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

BALDWIN AVENUE

Fair

Over: BERGEN CO LINE (ABNDND)

50 South of NJ 139, Hudson, NJ

Built 1910 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 13,186

NJ 31

Fair

Over: WILLOUGHBY BROOK

0.99 MI NORTH OF CR 513, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 24,297

I-78 WB

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

4.85 MI E OF US 22, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 48,229

31SB&I-78RMPS B&D

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

0.09 MI NORTH OF I-78, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 14,861

NJ 31 NB

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

North of 31/78 Jcn, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 16,289

I-78 RAMP "A"

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

.5 MI.W OF I-78 W EXIT 18, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 5,573

I-78

Fair

Over: BRANCH ROCKAWAY CREEK

0.34 MI W of I-78 Exit 20, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 129,446

NJ 165

Fair

Over: SWAN CREEK

0.15 MI N. of RT. 29, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 10,680

US 202

Fair

Over: PLEASANT RUN

5.7 MI N. OF 202-31 CIRCL, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1933 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 40,780

EVERITTS ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF NESHANIC RIVER

0.4 MI WEST OF RT 202-31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 786

NJ 29

Fair

Over: MOORES CREEK

175 N of Pleasant Valley, Mercer, NJ

Built 1912 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 11,007

I-295

Fair

Over: EWING CREEK

0.81 MI N OF I-295 EXT 75, Mercer, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 91,741

US 206

Fair

Over: SHIPETAUKIN CREEK

0.1 MILE NORTH OF 569 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1923 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 17,222

NJ 18 SB

Fair

Over: WESTONS MILL POND

0.30 MI S OF US 1, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 47,603

NJ 18 SERVICE

Fair

Over: Voorhees St

NJ 172 & NJ 18 JCT., Middlesex, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 20,127

MATAWAN-0. BR. RD

Fair

Over: LEFFERTS LAKE

0.33 miles west of CR 645, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 9,358

DAVIDSONS MILL RD.

Fair

Over: OAKLEYS BROOK

0.2 MILE EAST OF US 130, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,077

CRANBURY NECK ROAD

Fair

Over: MILLSTONE RIVER

0.1 MI W OF Groversmill, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 5,828

COUNTY ROUTE 522

Fair

Over: HEATHCOTE BROOK

0.90 MI. E. OF RT 1, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 12,114

NORTHUMBERLAND WAY

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY OF LAWRENCE BR

.25 mi south of Major Rd, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,285

MIDDLESEX CEN BLVD

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.19 mi S. Davidsons Mill, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 139

US 1 to CR522 Ramp

Fair

Over: Tributary to Heathcote

500 East of US Route 1, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,183

HOMINY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: MINE BROOK

0.23 MILE SOUTH OF CR 537, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 3,955

ARNYSTN-HRNRSTN RD

Fair

Over: LAHAWAY CREEK

0.16 MI S OF CR 539, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 520

NJ 35

Fair

Over: MAHORAS BROOK

3.42 MI S OF NJ 36 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 43,760

NJ 18

Fair

Over: HOCKHOCKSON BROOK

1.75 MI S OF RT 34, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 43,931

Park Avenue

Fair

Over: Beaver Dam Brook

0.03 MILE WEST OF CR 511A, Morris, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 3,449

FORD ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

0.5MI NE OF I-80 EXIT 37, Morris, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 5,114

BERKSHIRE VALLEYRD

Fair

Over: PEQUANNOCK RIVER

0.32 MI NE OF CHAMBLN RD, Morris, NJ

Built 1923 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 12,499

RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: S BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

1.3 M WEST OF CO RT 612, Morris, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 3,613

PARKER ROAD WB

Fair

Over: GREEN POND BROOK

0.64 miles north of I-80, Morris, NJ

Built 1943 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 3,040

NJ 23

Fair

Over: KIKEOUT BROOK

0.14 MI N OF BOONTON AVE, Morris, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 69,750

I-80 &RAMPS E&M

Fair

Over: TROY BROOK.

I -80 & I-287 INTERCHANGE, Morris, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 112,464

I-287

Fair

Over: TROY BROOK

.26 MI. NO. OF 80-287 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 113,763

I-287 RAMPS P & S

Fair

Over: CROOKED BROOK

4.96 MI North of I-80, Morris, NJ

Built 1961 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 8,269

LARSEN ROAD

Fair

Over: NO BR OF METEDECONK CRK

0.63 MI. E. OF CR. 44, Ocean, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 7,732

FARMINGDALE ROAD

Fair

Over: NO BR OF METEDECONK CRK

1.94 MI. E. OF CR 638, Ocean, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 4,922

RINGWOOD AV(CR511)

Fair

Over: WANAQUE RIVER

1.6 MI S OF BORO BNDRY, Passaic, NJ

Built 1924 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 19,079

CENTRAL AVE CR 624

Fair

Over: WEASEL BROOK

0.83 MI. S. OF ROUTE 46, Passaic, NJ

Built 1911 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 16,855

SECOND STREET

Fair

Over: WEASEL BROOK

0.25 S OF CLIFTON AV(611), Passaic, NJ

Built 1919 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,662

BELMONT AVENUE

Fair

Over: MOLLY ANNS BROOK

0.21 MI. N OF CR 662, Passaic, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 11,480

McBride Ave CR 639

Fair

Over: Trib to Passaic River

0.93 mi e of rt 46 Jct, Passaic, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 9,032

NJ 21

Fair

Over: DAYTON AVENUE

1.6 MI S of US 46 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 82,083

NJ23 SB&RAMPS B&C

Fair

Over: SINGAC BROOK

0.14 MI N OF I-80 &23 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 24,685

NJ 23 U-TURN

Fair

Over: PEQUANNOCK RIVER

2.2M N OF MAPLE LAKE ROAD, Passaic, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,565

NJ 23 SB

Fair

Over: PEQUANNOCK RIVER

4.44 MI N OF CO. 511 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1952 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 20,520

I-80

Fair

Over: SINGAC BROOK

0.25 MI WEST OF RTE 23, Passaic, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 112,867

I-80 RAMP "B"

Fair

Over: SINGAC BROOK

0.1 MI NORTH OF RTE I-80, Passaic, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 18,220

US 22 EB

Fair

Over: N BR OF RARITAN RIVER

.75 MI WEST OF NJ 28, Somerset, NJ

Built 1942 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 17,200

US 22 WB

Fair

Over: N BR. RARITAN RIVER

0.76 MI W OF NJ 28, Somerset, NJ

Built 1942 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 17,240

Showing 4,601-4,650 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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