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

ROUTE US 22

Fair

Over: BR OF PETERS BROOK

0.5 MI W OF 202 & 206 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1949 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 43,534

RT US 22

Fair

Over: PETERS BROOK

.2 MI WEST OF 202&206 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1949 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 35,286

US 202

Fair

Over: NO.BR.RARITAN RIVER

1.35MI N OF CR 637, Somerset, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 61,761

US 202 & 206

Fair

Over: PETERS BROOK

0.17 MI SOUTH OF US22, Somerset, NJ

Built 1929 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 99,960

I-287

Fair

Over: SKY BROOK

2.46 mi S of Exit 13, Somerset, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 122,240

I-287 NB

Fair

Over: ROSS BROOK

1.8MI NORTH OF US 22 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 48,732

I-78

Fair

Over: Corys Brook

1.1 MI E OF I-78 EXIT 36, Somerset, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 103,563

RARITAN RIVER

Fair

Over: LYMAN STREET/RIVER ROAD

0.1 Mi S. of CR 567, Somerset, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 7,795

AMWELL RD (CR 514)

Fair

Over: ROYCE BROOK

1.0 MI EAST OF US206, Somerset, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 19,252

GROVE ST

Fair

Over: PETERS BROOK

0.38 mi N of NJ 28, Somerset, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 11,141

CORIELL DRIVE

Fair

Over: CHAMBERS BROOK

SOUTH OF N.SHORE DRIVE, Somerset, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 609

CR 626 (HALSEY RD)

Fair

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.8 MI NW OF CR 519, Sussex, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,799

LASINSKI ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF WALLKILL RIVER

0.3 MI SE OF NJ 94, Sussex, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 60

COUNTY ROUTE 612

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

0.5 MI SE OF CR 521, Sussex, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,212

NJ 23

Fair

Over: NYS&W RR (ABANDONED)

1.0 MI N OF RT 94 JCT, Sussex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 18,880

NJ 27

Fair

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

2 MI NORTH OF 35 & 27 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1914 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 24,690

I-78

Fair

Over: VAN WINKLE BROOK

.53 MI E OF 78-24 JCT, Union, NJ

Built 1966 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 202,800

JADE DRIVE

Fair

Over: TRIB TO LOPATCONG CREEK

1 Mi N of US22 & NJ57 Jct, Warren, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 385

STEPHENSBURG ROAD

Fair

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

20 FT SOUTH OF NJ 57 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1875 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 831

US 22

Fair

Over: LOPATCONG CREEK

0.73 MI EAST OF NJ 57, Warren, NJ

Built 1938 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 32,531

KAYHARTS LANE

Fair

Over: BRASS CASTLE CREEK

0.67 Miles North of NJ 57, Warren, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,857

COUNTY ROUTE 519

Fair

Over: PEQUEST RIVER

0.19 MI S.OF US 46, Warren, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 6,497

NJ 57

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

1.09 MI E OF RT 31 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1934 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 11,034

NJ 31

Fair

Over: PEQUEST RIVER

250 SOUTH OF US 46 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1922 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 11,654

I-80

Fair

Over: CAMP WEYGANT ROAD

AT I-80 EXIT 3, Warren, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 74,343

I-80

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

1.06 MI EAST OF EXIT 12, Warren, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 51,990

ENTRANCE ROAD

Fair

Over: WAWAYANDA CREEK

0.75 MI SW OF KAZMAR POND, Sussex, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 304

GSP NB

Fair

Over: WESTECUNK CREEK

0.2 miles S. of CR 606, Ocean, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 24,508

GSP SB

Fair

Over: WESTECUNK CREEK

0.2 miles S. of CR 606, Ocean, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 24,508

TPK NSI/SNI/SNO

Fair

Over: Ireland Brook

0.4mi. S. of CR 694, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 91,953

NJTP SNI-NSI RWYS

Fair

Over: SAW MILL BROOK

1.4 MI S INTERCHANGE 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 66,647

NJ TURNPIKE(I-95)

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

1.4 MI S INTERCHANGE 10, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 175,389

NJ TURNPIKE(I-95)

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

3 MI N OF Exit 9/ Rt. 18, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 175,376

NJTPK (PHMTE)

Fair

Over: CRAFTS CREEK

1.8 MI WEST OF EXIT 6, Burlington, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 39,228

COOKS CORNER ROAD

Fair

Over: SOUTH RUN CREEK

0.3 MILES SOUTH OF HOCKAM, Burlington, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 20

SHEPPARD BRIDGE RO

Fair

Over: SOUTH RUN CREEK

0.1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF EAS, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,000

ROCKAFELLOWS MILL

Good

Over: S.BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

0.35 MI NORTH OF US 202, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 616

ELM ST (CR 667)

Good

Over: SOUTH BRANCH RARITAN RIV

0.01 mi N of CR 567, Somerset, NJ

Built 1896 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 1,821

RAVEN RCK-ROSMT RD

Good

Over: LOCKATONG CREEK

1.6 MILES WEST OF CR 519, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1878 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 212

BELLE MEAD CR 601

Good

Over: ROCK BROOK

0.23 MI NORTH CR 518, Somerset, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 11,166

NJ TPK SNO RWY

Good

Over: RAHWAY RIVER

.4 MI N INTERCHANGE 12, Union, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 56,309

TRM C ARVL RMP #23

Good

Over: LOWER LEVEL

3.7 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 8,833

INT. 15X RAMP NET

Good

Over: WETLANDS

INTERCHANGE 15X, Hudson, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 5,840

Ramp TSI

Good

Over: NJTPK (I-95)

At Interchange 7A, Mercer, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 4,405

Island Terrace

Good

Over: Trib. Ramapo River

0.25 mi N. of US202, Bergen, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 45

ALEXANDER ROAD

Good

Over: DELAWARE & RARITAN CANAL

3/4 MI W OF RTS 1&571 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 12,903

NJ TPK INT 13A ET

Good

Over: NORTH AVENUE EASTBOUND

3 MI SO OF NJ TPK INT14, Union, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 5,720

WASHINGTON AVENUE

Good

Over: GARDEN STATE PARKWAY SB

1.5MI S OF HILLSDALE TOLL, Bergen, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 8,039

OVERPASS NO. 8

Good

Over: ROAD TO TERM. C ARRIVALS

3.8 MI. FROM NJ TPK. TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 15,710

WARREN AVENUE

Good

Over: HO-HO-KUS BROOK

.08 MI West of CR 507, Bergen, NJ

Built 1905 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 4,350

Showing 4,651-4,700 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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