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

CARSON ROAD

Good

Over: PERIPHERAL DITCH

2.6 MI FROM NJ TPK TOLL, Essex, NJ

Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,000

Jacksnvlle-Hedding

Good

Over: NJ Turnpike

0.8 MI South of Exit 6, Burlington, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,982

Windsor Road

Good

Over: NJTPK (I-95)

2.94 mi. north of Int. 7A, Mercer, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,682

INT 14A Ramp TP-44

Good

Over: PORT JERSEY BLVD

1.10 Mile E of Newark Bay, Hudson, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,000

Int. 16W Ramp TW

Good

Over: Int. 16W Ramps CT & TC

INTERCHANGE 16 W, Bergen, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 28,433

COLONIAL RD CR 117

Good

Over: TRIB OF POND BROOK

.10 MI.SOUTH OF RT.208, Bergen, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,140

Piermont Avenue

Good

Over: Holdrum Brook

0.47 mi. W of CR 53, Bergen, NJ

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,013

LAKESIDE DRIVE

Good

Over: CRYSTAL LAKE SPILLWAY

400 Ft. West of CR 507, Bergen, NJ

Built 1912 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 595

GREENWOOD AVENUE

Good

Over: GOFFLE BROOK

350 Ft. west of Grove St, Bergen, NJ

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,328

HOWLAND AVENUE

Good

Over: VAN SAUN MILL BROOK

0.83 MI W CR 503, Bergen, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,010

ELITE COURT

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

1600 East of Route 1, Bergen, NJ

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,320

LAFAYETTE AVENUE

Good

Over: MUSQUAPSINK BROOK

900 NW of Forest Ave, Bergen, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 715

CR 503

Good

Over: Musquapsink Brook

At Old Hook Road, Bergen, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,910

Mattlage Place

Good

Over: Metzlers Brook

300 S.of W Palisade Ave., Bergen, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 550

Washington Place

Good

Over: Metzlers Brook

150 W.of Mattlage Pl., Bergen, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 550

Victoria Lane

Good

Over: Ho-Ho-Kus Brook

500 ft W. of Campgaw Rd., Bergen, NJ

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 115

Masonicus Road

Good

Over: Masonicus Brook

0.1 mi W. of Airmont Ave., Bergen, NJ

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 111

I-295 NB

Good

Over: CHURCH RD (CR 616)

0.55 MI S OF NJ 73, Burlington, NJ

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 69,112

BRACE ROAD

Good

Over: STOP THE JADE RUN

600 Ft. S of Pemberton Rd, Burlington, NJ

Built 1926 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 51

LAKEHURST RD

Good

Over: CRANBERRY BRANCH

0.82 MI W OF N WHITES BOG, Burlington, NJ

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,605

ROUTE US 30

Good

Over: BLUE ANCHOR BROOK

0.85Mi. E. of CR 143, Camden, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,822

I-295

Good

Over: COPLEY ROAD (CR666)

4.58 MI SOUTH OF NJ 70, Camden, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 124,598

MAPLE AVE. (CR642)

Good

Over: ATLANTIC CITY LINE

2.3MI SE of NJ70&NJ38 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,568

SOMERDALE RD

Good

Over: COOPER RIVER

0.4 MI E OF RT30, Camden, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,440

BLKWD-CLEM RD(534)

Good

Over: N BRANCH OF TIMBER CREEK

1.87 MILE EAST OF 42 JCT, Camden, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21,620

CR623(CHESTNUT RD)

Good

Over: CHESTNUT RUN

AT DAVIS MILL POND, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1900 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 148

COMMERCE ST.

Good

Over: CONANSEY RIVER

0.1 MI SW JCT CO RT 697, Cumberland, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,585

CR540(DEERFIELD R)

Good

Over: COHANSEY RIVER

1.7 MILES W OF STE HWY 77, Cumberland, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,466

Harmony Rd CR 603

Good

Over: West Branch

0.42 MI FROM CR 617, Cumberland, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,009

South Third Street

Good

Over: Tarkiln Branch

0.5 mi. S. of Landis Ave., Cumberland, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,062

Third St. Terrace

Good

Over: Tarkiln Branch

0.5 Mi S. of Landis Ave., Cumberland, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,062

CR690 (Weymouth Rd

Good

Over: Maurice River

0.7 mi. west of Rt. 55, Cumberland, NJ

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,859

Bloomfield Avenue.

Good

Over: Peckman River

200 Ft E of CR 636, Essex, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 22,066

East Northfield Rd

Good

Over: Canoe Brook

1.9 mi east of NJ 10, Essex, NJ

Built 1923 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,004

Thomas Boulevard

Good

Over: Nishuane Brook

.07 mi. N. of Hayward St, Essex, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,344

Hillside Avenue

Good

Over: Toneys Brook

100 FT SW OF CR 506, Essex, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,048

New Dutch Lane

Good

Over: Deepavaal Brook

0.5 miles west of CR 613, Essex, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,428

40th Street

Good

Over: NJ 440 CONRAIL&NJ TRNSIT

1.09 MI SOUTH OF I-78 JCT, Hudson, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,605

ROCKAWAY ROAD

Good

Over: ROCKAWAY CREEK

2.1 MILES WEST OF CR 523, Hunterdon, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 828

Kuser Road

Good

Over: Pond Run

0.14 MI S OF CR 606, Mercer, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,045

Alexander Road

Good

Over: Tributary to Stony Brook

.22 M N of D&R Canal, Mercer, NJ

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 22,260

Lower Ferry Road

Good

Over: Golds Run

600 FEET EAST OF NJ 29, Mercer, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,995

COUNTY ROUTE 571

Good

Over: SCHENCK BROOK

0.5 mile of CR 539, Mercer, NJ

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,180

WEDGEWOOD AVENUE

Good

Over: WEDGEWOOD BROOK

0.02 mile west of CR 514, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 823

RAHWAY AVE(RT 514)

Good

Over: WEDGEWOOD BROOK

1.0 MI NORTH OF RT 35 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,268

PROLOGIS WAY(CR643

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY OF ARTHUR KILL

0.81 miles east of CR 604, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 597

PROLOGIS WAY CR643

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY OF ARTHUR KILL

1.07 miles east of CR 604, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 594

HAWTHORNE AVE

Good

Over: PUMPKIN PATCH BROOK

0.5M S OF INMAN AVE, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 369

BELMONT AVENUE

Good

Over: BOUND BROOK

3.8 MILES S OF ROUTE 28, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,986

MILLBROOK COURT

Good

Over: SAWMILL BROOK

0.6 miles North of CR606, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8

Showing 4,901-4,950 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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