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

COUNTY ROUTE 602

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY BACK BROOK

0.3MI E OF RUNYON MILL RD, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 1,854

US 130

Fair

Over: DOCTORS CREEK

0.5 MI S OF 130-524 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 32,386

US 206

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

1.17 MI N OF RT 513, Morris, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 19,871

ROCKAWAY ROAD

Fair

Over: MORRISTOWN LN & ROCKWY R

0.48 miles S. of US 46, Morris, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 11,300

US 46

Fair

Over: PIAGET AVENUE (CR 628)

1.22 MILES WEST OF GSP, Passaic, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 47,671

MAIN AVENUE(CR601)

Fair

Over: ROUTE US 46

1.2 M.WEST OF GSP, Passaic, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 12,745

GSP NB

Fair

Over: SHORDS MILL BRANCH

1.3 MI S OF CO539&GSP JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 27,544

GSP RAMPS C & D

Fair

Over: S BRANCH OF RAHWAY RIVER

JCT OF RMPS & STREAM, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 9,161

GSP

Fair

Over: BR RAHWAY RIVER & MAINS

3.2 MI NORTH OF NJ 27, Union, NJ

Built 1947 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 278,487

GARDEN ST PARKWAY

Fair

Over: FLEISHER BROOK

AT GSP & RT46 JUNCTION, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 74,307

NJTPK (I-95)

Fair

Over: BLACKS CREEK

0.3 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 7, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 117,401

HARDENBURGH AV C80

Fair

Over: TENAKILL BROOK

.02 MI.WEST OF CR 501, Bergen, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,568

MIDDLETOWN RD-CR53

Fair

Over: CHERRY BROOK

0.11 mi N of Grand Av, Bergen, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 8,537

Dunkerhook Road

Fair

Over: Trib. of Saddle River

0.02 mi W. of Paramus Rd., Bergen, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 550

FARVIEW AVE(CR 61)

Fair

Over: NJ 4

0.2 MI EAST OF RT 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 17,051

RIDGE RD (NJ 17)

Fair

Over: NJT MAIN LINE

0.5 MI SOUTHWEST NJ RTE 3, Bergen, NJ

Built 1913 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,953

I-80 EXPRESS

Fair

Over: POLIFLY RD (CR 55)

2.73 MI W OF I80&I95 JCT, Bergen, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 75,191

I-287 AND NJ 208

Fair

Over: POND BROOK

0.22 MI S OF 287 EXIT 58, Bergen, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 102,290

I- 287 & NYSW RR

Fair

Over: POND BROOK

0.5 mile north of NJ 208, Bergen, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 66,172

US 130

Fair

Over: BLACKS CREEK

0.28 MI NORTH OF I295 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 31,796

HAMMONTON RD CR542

Fair

Over: MULLICA RIVER

0.10 MI E. OF CR 623, Burlington, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 3,470

RAMPS D & E

Fair

Over: CHANDLER RUN

.15 Mi. W of 38 & 601 Jct, Camden, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 14,475

I-295 SB

Fair

Over: LITTLE TIMBER CREEK

0.25 MI S of I-76 INTRCHN, Camden, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 47,235

I-295 RAMPS A&B

Fair

Over: COOPER RIVER

0.6 MILES SOUTH ROUTE 561, Camden, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 4,997

MAPLE AVE.(CR 537)

Fair

Over: S. BRANCH PENNSAUKEN CK

1.39 MI W OF RT 73, Camden, NJ

Built 1919 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 11,668

NICHOLSON RD

Fair

Over: SOUTH BRNCH NEWTON CREEK

0.6 MI W OF RT 130, Camden, NJ

Built 1918 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 5,305

KINGS HWY (RT. 41)

Fair

Over: COOPER RIVER

1.09 MI S OF RT 70 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1915 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 10,446

KINGS HWY (RT 41)

Fair

Over: N.BRANCH OF COOPER RIVER

0.52 MI S OF RT 70 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1915 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 10,446

PARK AVENUE

Fair

Over: NORTH BRANCH TIMBERCREEK

0.59 MI N OF (CR 683), Camden, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 6,433

Bay Avenue

Fair

Over: Third River

EAST OF BROAD STREET, Essex, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 13,616

I-78 CONNECTOR

Fair

Over: PEDDIES DITCH

0.3 mi West of US 1&9, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 164,265

I-280 WB

Fair

Over: Eagle Rock Ave. (CR 611)

0.57 MI E OF I-280 EXIT 4, Essex, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 41,579

Bloomfield AvCR506

Fair

Over: Montclair-Boonton Line

0.36 MI E of CR 623, Essex, NJ

Built 1911 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 16,200

EVERGREEN AVECR553

Fair

Over: WOODBURY CREEK

0.18 mi. S of CR 644, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 13,932

NJ 42

Fair

Over: S.BR.BIG TIMBER CREEK

0.3 MI NO. OF 168 JCT., Gloucester, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 50,861

MANTUA-PAULSBOR RD

Fair

Over: EDWARDS RUN AT LOCK NO.9

0.67 Mi W of NJ Turnpike, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 8,349

CR607(TOMLIN STA)

Fair

Over: RATTLING RUN

0.2 mi South of CR551, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1919 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,380

HIGH STREET

Fair

Over: SOUTH BR RACCOON CREEK

0.5 mi East of CR 607, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1939 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 708

TYLERS MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CHESTNUT BRANCH

0.1 MI EAST OF CR553 ALT, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 5,991

CR 635 (LAMBS RD)

Fair

Over: MANTUA CREEK

0.65 mi East of CR 553, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1932 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 8,868

CR 581 (COMMRS PK)

Fair

Over: S BRANCH RACCOON CREEK

1.29mi South of NJ RT 77, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1940 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,685

CR 618 (RICHWD RD)

Fair

Over: SOUTH BR RACCOON CREEK

0.11 mi East of CR 581, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 7,526

CR623(CLEMS RN RD)

Fair

Over: CLEMS RUN

2.0 mi. West of US RT 322, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 917

LAKE STREET

Fair

Over: OLDMANS CR HARRSNVL LAKE

1.6 Mi East of NJ 45, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1917 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 705

CR 622 (EWAN RD)

Fair

Over: RACCOON CR @ EWAN LAKE

0.35 MI West of CR 623, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 3,108

SWEDESBORO RDCR653

Fair

Over: STILL RUN

0.4 MI S OF 295-551 JCT, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 7,322

Mill Road

Fair

Over: RACCOON CREEK

0.09 MI WEST OF NJ 45, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 16,078

NJ 55

Fair

Over: ALMONESSON CREEK

1.14 MILE N OF NJ 47, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 80,596

RT 501 SB RAMP

Fair

Over: NJ 495

1.4 MI W OF LINCOLN TUN, Hudson, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 14,456

CENTRAL AVENUE

Fair

Over: NJ 495

1.3 MI W OF LIN TUNNEL, Hudson, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 7,667

Showing 4,551-4,600 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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