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

NEWBURGH ROAD

Good

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

300 east of NJ 57, Morris, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 8,122

GERSHEL AVENUE

Good

Over: MUDDY RUN

2.3 MI WEST OF NJ 55, Salem, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 1,975

US 130

Good

Over: S. BRANCH NEWTON CREEK

0.4 MI N OF 76 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 49,595

S. Orange Avenue

Good

Over: Slough Brook

0.42 mi west of CR 649, Essex, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 21,226

HOLIDAY CITY BLVD.

Good

Over: LOGGERHEAD BRANCH

0.1mi West of RT 536 SPUR, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,566

MILL ROAD

Good

Over: ROCKAWAY CREEK

0.5 MILE NORTH OF US 22, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,363

I-78 EASTBOUND

Good

Over: MULHOCKAWAY CREEK

1.1 MI W OF EXIT 12, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 52,453

SWEETMANS LANE

Good

Over: MANALAPAN BROOK

0.35 MILE SOUTH OF NJ 33, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 10,638

WINTHROP DRIVE

Good

Over: PINE BROOK

1.75 MILES EAST OF CR 527, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1964 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 526

CR663 LEES HILL RD

Good

Over: PRIMROSE BROOK

1.25MI E OF I-287 EXIT 30, Morris, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,785

SOUTHAMPTON DRIVE

Good

Over: WRANGLE BROOK

SILVER RIDGE PARK, Ocean, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,948

WILSON STREET

Good

Over: WEASEL BROOK

0.2 W OF MAIN AVE (CR601), Passaic, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,045

LARGER CROSS ROAD

Good

Over: MIDDLE BROOK

100 ft. N. of Holland Rd., Somerset, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 392

WEST END AVE

Good

Over: STONY BROOK

0.4 mi S of US 22, Somerset, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 10,248

NJ 27

Good

Over: WEST BROOK

0.12 MILES NORTH WOOD AVE, Union, NJ

Built 1999 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 11,500

WESTCRISMAN ROAD

Good

Over: PAULINS KILL

0.5 MI SOUTH OF RT 94, Warren, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 531

NJ495WB-TPK RAMP V

Good

Over: NJ TURNPIKE(SNE-NSE)

INTERCHANGE 16E, Hudson, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 43,850

U.S.ROUTE 9

Good

Over: JOBS CREEK

1.0 MI EAST OF GSP JUNC, Burlington, NJ

Built 2020 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 9,826

ELMER-PALANTINE RD

Good

Over: PALANTINE BR. MUDDY RUN

2.1 MI SE US 40 IN ELMER, Salem, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 1,296

NJ TPK NSO ROADWAY

Good

Over: SHALLOW BROOK (WETLANDS)

0.77 MI S OF EXIT 8A, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 39,678

TPK INT14 NOH&NOT

Good

Over: NORTHERNDIVISIONACCESSRD

.25 NE NJTPK Int 14, Essex, NJ

Built 1978 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 2,080

MARTHA AVENUE

Good

Over: FLEISCHER BROOK

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

Built 1979 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,860

Degraw Ave EB

Good

Over: TEANECK CREEK

1.78 mi West of US 1, Bergen, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 13,083

SOUTH MILL ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE ROBIN BRANCH

.3 MILE S OF LANDIS AVE, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1941 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 754

BAKER STREET

Good

Over: EAST BRANCH RAHWAY RIVER

0.09 miles west of CR 638, Essex, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 9,103

MOWDER HILL ROAD

Good

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

0.2 MI. WEST OF CR 645, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 196

DISBROW HILL ROAD

Good

Over: ROCKY BROOK

0.68 MI EAST OF RT 571, Mercer, NJ

Built 1980 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,598

NJ 24

Good

Over: BRANCH OF PASSAIC RIVER

0.31 MI W OF PASSAIC AVE, Morris, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 103,330

NJ 49

Good

Over: ALLOWAY CREEK

3.4MI SE OF NJ49&NJ45 JCT, Salem, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,723

MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB. DEAD RIVER

0.7 MI E.OF CO.RT.525, Somerset, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,177

GEORGE HILL ROAD

Good

Over: PAPAKATING CREEK

1.7 MI SE OF CR 519, Sussex, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 909

GSP NBI

Good

Over: NEWMAN SPRINGS RD(CR520)

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

Built 1972 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 27,971

NORMANDY RD

Good

Over: HOCKHOCKSON BROOK

3KM S. OF CR537, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 120

BEAR SWAMP ROAD

Good

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

at intersect W US Rt 202, Bergen, NJ

Built 1888 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 485

Liberty Road

Good

Over: Metzlers Creek

600 ft west of Knickerboc, Bergen, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,060

Overlook Ridge

Good

Over: Ramapo River Trib.

0.02 mi N. of Patriots W., Bergen, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 115

JACKSNVLLE HEDDING

Good

Over: ASSISCUNK CREEK

.5 MI E NJTP & ASSIC CK, Burlington, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 6,220

RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: SO BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK

1.69 MILES EAST OF RT.206, Burlington, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,089

SPRNGDLE RD CR 673

Good

Over: S BRANCH PENNSAUKEN CK

1.25 MI N OF NJ RT 70 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 9,630

US 322

Good

Over: JEFFERSON BRANCH

0.49 mi East of NJ 45, Gloucester, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 14,211

LOCKTWN-FLEMINGTON

Good

Over: PLUM BROOK

1.1 MI WEST OF CR 579, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 339

POND ROAD

Good

Over: MIRY RUN

0.5 MI WEST OF CR 526, Mercer, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 986

DUTCH NECK ROAD

Good

Over: S. BRANCH BIG BEAR BR.

0.7 MILES SE.CO.ROUTE 535, Mercer, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,460

US 9 SB

Good

Over: Raritan Riv CR656 RampR

1.08 MI. S OF NJ 440, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 40,340

GREEN ST. (CR 604)

Good

Over: TRIB TO RAHWAY RIVER

AT INT. CHAIN-O-HILLS RD., Middlesex, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 14,342

CR 524 (ELTON RD)

Good

Over: BR OF MANASQUAN RIVER

1 ML WEST OF US 9 JCT., Monmouth, NJ

Built 1968 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 10,150

COUNTY ROUTE 516

Good

Over: COMPTONS CREEK

1.49 MI EAST OF RT NJ 35, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 14,592

CR 602 (DOCK ROAD)

Good

Over: SOUTH CREEK

1.71 Mi. E. of US 9, Ocean, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 620

CR 625

Good

Over: SECOND HOPE DITCH

1 MI SOUTH OF NJ 49, Salem, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,704

GROVE STREET

Good

Over: US 22 WB

.8MI EAST OF RT 202&206, Somerset, NJ

Built 1953 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,514

Showing 4,801-4,850 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.