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:

ST114 ANDOVER ST

Over: RR ABANDONED

.8K EAST OF ST 128, Essex, MA

Built 2000 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 46,100

I 95 RAMP G

Over: ST128

.7 MI S FOREST STREET, Essex, MA

Built 1988 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 7,500

HWY FARM AVENUE

Over: I 95 /ST128

1 MI N OF US-1, Essex, MA

Built 1988 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 4,300

I 495 RAMP K

Over: HWY COMMONWEALTH DR

350' E OF MARSTON ST, Essex, MA

Built 2002 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 3,248

HWY CUTLER RD

Over: RR MBTA

.9 MI WEST ST 1A, Essex, MA

Built 2004 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 775

HWY HIGHLAND ST

Over: WATER IPSWICH RIVER

AT IPSWICH LINE, Essex, MA

Built 1833 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 4,100

I 95 /ST128&SE RP

Over: WATER SAUGUS RIVER

AT WAKEFIELD TOWN LINE, Essex, MA

Built 1959 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 7,000

HWY MAIN ST

Over: US 1 BROADWAY

.5 MILES NORTH ESSEX ST, Essex, MA

Built 1937 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 26,400

HWY WARREN ST

Over: RR ABANDONED

NEXT TO WARREN STREET CAF, Essex, MA

Built 1946 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 2,900

I 95 /ST128

Over: I 95 RAMP J

1.7 MI S LOWELL STREET, Essex, MA

Built 1988 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 106,900

I 93

Over: HWY PELHAM ST

1.8 MI N MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1959 Load: 45.8 t ADT: 70,705

ST 28 BROADWAY

Over: WATER SPICKET RIVER

.6 MI S ST213, Essex, MA

Built 1912 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 22,000

HWY BOSTON ST

Over: WATER SAUGUS RIVER

AT SAUGUS LINE, Essex, MA

Built 2008 Load: 46.8 t ADT: 10,300

HWY HAMPSHIRE RD

Over: WATER SPICKET RIVER

.1 MILE EAST I 93, Essex, MA

Built 1959 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 4,900

ST 28 SB/N MAIN ST

Over: I 495 RAMP D

1.8 MI N ANDOVER CENTER, Essex, MA

Built 1962 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 13,707

ST128

Over: ST 97 CABOT ST

500' WEST OF DODGE ST, Essex, MA

Built 1947 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 76,198

ST213 EB

Over: WATER SPICKET RIVER

OVER SPICKET RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1959 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 35,000

ST107 BRIDGE ST

Over: RR MBTA (STORAGE TUN)

.32 KM N SALEM CENTER, Essex, MA

Built 1949 Load: 48.7 t ADT: 24,000

ST213 WB

Over: TR METHUEN RAIL TRAIL

.2 MI W ST28, Essex, MA

Built 1959 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 33,600

HWY PEABODY ST

Over: WATER BOSTON BROOK

1 MI. SW. OF BOXFORD, Essex, MA

Built 1957 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 3,233

HWY HIGH ST

Over: WATER POWWOW RIVER

.5 MI N OF TOWN CENTER, Essex, MA

Built 1995 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,400

ST 28 S MAIN ST

Over: ST125 ANDOVER BYPASS

3.8 MI S ANDOVER CENTER, Essex, MA

Built 1958 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 16,900

ST 28 BROADWAY

Over: WATER SPICKET RIVER

.9 MI S ST213, Essex, MA

Built 1850 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 11,300

I 95 SB

Over: HWY SCOTLAND RD

2.1 MI N PARKER RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1952 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 63,600

I 95 NB

Over: HWY SCOTLAND RD

2.1 MI N PARKER RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1976 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 63,600

HWY CHANDLER RD

Over: I 495 SB

CHANDLER RD AT I-495, Essex, MA

Built 1962 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 8,800

I 95 SB

Over: HWY LOWELL ST

.2 MI E US1, Essex, MA

Built 1974 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 60,000

ST113 HIGH ST

Over: OTHER CLIPR RAIL TRAIL

.1 MI W US1, Essex, MA

Built 1907 Load: 51.6 t ADT: 23,600

I 95

Over: I 95 RAMP FROM US 1 NB

.1 MI E US1, Essex, MA

Built 1986 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 76,700

I 95 SB/ST128 SB

Over: HWY SUMMER ST

0.5 MI S OF US-1, Essex, MA

Built 1940 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 55,400

ST213 WB

Over: WATER SPICKET RIVER

OVER SPICKET RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1959 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 35,300

HWY CHESTNUT ST

Over: RR MBTA/BMRR

.5 MI N LYNN TRAIN STATIO, Essex, MA

Built 1913 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 4,750

I 95 NB

Over: HWY LOWELL ST

.2 MI E US1, Essex, MA

Built 1974 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 49,900

ST128

Over: WATER PORTER RIVER

1000 FT N OF ST-35, Essex, MA

Built 1941 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 73,898

HWY GREEN ST

Over: RR MBTA/BMRR

.1 MI N LYNN TRAIN STATIO, Essex, MA

Built 1913 Load: 54.0 t ADT: 2,350

HWY FAYETTE ST

Over: RR MBTA/BMRR

.9 MI N LYNN TRAIN STATIO, Essex, MA

Built 1913 Load: 55.8 t ADT: 2,200

ST286 COLLINS RD

Over: RR BMRR

AT NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE LI, Essex, MA

Built 1850 Load: 55.9 t ADT: 11,000

US 1 NB/NEWBURY

Over: HWY LOWELL ST

.1 MI N RR TRACKS, Essex, MA

Built 1948 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 23,230

HWY MAIN ST

Over: WATER POWWOW RIVER

0.1MI N MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1890 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 8,336

ST128

Over: ST 62 ELLIOT ST

JCT ST-62 & ST-128, Essex, MA

Built 1940 Load: 61.2 t ADT: 72,449

ST150 MAIN ST

Over: WATER POWWOW RIVER

IN CENTER OF TOWN, Essex, MA

Built 1850 Load: 61.3 t ADT: 12,700

I 95 NB/ST128 NB

Over: HWY WALNUT ST

2.3 KM S US1, Essex, MA

Built 1940 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 61,300

US 1 SB/NEWBURY

Over: HWY LOWELL ST

.1 MI N OF RR TRACKS, Essex, MA

Built 1948 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 19,815

HWY BALMORAL ST

Over: WATER SHAWSHEEN RIVER

. 1 MILE EAST ST 28, Essex, MA

Built 1924 Load: 62.3 t ADT: 2,450

ST 28 S BROADWAY

Over: WATER SOUTH CANAL

.16 KM S MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1939 Load: 62.3 t ADT: 17,786

HWY CRAFTS RD

Over: ST128

.48 KM S ANNISQUAM RIV, Essex, MA

Built 1948 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 2,300

US 1 SB/NEWBRY ST

Over: ST 62 MAPLE ST

1.6 MI N OF ST-114, Essex, MA

Built 1950 Load: 67.2 t ADT: 19,815

HWY WALDNGFLD RD

Over: RR MBTA

AT RR TRACKS, Essex, MA

Built 1927 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 800

HWY E HAVERHILL

Over: WATER SPICKET RIVER

0.4 KM SW OF PROSPECT ST, Essex, MA

Built 2012 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 11,379

I 95 NB/ST128 NB

Over: HWY SUMMER ST

0.5 MI S OF US-1, Essex, MA

Built 1940 Load: 70.5 t ADT: 55,400

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

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial

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