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

SHARP ST

Good

Over: UNION LAKE DAM RACEWAY

0.6 MI NORTH OF RTE 49, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 12,213

Cherry Lane

Good

Over: W. Br. of Rahway River

0.06 mi S of Brookside Dr, Essex, NJ

Built 1920 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 292

US 1&9 SB

Good

Over: OAK ISLAND RR YARD & STS

0.2 MI N I-78&US 1&9 JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 138,466

Ryders Lane(CR617)

Good

Over: SAWMILL BROOK

1 MI S OF US 1, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 26,548

MOSLE RD

Good

Over: N BR RARITAN RIVER

.25 MI. S. PLEAS. VA. RD, Morris, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 248

CR 528

Good

Over: CARASALJO LAKE

NEAR INTERSECTION OF US 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 15,342

NJ 62 (UNION BLVD)

Good

Over: CONRAIL

0.05 MI SOUTH OF RTE I-80, Passaic, NJ

Built 1969 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 20,500

WILHOUSKY STREET

Good

Over: TRIB OF MILLSTONE RIVER

0.08 MI South of CR 533, Somerset, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 13,307

ORCHARD STREET

Good

Over: STREAM 10-25

NEAR HOLLY STREET, Union, NJ

Built 1979 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 7,285

ROUTE NJ 90

Good

Over: POCHACK CREEK

1.4 MI E OF BETSY ROSS BR, Camden, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 19,785

I-78 RAMP "C"

Good

Over: BEAVER BROOK

1 MI EAST OF RT 31, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 3,100

CR 684

Good

Over: N. Br. of Rancocas Creek

0.71 MI N OF NJ 38, Burlington, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 6,232

Ramp SASI

Good

Over: NJTPK (I-95)

Service Are to Inner Rd, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 6,229

IRICK RD (CR 637)

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.5 MI SW JCT TPK & RT541, Burlington, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 5,740

CR 553 (BUCK ROAD)

Good

Over: REED BR AT GARRISON LAKE

2.24 mi North of US RT 40, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 7,389

ROYAL AVENUE

Good

Over: STILL RUN

0.88MILE NO.OF CO.RT.613, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 4,070

CR533

Good

Over: POND RUN

0.7 mile South of I-295, Mercer, NJ

Built 1974 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 14,340

NJ RT 29 SB

Good

Over: WATSONS CREEK

0.39 MI N OF I-295 JCT, Mercer, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 37,700

BEACH BLVD.

Good

Over: SOUTH BRANCH FORKED RIV.

0.87 MILE EAST OF RT 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,181

CR 640 (RIVERVIEW)

Good

Over: NAACHTPUNKT BROOK

NORTH OF MADISON ROAD, Passaic, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 45,341

CR620 (KINGS HWAY)

Good

Over: MANNINGTON CREEK

1.6 MILES NE OF NJ 45, Salem, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 862

MOUNTAINAVE(CR635)

Good

Over: STREAM 10-35-4

0.12 MI SW OF NJ 124, Union, NJ

Built 1977 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 13,146

ORCHARD ST-CR 636

Good

Over: STREAM 10-35

0.24 MI SE OF CR 651, Union, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 6,898

AIRPORT ENTR #42

Good

Over: ROUTE I-78 CONNECTOR NB

4.4 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 9,231

EDGEBROOK ROAD

Good

Over: NJ TPK(I-95)

0.17 MI SOUTH of EXIT 7A, Mercer, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,286

NJ 49

Good

Over: COHANSEY RIVER

0.13 MI. WEST OF RT 77, Cumberland, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 14,413

MIDDLE VALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH BR. RARITAN RIVER

.1 MI WEST CO RT 513, Morris, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 564

GSP SBI

Good

Over: MIDDLETOWN-LINCROFT RD

5096 mi. N of GSP/18N jct, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 25,631

GSP NBI

Good

Over: MIDDLETOWN-LINCROFT RD

5.96 mi. N. of GSP/18N Jc, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 33,404

NJ TPK SNO ROADWAY

Good

Over: WESTONS MILL POND

2.5 MI SOUTH OF INT 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 46,023

NJ TPK NSO ROADWAY

Good

Over: WESTONS MILL POND

2.5 MI SOUTH OF INT 9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 46,023

CAMPGAW RD(CR S89)

Good

Over: I-287

3.6 M.SO.OF NY/NJ BORDER, Bergen, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 5,692

CR660

Good

Over: DENNS BRANCH

0.4 MILE EAST OF CR623, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1948 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 588

CR553(BRIDGTON RD)

Good

Over: BEAVER DAM

0.5 Miles West of CR 664, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,230

GRNWHPRK ACCESS RD

Good

Over: WHITE SLUICE RACE CREEK

0.3 MI NW RT US 130, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 24

RUSSELL MILL RD

Good

Over: BASGALORE CREEK

0.2 MI NORTH of CR 538, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 438

BAPTIST CHURCH RD.

Good

Over: MULHOCKAWAY CREEK

0.3 MI SOUTH OF I-78, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1902 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 593

CR 656 (SMITH ST)

Good

Over: RAMP FOR US 9 & NJ 440

0.20 MI EAST OF US9, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 25,966

COUNTY RT 510

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY TO BURNETT BRK

0.37 MI EAST OLD MILL RD, Morris, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 11,570

ARCH STREET

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.15 MI. N OF BROADWAY, Passaic, NJ

Built 1905 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 25,617

VALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB OF ROYCE BROOK

.6 MI WEST OF US 206, Somerset, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,857

STIRLING RD (CR653

Good

Over: PASSAIC RIVER

0.76 MI. NORTH OF RT.612, Somerset, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 9,945

CR 519

Good

Over: DRY BROOK

0.67 mi north of CR 629, Sussex, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,167

CR 517

Good

Over: STATION RD & WALLKILL RV

0.19 mi north of NJ 15, Sussex, NJ

Built 1996 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 16,312

CO RT 611

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

0.22 MI SOUTH OF CR 519, Warren, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,865

OUTBOUND RAMP "J"

Good

Over: SERVICE ROAD

2.7 MI.FROM NJTPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 18,831

N OLDEN AVE-CR 622

Good

Over: ASSUNPINK CREEK

0.14 MI N OF AMTRAK, Mercer, NJ

Built 1937 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 14,115

LOWER SHORE ROAD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY BARNEGAT BAY

0.2 MILES SOUTH CR 609, Ocean, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 1,826

Mansfield Rd West

Good

Over: Turnpike Mainline

0.3 MI NORTH OF EXIT 6, Burlington, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 3,533

TUCKAHOE RD CR 557

Good

Over: CAPE MAY BRANCH

4.7MI NW of NJ49&NJ50 JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 2,492

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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.