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:

ST127 WASHNGTON ST

Over: WATER GOOSE COVE

3.5 KM N WASHINGTON CIRCL, Essex, MA

Built 1952 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 13,600

I 495 NB

Over: WATER POWWOW RIVER

1 MI N EXIT 54, Essex, MA

Built 1967 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 31,686

I 495 SB

Over: WATER POWWOW RIVER

1 MI N EXIT 54, Essex, MA

Built 1967 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 31,697

HWY LISA LANE

Over: WATER CONSERVATION AREA

0.15 M. WEST OF MAIN ST., Essex, MA

Built 2003 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 300

I 93

Over: HWY HAMPSHIRE RD

.1 MI S NEW HAMPSHIRE STA, Essex, MA

Built 1959 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 145,312

HWY DEARBON RD

Over: HWY US 1 N RAMP C

0.16 KM EAST US 1, Essex, MA

Built 1959 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 6,600

ST 35 WATER ST

Over: WATER CRANE RIVER

.75 MI NW OF PEABODY, Essex, MA

Built 1980 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 32,000

US 1 SB/BROADWAY

Over: ST 99 NB CONN

1.5 MI N OF JCT SR60&US1, Essex, MA

Built 1975 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 41,000

ST107 WESTERN AVE

Over: WATER SAUGUS RIVER

200 FT N OF BALLARD ST, Essex, MA

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,200

HWY DANVERS RD

Over: RR MBTA/BMRR

.1 MILES WEST ESSEX STREE, Essex, MA

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 35,400

I 495 NB

Over: ST110

AT EXIT 55, Essex, MA

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 49,402

HWY AMESBURY ST

Over: COMB MERIMAC RIV/ACCESS

AT MERRIMACK RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1918 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25,000

HWY FOREST ST

Over: I 95

AT MM 65.3, Essex, MA

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,500

US 1 SB/NEWBRY ST

Over: I 95

.8 MI N OF ST-62, Essex, MA

Built 1972 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 29,500

I 95 NB

Over: HWY FULLER LN

.9 MI N IPSWICH RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1974 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 43,866

US 1 BOSTON ST

Over: HWY HOWLETT ST

.8 MI N IPSWICH RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1922 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 16,100

I 495 SB

Over: HWY MAIN ST

.6 MI N EXIT 54, Essex, MA

Built 1964 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 35,000

I 95 NB

Over: WATER FISH BROOK

1.3 MI N IPSWICH RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1976 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 43,300

I 495 NB

Over: HWY MAIN ST

.6 MI N EXIT 54, Essex, MA

Built 1964 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 36,900

ST114 ANDOVER ST

Over: ST128

.8 MI LOWELL STREET, Essex, MA

Built 1938 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 56,508

I 95 SB

Over: WATER FISH BROOK

1.3 MI N IPSWICH RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1950 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 43,600

HWY LAB-IN-VA RD

Over: WATER LABOR-IN-VAIN CRK

1.1 MI. E. OF RT. 1A, Essex, MA

Built 1996 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 260

HWY GENERAL ST

Over: WATER SPICKET RIVER

AT LAWRENCE GEN. HOSP., Essex, MA

Built 1939 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 6,206

I 495 NB

Over: HWY BEACON ST

1.4 MI N I93, Essex, MA

Built 1962 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 57,650

I 495 SB

Over: HWY BEACON ST

1.4 MI N I-93, Essex, MA

Built 1962 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 76,550

HWY LOCKWOOD LN

Over: WATER FISH BROOK

MILE WEST I 95, Essex, MA

Built 1988 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 300

I 495 NB

Over: HWY MIDDLE RD

1.6 KM N ST110, Essex, MA

Built 1964 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 34,028

I 495 NB

Over: HWY AMESBURY LINE RD

3.2 KM N ST110, Essex, MA

Built 1964 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 31,088

I 495 SB

Over: HWY COMMONWEALTH DR

.4 MI N MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1962 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 60,077

I 495 SB

Over: ST213

1 MI N ST110, Essex, MA

Built 1964 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 50,326

I 495 NB

Over: I 95

AT END OF I495, Essex, MA

Built 1969 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 25,862

I 95 RAMP D

Over: I 95 RAMP C

.1 MI E US1, Essex, MA

Built 1959 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 25,200

I 495 NB

Over: ST114 WINTHROP AVE

.7 MI N ST28, Essex, MA

Built 1962 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 90,400

I 95 SB

Over: ST114 ANDOVER ST

1.5 MI N ST62, Essex, MA

Built 1969 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 40,100

I 95 NB

Over: ST114 ANDOVER ST

1.5 MI N ST62, Essex, MA

Built 1969 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 39,400

HWY PEABODY ST

Over: WATER IPSWICH RIVER

.96 KM. SW. OF BOXFORD, Essex, MA

Built 1985 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 3,200

ST 35 WATER ST

Over: WATER WATERS RIVER

.25 MI NW OF PEABODY, Essex, MA

Built 2016 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 27,500

HWY TENNEY ST

Over: I 95

1.1 KM N OF ST-133, Essex, MA

Built 1976 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 2,300

I 95 SB

Over: HWY FULLER LN

.9 MI N IPSWICH RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1950 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 38,821

HWY HAVERHILL ST

Over: WATER SPICKET RIVER

0.8 KM EAST ST 110, Essex, MA

Built 1939 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 7,800

ST213 RAMP

Over: ST213

.6 MI W I495, Essex, MA

Built 1985 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 12,700

ST107 BRIDGE ST

Over: RR MBTA (MAIN LINE)

.32 KM N SALEM CENTER, Essex, MA

Built 1949 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 24,000

I 95 NB

Over: ST110

.9 MI N MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1967 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 59,700

I 95 SB

Over: ST110

.9 MI N MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1967 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 55,200

I 495 SB

Over: ST110

AT EXIT 55, Essex, MA

Built 1964 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 64,410

I 95 /ST128

Over: HWY MAIN ST

1 MI SW CHESTNUT & MAIN, Essex, MA

Built 1948 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 143,036

ST125 CONN EB

Over: COMB FERRY RD&MBTA/BMRR

1 MI E I495, Essex, MA

Built 1961 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 11,500

ST129 SALEM ST

Over: US 1 NEWBURYPORT TNPK

.32 KM S ST128, Essex, MA

Built 1959 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 32,800

I 495 SB

Over: RR MBTA/BMRR

2.6 MI N I93, Essex, MA

Built 1962 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 106,800

ST114 N MAIN ST

Over: WATER EMERSON BROOK

1 MI N MIDDLETON TOWN HAL, Essex, MA

Built 1962 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 34,267

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