Essex County, MA

399 public highway bridges

Essex County Bridge Snapshot

Essex County, Massachusetts contains 399 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 16.5% are rated “Good,” 58.4% “Fair,” 16.5% “Poor,” and 16.5% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.

Inspections in MA are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

399

Total Bridges

16.5%

Good

16.5%

Poor

16.5%

Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good

16.5% (66)

Fair

58.4% (233)

Poor

16.5% (66)

SD

16.5% (66)

All Bridges (399)

Sort:

HWY ELM ST

Over: I 495 SB

.6 MILES NORTH EXIT 55, Essex, MA

Built 1967 ADT: 22,000

ST133 LOWELL ST

Over: I 93 NB

041188 STATUTORY, Essex, MA

Built 1959 ADT: 45,000

HWY CHANDLER RD

Over: I 93 SB

NORTH I 495, Essex, MA

Built 1959 ADT: 40,000

HWY GREENWOOD RD

Over: I 495 NB

083089 STATUTORY, Essex, MA

Built 1962 ADT: 35,000

HWY GREENWOOD RD

Over: I 495 SB

083089 STATUTORY, Essex, MA

Built 1962 ADT: 35,000

HWY CHANDLER RD

Over: I 495 NB

083089 STATUTORY, Essex, MA

Built 1962 ADT: 35,000

HWY CORBETT ST

Over: I 495 SB

000062 STATUTORY, Essex, MA

Built 1962 ADT: 35,000

HWY HIGH PLN RD

Over: I 495 SB

000061 STATUTORY, Essex, MA

Built 1961 ADT: 35,000

HWY ENDICOTT RD

Over: I 95 SB

.3 MI N IPSWICH RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1950 ADT: 23,000

HWY LCKWOOD LN

Over: I 95 NB

1.4 MI N IPSWICH RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1950 ADT: 23,000

HWY TOPFIELD RD

Over: I 95 SB

2.1 MI NO IPSWICH RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1950 ADT: 23,000

HWY BARE HILL RD

Over: I 95 NB

BEARHILL RD AT I-95, Essex, MA

Built 1950 ADT: 23,000

ST 97 KILLAM HILL

Over: I 95 NB

4.2 MI N IPSWICH RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1951 ADT: 23,000

ST133

Over: I 95 NB

1.8 MI E GEORGETON CENTER, Essex, MA

Built 1951 ADT: 23,000

HWY JACKMAN ST

Over: I 95 NB

2 MI N ST133, Essex, MA

Built 1975 ADT: 23,000

S 110 RIVER ST

Over: I 495 SB

.4 MI N MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1964 ADT: 40,000

ST 97

Over: I 495 NB

.7 MI N MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1961 ADT: 30,000

ST 97

Over: I 495 SB

.7 MI N MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1961 ADT: 30,000

HWY N BROADWAY

Over: I 495 SB

1 MI N ST110, Essex, MA

Built 1961 ADT: 30,000

HWY N BROADWAY

Over: I 495 NB

000061 STATUTORY, Essex, MA

Built 1961 ADT: 30,000

HWY HILLDALE AVE

Over: I 495 NB

1.5 MI N ST110, Essex, MA

Built 1961 ADT: 30,000

HWY HILLDALE AVE

Over: I 495 SB

000061 STATUTORY, Essex, MA

Built 1961 ADT: 30,000

ST125

Over: I 495 NB

2.4 MI N ST110, Essex, MA

Built 1961 ADT: 40,000

HWY NORTH AVE

Over: I 495 NB

.5 MI N ST125, Essex, MA

Built 1961 ADT: 26,000

HWY LOCUST ST

Over: I 495 SB

000064 STATUTORY, Essex, MA

Built 1964 ADT: 20,000

HWY BROAD ST

Over: I 495 NB

.4 MI S ST110, Essex, MA

Built 1964 ADT: 20,000

HWY EMERY ST

Over: I 495 NB

.4 MI S ST110, Essex, MA

Built 1964 ADT: 20,000

HWY FOREST ST

Over: I 93 SB

ENG JUDGE, Essex, MA

Built 1959 ADT: 40,000

ST110 MERRIMAC ST

Over: I 495 SB

1 MI S ST213, Essex, MA

Built 1962 ADT: 36,000

HWY PLSNT VLY ST

Over: I 495 NB

.2 MI ST213, Essex, MA

Built 1964 ADT: 40,000

HWY CENTRAL ST

Over: I 95 SB

000076 STATUTORY, Essex, MA

Built 1953 ADT: 23,000

HWY HALE ST

Over: I 95 SB

000076 STATUTORY, Essex, MA

Built 1976 ADT: 22,000

ST113 STOREY AVE

Over: I 95 NB

JCT ST113 & I-95, Essex, MA

Built 1976 ADT: 22,000

ST286

Over: I 95 NB

1 MI S NEW HAMPSHIRE STAT, Essex, MA

Built 1967 ADT: 31,000

HWY OAK ST

Over: TR AMESBURY RIVERWALK

0.15 M W OF ELM ST, Essex, MA

Built 1949 Load: 2.8 t ADT: 1,000

HWY MAIN ST

Over: WATER MERRIMACK RIVER

AT MERRIMACK RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1850 Load: 8.4 t ADT: 16,700

HWY ROWLEY BRG R

Over: WATER IPSWICH RIVER

.5 MI EAST OF I 95, Essex, MA

Built 1957 Load: 12.5 t ADT: 1,160

ST128

Over: ST 35 HIGH ST

1.3 MI N OF ST-114, Essex, MA

Built 1940 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 72,449

HWY HARBOR ST

Over: RR MBTA

.25 MILES E ST 127, Essex, MA

Built 1936 Load: 18.4 t ADT: 900

HWY LAWRENCE ST

Over: WATER SPICKET RIVER

.8 KM WEST ST 110, Essex, MA

Built 1939 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 25,474

HWY ESSEX ST

Over: RR MBTA/BMRR

.5 MI SOUTH DANVERS RD, Essex, MA

Built 1943 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 21,900

I 495 RAMP E

Over: I 495 RAMPS A & B

.3 MI N MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 2004 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 19,300

I 495 SB

Over: ST114 WINTHROP AVE

.7 MI N ST28, Essex, MA

Built 1962 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 94,800

ST114 NORTH ST

Over: COMB ST107/BRG ST&MBTA

.1 MI W SALEM CENTER, Essex, MA

Built 1952 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 39,520

HWY WASHNGTON ST

Over: US 1

.3 MI S MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1934 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 11,000

ST 28 N MAIN ST

Over: WATER SHAWSHEEN RIVER

.32 KM N ANDOVER CENTER, Essex, MA

Built 1879 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 20,100

HWY SALEM RD

Over: WATER IPSWICH RIVER

.25 MILES WEST US ONE, Essex, MA

Built 1931 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 1,800

HWY EAST MAIN ST

Over: WATER MERRIMACK RIVER

AT WEST NEWBURY MERRIMAC, Essex, MA

Built 1883 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 8,534

ST128

Over: WATER ANNISQUAM RIVER

AT ANNISQUAM RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 42,201

I 93

Over: HWY DASCOMB RD

2.7 MI S I 495, Essex, MA

Built 1957 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 151,100

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Reviewed byPlainbridges Editorial, Plain Bridges Editorial Team · June 6, 2026