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 49-E.BROADST

Good

Over: MILL CREEK-JACKSON RUN

.3 MI EAST OF NJ 77, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 14,567

I-78 WESTBOUND

Good

Over: NORTH BR RARITAN RIVER

2 MI WEST OF I-287 JCT, Somerset, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 56,581

STUDDIFORD DRIVE

Good

Over: S BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

LOC INTX CR625 & CR606, Somerset, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,564

PROSPECT STREET

Good

Over: PEQUEST RIVER

200 S. CR 620 Junc., Warren, NJ

Built 1912 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 5,418

NJ TURNPIKE

Good

Over: EDWARDS RUN

4.3 MI NORTH OF EXIT 2, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1951 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 54,952

FRANKLIN TPK CR507

Good

Over: MAHWAH RIVER

0.12 mi S of US 202, Bergen, NJ

Built 1911 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 12,925

East Cedar Street

Good

Over: N. Branch of Canoe Brook

0.08 miles south of CR649, Essex, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 9,908

CR616 (WINDERMERE)

Good

Over: WINDERMERE BROOK

S of Altenbrand Ave, Morris, NJ

Built 1893 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 2,966

OPIE ROAD

Good

Over: S. BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

SOUTH OF RIVERSIDE DRIVE, Somerset, NJ

Built 1921 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,895

JACKSON ROAD

Good

Over: N.BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

at intersect of Branch Rd, Somerset, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 104

STATION ROAD

Good

Over: PAULINS KILL

25 EAST OF NJ RT 94 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1896 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 177

UN SCHOOL HOUSE RD

Good

Over: NO BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

0.25 MI S OF ROXIT. RD, Morris, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 239

NJ TPK 13A ET&ET1

Good

Over: TPK WLT/WXT/TWX/TWL&N AV

3 MI SO OF NJ TPK INT14, Union, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 5,840

HUNTER STREET

Good

Over: RAILROAD CSXT

0.2 MI EAST OF NJ RT 45, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1914 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,591

WOODLAND DRIVE

Good

Over: FAIRY LAKE AND FOOTPATH

WEST HUDSON PARK HARRISON, Hudson, NJ

Built 1911 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,120

INT 15X RAMP TNE

Good

Over: NSE/SNE RDWY & RAMP TSE

0.5 MI NORTH OF INTER 15W, Hudson, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 5,100

CR 519

Good

Over: LOCKATONG CREEK

.07 MI NO OF CR 651 JCT, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 1,602

TALMAGE AVE (CR533

Good

Over: MIDDLE BROOK

0.06 MI E OF I-287, Somerset, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 11,412

SOUTH EAST AVENUE

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.1 MILES SOUTH OF CO.670, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1936 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,530

SOUTH STREET

Good

Over: CONRAIL & WHEELER PT. RD

0.6 MI NW I-78&US1&9 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 40,421

OLD MILL ROAD

Good

Over: HANNABRAND BROOK

1/4 MILE EAST OF NJ 35, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,108

BEACON STREET

Good

Over: UNION BRANCH TOMS RIVER

0.28 MI S. OF RT. 571, Ocean, NJ

Built 1981 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,070

US 1+9T RAMP A

Good

Over: CHARLOTTE AVE S.B. RAMP

150 SE/DUFFIELD&ST PAULS, Hudson, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 10,552

US RT 9

Good

Over: MAIN STREET

0.8 MI SOUTH OF RT 1 JCT., Middlesex, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 82,456

QUEENS RD (CR 605)

Good

Over: ALEXAUKEN CREEK

0.15 MI S OF US 202, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,270

STANTON STATION RD

Good

Over: S BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

0.4 MI WEST OF NJ 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1880 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,496

CR 526

Good

Over: BRIDEGROOM RUN

0.55 mile West of CR 535, Mercer, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,225

MT AIRY RD (CR525)

Good

Over: HARRISONS BROOK

AT VALLEY ROAD JCT., Somerset, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 23,883

EASTON AVE (CR527)

Good

Over: ALS BROOK

0.5 MI south OF I-287, Somerset, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 43,246

LAKE DRIVE

Good

Over: LUBBERS RUN

0.2 MI SE OF CR 607 JCT., Sussex, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,159

CR 519

Good

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.24 mi south of CR 655, Sussex, NJ

Built 1983 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,679

INBOUND RMP TO PKG

Good

Over: SERVICE ROAD

3.7 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 7,385

EXPRESS ROADWAY

Good

Over: SIDEWALK

3.7 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 31,628

US 130 NB

Good

Over: US 1 + Connectors

Over Route US 1 NB/SB, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 35,495

NJTPK Ramps ET1&WT

Good

Over: Ramps TE2 & ET2

.1 Mi E of Int. 12, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 3,800

CR 534

Good

Over: N BRANCH OF TIMBER CREEK

0.12 MI E. GIBBSBORO RD, Camden, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 9,524

US 9 SOUTHBOUND

Good

Over: US 9 RAMP GM

0.25 MI NORTH OF RT440, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 47,042

NJ 70

Good

Over: MANASQUAN RIVER

5.5 MI EAST OF GRD ST PKW, Ocean, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 36,720

PORCHES MILL ROAD

Good

Over: OLDMANS CREEK

0.6 mi South of CR 605, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 541

GRANT AVENUE

Good

Over: LITTLE EASE RUN

0.75 MI EAST of NJ RT 47, Gloucester, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 324

VALLEY STATION RD

Good

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

1.2 MILE NORTH OF CR 643, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 754

US 22

Good

Over: CHESTNUT STREET(CR626)

0.3 MI W OF GSP JCT, Union, NJ

Built 2023 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 59,089

SC Ramp NWC

Good

Over: Paterson Plank Rd Util.

1.1 MI. N Int. 16W, Bergen, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 1,395

NJ 27

Good

Over: HARRYS BROOK

0.7 MI S. OF MILLSTONE RI, Mercer, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 13,725

NJ TPK INT 13A TSO

Good

Over: MAINTENANCE ROAD

3.21 MI S INT.14, Union, NJ

Built 1982 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 5,275

EGG HRBR-GRN BNK R

Good

Over: MULLICA RIVER

0.08 Miles S. of River Rd, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 841

KIPP AVENUE

Good

Over: FLEISCHER BROOK

.45 MI E. of River Rd., Bergen, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,470

WALTON STREET

Good

Over: FLAT ROCK BROOK

Adjacent to NJ RTE 4, Bergen, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 650

DOTY ROAD

Good

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

0.09 MI. NORTH OF US 202, Bergen, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 3,724

Willowbrook Way

Good

Over: N Branch Cooper River

0.42 MI W OF RT 73, Camden, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 108

Showing 4,701-4,750 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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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. New Jersey Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.