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:

I 95 NB

Over: WATER IPSWICH RIVER

AT IPSWICH RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1951 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 43,300

I 95 SB

Over: WATER IPSWICH RIVER

AT IPSWICH RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1950 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 43,600

ST110 MACY ST

Over: WATER POWWOW RIVER

1 MI W I 95, Essex, MA

Built 1967 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 24,181

ST 1 A/CABOT ST

Over: WATER DANVERS RIVER

AT DANVERS RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1996 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 48,600

ST 1 A/S MAIN ST

Over: WATER IPSWICH RIVER

.32 KM SE OF COUNTY RD, Essex, MA

Built 1764 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 26,250

US 1 NEWBRPRT TPK

Over: WATER PARKER RIVER

2.6 MI S MBTA, Essex, MA

Built 1972 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 8,478

HWY FLINT ST

Over: WATER NORTH RIVER CANAL

.4 MI SW. OF RT114, Essex, MA

Built 1998 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 12,900

HWY STEVENS ST

Over: WATER SHAWSHEEN RIVER

.4 KM W. MAIN ST, Essex, MA

Built 1900 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,200

ST114 /WASHINGTON

Over: RR MBTA (TUNNEL)

DOWN TOWN SALEM, Essex, MA

Built 1955 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 32,000

ST 28 BROADWAY

Over: WATER NORTH CANAL

.16 KM N MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1939 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 38,800

I 495

Over: COMB MERRIMAC ST & MBTA

.32 KM S MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1962 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 96,595

I 93

Over: HWY RIVERSIDE DR

AT MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1959 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 133,000

I 495 NB

Over: ST213

1 MI N ST110, Essex, MA

Built 1964 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 61,657

I 93

Over: WATER HARRIS BROOK

.32 KM S NEW HAMP STATE L, Essex, MA

Built 1959 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 111,342

I 93 NB

Over: RR BMRR

0.25 MI S RT 93 & VALE ST, Essex, MA

Built 1959 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 77,751

HWY ENDICOTT ST

Over: ST128

AT SHOPPING CENTERS, Essex, MA

Built 1954 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 17,450

HWY AMESBURY ST

Over: WATER NORTH CANAL

AT NORTH CANAL, Essex, MA

Built 1919 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 13,433

HWY PINGREE FARM

Over: I 95

.5 MI S OF ST-133, Essex, MA

Built 1974 Load: 37.9 t

HWY CENTRAL ST

Over: WATER SAUGUS RIVER

1.1 KM N OF MAIN ST, Essex, MA

Built 1973 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 6,724

I 95 NB

Over: WATER PARKER RIVER

.3 MI S OF CENTRAL ST, Essex, MA

Built 1976 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 33,151

I 95 SB

Over: WATER PARKER RIVER

.3 MI S OF CENTRAL ST, Essex, MA

Built 1951 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 35,618

ST128

Over: HWY LOWELL ST

.8 MI S ST114, Essex, MA

Built 1937 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 102,600

ST128

Over: RR MBTA

.7 MI N WASHINGTON CIRCLE, Essex, MA

Built 1950 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 23,500

HWY MIDDLE RD

Over: WATER PARKER RIVER

0.5 MI W OF US-1, Essex, MA

Built 1995 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,550

I 95 RAMP G

Over: I 95 RAMP E

.6 MI S FOREST STREET, Essex, MA

Built 1988 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 4,200

I 93 SB

Over: RR BMRR

0.25 MI S RT 93 & VALE ST, Essex, MA

Built 1959 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 66,203

HWY ESSEX ST

Over: US 1 BROADWAY

.5 MI SOUTH MAIN ST, Essex, MA

Built 1937 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 34,300

HWY CENTRAL ST

Over: WATER SHAWSHEEN RIVER

AT SHAWSHEEN RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1850 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 13,319

HWY S UNION ST

Over: RR MBTA/BMRR

.64 KM N I495, Essex, MA

Built 1995 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 10,700

I 495 SB

Over: ST150

AT EXIT 54, Essex, MA

Built 1967 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 31,411

ST 22 ESSEX ST

Over: ST128

0.2 MI E OF BRIMBAL, Essex, MA

Built 1948 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 20,200

HWY FOREST ST

Over: ST128

1.5MI S LOWELL STREET, Essex, MA

Built 1988 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 16,900

HWY S UNION ST

Over: RR MBTA/BMRR

.8 KM SO MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1927 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 11,000

US 1 NEWBRPRT TPK

Over: RR MBTA

0.2 MI N OF LITTLE RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1998 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 11,600

HWY RIVER RD

Over: I 93

.5 MILES SOUTH MERRIMAC R, Essex, MA

Built 2001 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 13,941

HWY HARDING ST

Over: RR MBTA/BMRR

.2 MILES E ST 28, Essex, MA

Built 1996 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 7,800

I 495 SB

Over: HWY HAGGETTS POND RD

AT I-495, Essex, MA

Built 1961 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 61,024

I 95 SB/ST128 SB

Over: HWY WALNUT ST

2.3 KM S US1, Essex, MA

Built 1940 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 68,900

HWY WALNUT RD

Over: WATER MILES RIVER

0.1 MI SOUTH OF CHESTNUT, Essex, MA

Built 2008 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 7,800

I 95 RAMP G

Over: I 95 RAMP F

.1 MI E US1, Essex, MA

Built 1959 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 31,300

HWY HOWE ST

Over: ST213

1.3 MI E ST28, Essex, MA

Built 1961 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 25,700

HWY LORING ST

Over: WATER SHAWSHEEN RIVER

JUST W OF I-495, Essex, MA

Built 1916 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20,000

HWY BRIMBAL AVE

Over: ST128

AT BRIMBALL AVE, Essex, MA

Built 1948 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 14,400

HWY HANOVER ST

Over: WATER LITTLE RIVER

.62 K SOUTH OF NEWBURYPO, Essex, MA

Built 1997 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 2,974

HWY POND ST

Over: WATER POWWOW RIVER

1.2 MI N OF I-495, Essex, MA

Built 1850 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 3,500

I 495 NB

Over: ST 28 NB/UNION ST

2.5 MI N I93, Essex, MA

Built 1962 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 47,400

I 495 NB

Over: I 93

JCT I-93 & I-495, Essex, MA

Built 1961 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 58,248

I 495 SB

Over: I 93

JCT I-93 & I-495, Essex, MA

Built 1961 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 59,694

ST 97 HIGH ST

Over: WATER IPSWICH RIVER

.8 MI E OF US-1, Essex, MA

Built 1920 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 16,000

HWY ENDICOTT ST

Over: RR MBTA/BMRR

.5 MI E ST 128, Essex, MA

Built 1952 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 28,800

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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