RR
0.25 MI SE OF GSP&RT36 JC, Monmouth, NJ
Built 1954 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 46,607
JACKSON AVE(CR680)
FairOver: POMPTON RIVER
0.21 MI EAST OF NJ 23, Passaic, NJ
Built 1976 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 13,600
NJ TPK SNO RWY
FairOver: FORMER MAGNOLIA AVENUE
1.7 MI NE OF BAY WAY CIR, Union, NJ
Built 1969 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 67,612
ROUTE NJ-38
FairOver: N. BR. PENNSAUKEN CRK.
1.78 MI W OF I-295 JCT, Burlington, NJ
Built 1932 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 51,064
OXMEAD RD
FairOver: BARKERS BROOK
.5M S.MT.HOLLY-JCKSVLE.RD, Burlington, NJ
Built 1979 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 930
MAIN STREET-CR 541
FairOver: SO.BR RANCOCAS CREEK
1.62 MI S of NJ 38, Burlington, NJ
Built 1976 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 11,468
Washington Street
FairOver: Second River
1000 FT. SOUTH OF DODD ST, Essex, NJ
Built 1995 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 14,951
MOUNTAIN HOUSE RD.
FairOver: EAST BRANCH RAHWAY RIVER
150' E. of Meadowbrook Ln, Essex, NJ
Built 1972 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,089
Park Ave (CR 658)
FairOver: Montclair-Boonton Line
0.69 MI East of G S Pkwy, Essex, NJ
Built 1904 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 19,260
CR 610-ACADEMY ST
FairOver: LITTLE EASE RUN
1.34 MI EAST OF RT NJ 47, Gloucester, NJ
Built 1982 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 7,615
EAST 30TH STREET
FairOver: HBLRT-BAYONNE BR&CONRAIL
1.47MI SW NJTPK Ex 14A, Hudson, NJ
Built 1985 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 10,950
TRENTON AVE(NJ 29)
FairOver: NISHISAKAWICK CREEK
0.17 MILE S.OF NJ 12, Hunterdon, NJ
Built 1900 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,402
Showing 4,451-4,500 of 6,796 bridges
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