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

NJ 70&CUTHBERTBLVD

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO COOPER RIV.

1.1 MI SE OF 70-38 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 73,991

JFK DRIVE

Fair

Over: THIRD RIVER

0.46 miles north of CR506, Essex, NJ

Built 1955 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 14,380

COUNTY ROUTE 513

Fair

Over: SOUTH BRANCH RARITAN RIV

1.58 MI N OF CR 512, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1925 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 4,378

MAIN ST. (RT 514)

Fair

Over: WOODBRIDGE CTR DR.

0.5 MI WEST OF US 9 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 20,569

NJ 18 FREEWAY SB

Fair

Over: CONRAIL

4 MILES S OF RT 34 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 21,133

POND VIEW

Fair

Over: TRIB TO CROOKED BROOK

0.75 MI NORTH OF US 202, Morris, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 62

HILLSIDE ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

.5 MILE N. OF FURNACE RD, Morris, NJ

Built 1924 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 1,825

I-287NB RAMP A & E

Fair

Over: CHAMBERS BROOK

0.34 MI South of I-78, Somerset, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 87.5 t ADT: 75,187

JAVES ROAD

Fair

Over: HAKIHOKAKE CREEK

0.25 S.OF MILLER PARK RD., Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 88.0 t ADT: 666

OLD BEACH GLEN RD

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

2MI NE OF I-80&CR513 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 88.0 t ADT: 155

SAMSON AVE

Fair

Over: MORRISTOWN LINE MP 24.96

0.2 MI South of NJ 124, Morris, NJ

Built 1915 Load: 88.0 t ADT: 2,910

Choctaw Drive

Fair

Over: Country lake

0.50 mi S of Lakehurst Rd, Burlington, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 541

OPOSSUM ROAD

Fair

Over: BEDENS BROOK

1 MI SOUTH OF US 206, Somerset, NJ

Built 1822 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,863

SUMMIT AVE(CR 57)

Fair

Over: NYS & W RAILROAD

.06 MI. S OF CENTRAL AVE, Bergen, NJ

Built 1911 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 24,864

NJ 208

Fair

Over: POND BROOK

.06 MI S OF 208 & 287 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 46,865

I-76 & I-76 RAMPS

Fair

Over: LITTLE TIMBER CREEK

0.08 MI S OF RT 551S JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 172,525

US 130 RAMP "F"

Fair

Over: NJ 90 & US 130 RAMP "A"

0.37 MI E OF US 130 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 7,464

MT VERNON AVE

Fair

Over: DRPA/PATCO RR & NJT RR

0.05 mi South of CR 561, Camden, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,000

REDMAN AVE

Fair

Over: DRPA/PATCO RR & NJT RR

0.1 mi South of CR 561, Camden, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,000

EUCLID AVENUE

Fair

Over: DRPA/PATCO RR & NJT RR

0.15 mi South of CR 561, Camden, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,000

Haddonfield Parkg

Fair

Over: DRPA/PATCO RR & NJT RR

0.1 mi West of NJ 41, Camden, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,392

KINGS HWY (NJ 41)

Fair

Over: DRPA/PATCO RR & NJT RR

0.1 mi North of Warwick R, Camden, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 12,434

LINCOLN AVE

Fair

Over: DRPA/PATCO RR & NJT RR

0.1 mi East of NJ 41, Camden, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,000

W PARK DRIVE CR621

Fair

Over: COHANSEY RIVER

.3 MI. WEST OF RT. 606, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 10,452

Park Avenue

Fair

Over: Park Rd & Branch Brook

IN BRANCH BROOK PARK, Essex, NJ

Built 1905 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 19,357

LINDEN AVENUE

Fair

Over: PECKMAN RIVER

0.17 miles east of CR 639, Essex, NJ

Built 1924 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,254

LITTLE FALLS CR615

Fair

Over: DEEPAVAAL BROOK

264 FT WEST OF PIER LANE, Essex, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 10,187

CR 653(BILLNGPORT)

Fair

Over: CONRAIL

0.47 MI NORTH OF NJ RT 44, Gloucester, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 7,037

CR 706 (COOPER ST)

Fair

Over: ALMONESSON CREEK

0.3 MI WEST OF NJ RT 41, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 9,095

ROCKAWAY ROAD

Fair

Over: N. BRANCH ROCKAWAY CREEK

200 FT SO. OF MAIN STREET, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,280

OLD CLINTON ROAD

Fair

Over: ASSISCONG CREEK

.36 MI.N. OF CR.612, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1923 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,771

HARMONY SCHOOL RD.

Fair

Over: SECOND NESHANIC RIVER

WEST OF HILLSIDE DRIVE, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 299

US1 & D&R CANAL

Fair

Over: SHABAKUNK CREEK

0.45 Mi. N. of CR 616, Mercer, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 33,922

MAPLE AVENUE

Fair

Over: CRANBURY BROOK

0.3 MI S OF PLAINSBORO RD, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 5,421

NJ 79

Fair

Over: BIG BROOK

0.07 MI NORTH OF CR 520, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 18,580

CR639 HOPE CHAPEL

Fair

Over: S. BR. METEDECONK RIVER

0.6 MI SOUTH CO. RT. 526, Ocean, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 19,457

NJ 23 SB

Fair

Over: PEQUANNOCK RIVER

2.2 M SO. OF CR 695, Passaic, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 20,321

CANAL ROAD

Fair

Over: SIX MILE RUN

0.2 MI SO BLACKWELLS MILL, Somerset, NJ

Built 1834 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 3,641

WILLOW AVE

Fair

Over: TRIB TO D&R CANAL

0.3 MI E NEW BRUNSWICK R, Somerset, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 607

STILES ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

.1 MI N OF STIRLING RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 405

CR602/MILLBROOK RD

Fair

Over: BLAIR CREEK

0.4 MILE NORTH OF NJ 94, Warren, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,124

I-80

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

0.1 MI WEST OF ROUTE 521, Warren, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 51,739

PRALLSVILLE CULVRT

Fair

Over: D&R FEEDER CANAL

500 S OF WICKECHEOKE CRK, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 14

US 130

Fair

Over: CROSSWICKS CREEK

1.7 MI. N. RT 206 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 94.0 t ADT: 28,977

HIGHTSTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAR BROOK

1.13 mile S of Rt 526, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 94.6 t ADT: 21,925

ORTON ROAD

Fair

Over: PINE BROOK

0.18 miles south of CR632, Essex, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 2,049

I-280

Fair

Over: MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD.

0.3 MI W OF 280-21 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 89,570

NJ 4

Fair

Over: FLAT ROCK BROOK

0.5 MI EAST OF NJ RT 93, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 83,250

ROFF AVE.

Fair

Over: US 46

0.64 MI.E.OF OVERPECK CR, Bergen, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 2,530

I-295

Fair

Over: THIRD AVENUE (CR 653)

1.09 MI S OF I-295 EXT 30, Camden, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 143,251

Showing 4,501-4,550 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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