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

BRIDGE STREET

Good

Over: TRENTON LINE (CSXT)

0.1 MI S OF E CAMPLAIN RD, Somerset, NJ

Built 1918 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,000

Corbin St. Flyover

Good

Over: Corbin Street

1.3 mi. south of Rt. 78, Essex, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 430

I-80 EB

Good

Over: BERKSHIRE VAL. RD & RR

1.9 MI WEST OF NJ 15, Morris, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 58,755

I-80 WB

Good

Over: BERKSHIRE VLY RD & AB.RR

1.9 MI WEST OF NJ 15, Morris, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 58,755

NJ 45 (MANTUA PIK)

Good

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

7 MI NORTH OF EXIT 2, Gloucester, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 29,733

I-287 NB

Good

Over: NJ 18 SP.(POSSUMTOWN RD)

1.77 MI E OF RARITAN RIV, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1962 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 63,197

SUNSET AVENUE

Good

Over: DEAL LAKE

0.5 MI WEST OF NJ 71, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 9,002

FOURTH AVE

Good

Over: WAACKAACK CREEK

1 MI NORTH OF NJ 36, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 1,342

GSP SB

Good

Over: RARITAN RIVER SMITH ST.

0.5 MI SOUTH OF ROUTE 440, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 109,273

NJ 73

Good

Over: NJ TURNPIKE

AT INTERCHANGE 4, Burlington, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 13,565

IVY AVENUE

Good

Over: CONRAIL RIVER LINE

0.2 MI S of Haworth Ave., Bergen, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,515

MEADOWBROOK AVENUE

Good

Over: HO-HO-KUS BROOK

.02 mi. E. of CR 507, Bergen, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,090

CR 612

Good

Over: Bobbys Run

1.0 MILES SOUTH OF NJ 38, Burlington, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 5,270

CREEK RD (CR 640)

Good

Over: TRIB S BR RANCOCAS CREEK

1.0 MILES W.CO.ROUTE 541, Burlington, NJ

Built 1994 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,530

West Avenue CR607

Good

Over: Irelands Mill Run

1.1M NORTH RT.49/607 INT, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1923 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,688

CR616 (GLADE ROAD)

Good

Over: RIGGINS DITCH

1.09 MILES W OF DELSEA DR, Cumberland, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 432

WEST STREET

Good

Over: SECOND RIVER

120 north of Newark Ave., Essex, NJ

Built 1930 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,203

NYE AVE

Good

Over: ELIZABETH RIVER

0.16 MILE W.OF UNION AVE., Essex, NJ

Built 1935 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 9,090

NJ 10

Good

Over: WILLOW MEADOW BROOK

0.9 MI E OF PASSIAC RIVER, Essex, NJ

Built 1959 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 31,084

CR 610(CLYT-WMTWN)

Good

Over: SCOTLAND RUN @ WILSON LK

0.21 Mi. East of CR 655, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1931 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 7,615

CR 538

Good

Over: STILL RUN

0.08mi W. of NJ55, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,886

RT 139 EB UPPER

Good

Over: NJ ROUTE 139

1 MI W OF HOLLAND TUNNEL, Hudson, NJ

Built 1927 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 27,300

NJ ROUTE 133 WB

Good

Over: US ROUTE 130

0.81 MI West OF RTE 571, Mercer, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 10,820

US RT 9 NB

Good

Over: RARITAN RIVER SMITH ST.

1.1 MI. S OF NJ 440, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 46,321

OLD MILL ROAD

Good

Over: WRECK POND

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

Built 1993 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,108

TINGLEY RD

Good

Over: WHIPPANY RIVER

0.1 MILE N. OF JCT NJ 24, Morris, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,359

LESTER ROAD

Good

Over: LONG SWAMP CREEK

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

Built 1989 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 109

GREEN BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB. GREEN BROOK

0.29 MILE EAST OF RT 529, Somerset, NJ

Built 1982 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 4,890

GSP Ramp SW-C

Good

Over: Emergency Access Road

0.35 M N of GSP /I-78, Union, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 21,656

AC/BC RAMP RC3

Good

Over: RT. 30 WB AND RT. 87

ATLANTIC CITY, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 23,661

MIDDLE RD (CR 613)

Good

Over: GREAT SWAMP BRANCH

0.08 MI E OF RT 206, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,026

W CRESC AVE (CR81)

Good

Over: RAMSEY BROOK

1.75 Mi. S. of CR 507, Bergen, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,478

COUNTY RT 543

Good

Over: POMPESTON CREEK

1.7 MI NORTH OF NJ RT 73, Burlington, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,053

I-295 SB Int Align

Good

Over: LITTLE TIMBER CREEK

AT I-76 INTERCHANGE, Camden, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 74,202

WEST AVENUE

Good

Over: BLACKWATER BRANCH

0.2 MILE SOUTH OF CR674, Cumberland, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,028

E HOLLY AVE CR 624

Good

Over: MANTUA CREEK

300 West of NJ 47, Gloucester, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,835

US 130

Good

Over: Raccoon Crk & Main St

0.4mi SE of US322&130 JCT, Gloucester, NJ

Built 2018 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,110

Ramp C Rel. FHR SB

Good

Over: NJ 7 CR 659 RRs

2.2 MI NEOFUS1&9&I-95 JCT, Hudson, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,557

Ramp A

Good

Over: Relief Area

1.5 MI NWOFUS1&9&I-95 JCT, Hudson, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,557

NJ 7

Good

Over: HACK RVR Ramp D CR 659

2.26MI NEOFUS1&9&I-95 JCT, Hudson, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 53,071

OLD MILL ROAD

Good

Over: STONY BROOK

1000 FT NW OF FDRL CTY RD, Mercer, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,609

ROUTE I-295

Good

Over: NJ 29NB NJ 175 D&RCanal

0.2 MI N OF DELAWARE RIV., Mercer, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 59,919

COMMERCIAL AVENUE

Good

Over: ROUTE NJ 18

1.14 miles northof Rt.1&R, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,283

NJ 34

Good

Over: EDGAR FELIX BICYCLE PATH

1.6 MILE NORTH OF 35 JCT, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 41,845

CHURCH ROAD

Good

Over: N.BRANCH METEDECONK RIVR

1 MILE WEST OF US 9, Monmouth, NJ

Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,469

East Main Street

Good

Over: Harmony Brook

1 Mile East of Cold Hill, Morris, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,591

HERON DRIVE

Good

Over: MINE BROOK

0.2 mile south of US 46, Morris, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,229

EAST STREET

Good

Over: Tributary to Green Brook

0.06 MI S. OF NJ RT 28, Somerset, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,134

Bennetts Lane

Good

Over: Trib. to Six Mile Run

0.75 MI N OF NJ 27, Somerset, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,841

Sen. J. Suliga Way

Good

Over: Local Rds & Conrail RR

0.1 MI EAST OF I-95, Union, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 313

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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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