Essex County, MA

399 public highway bridges

Essex County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Essex County, Massachusetts contains 399 public highway bridges. Roughly 16.5% are rated “Good,” 58.4% “Fair,” and 16.5% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.

Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.

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

399
Total Bridges
16.5%
Good
58.4%
Fair
16.5%
Poor Condition

Condition Distribution

Good
16.5% (66)
Fair
58.4% (233)
Poor
16.5% (66)

All Bridges (399)

ST 28 N MAIN ST

Fair

Over: RR MBTA/BMRR

.4 MI N ANDOVER CENTER, Essex, MA

Built 1929 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 22,800

HWY STANDLEY ST

Fair

Over: ST128

1.2 MILES S GRAPEVINE RD., Essex, MA

Built 1952 Load: 71.8 t ADT: 2,844

ST128

Fair

Over: HWY ACCESS RD

.3 MI S ST114, Essex, MA

Built 1958 Load: 75.5 t ADT: 18,100

ST 97 WINTER ST

Fair

Over: WATER LITTLE RIVER

.4 MI NW HAVERHILL CENTER, Essex, MA

Built 1887 Load: 76.1 t ADT: 24,700

HWY ESSEX ST

Fair

Over: WATER SHAWSHEEN RIVER

AT SHAWSHEEN RD INT., Essex, MA

Built 1875 Load: 78.2 t ADT: 18,000

HWY GREEN ST

Fair

Over: WATER IPSWICH RIVER

.48 KM NE. OF RT. 1A, Essex, MA

Built 1894 Load: 80.6 t ADT: 1,800

ST128

Fair

Over: ST 1 A/DODGE ST

JCT ST 1A & ST 128, Essex, MA

Built 1946 Load: 81.0 t ADT: 72,500

ST128

Fair

Over: WATER CRANE RIVER

0.1 MI SOUTH OF ST 35, Essex, MA

Built 1940 Load: 95.0 t ADT: 73,800

HWY GLOUCESTR AV

Fair

Over: RR MBTA

.1 MI S ST128, Essex, MA

Built 1861 Load: 95.9 t ADT: 2,200

HWY ELM ST

Fair

Over: WATER BACK RIVER

AT BACK RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1860 Load: 98.7 t ADT: 9,200

HWY TOWNE RD

Fair

Over: WATER FISH BROOK

.1 MILES WEST MAIN STREET, Essex, MA

Built 1970 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 620

I 495

Fair

Over: WATER E MEADOW RIVER

1.1 M N OF EXIT 111, Essex, MA

Built 1964 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 63,975

HWY COUNTY ST

Fair

Over: WATER IPSWICH RIVER

.48 KM SOUTH CENTRAL ST, Essex, MA

Built 1861 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 6,200

I 495 RP M&MERRK S

Fair

Over: WATER SHAWSHEEN RIVER

NEXT TO I495, Essex, MA

Built 1963 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 16,940

I 95 /ST128

Fair

Over: WATER SAUGUS RIVER

2.9 KM S US1, Essex, MA

Built 1940 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 119,800

HWY OSGOOD ST

Fair

Over: WATER SPICKET RIVER

.16 KM W ST 28, Essex, MA

Built 1869 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 5,500

US 1 NEWBRPRT TPK

Fair

Over: WATER IPSWICH RIVER

.8 MI S ST97, Essex, MA

Built 1850 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 16,700

Unnamed roadway

Good

Over: Unnamed drainage

Plum Island, Essex, MA

Built 2007 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 120

ST133 HAVERHILL ST

Good

Over: WATER SHAWSHEEN RIVER

.1 MI N ST 28, Essex, MA

Built 1921 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 15,300

I 95 NB

Good

Over: WATER MERRIMACK RIVER

AT MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 86,120

HWY LOCKWOOD LN

Good

Over: WATER FISH BROOK

JUST WEST I 95, Essex, MA

Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 500

ST128

Good

Over: WATER WATERS RIVER

0.4 MI N OF ST-114, Essex, MA

Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 80,652

ST133 MAIN ST

Good

Over: WATER ESSEX RIVER

.1 MI E ESSEX CENTER, Essex, MA

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 18,620

HWY THURLOW ST

Good

Over: WATER PARKER RIVER

0.2 MI EAST MULBERRY ST, Essex, MA

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,154

I 495 NB

Good

Over: WATER MERRIMACK RIVER

.4 MI S ST110, Essex, MA

Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 118,146

I 495 SB

Good

Over: WATER MERRIMACK RIVER

.4 MI S ST110, Essex, MA

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 59,925

I 93

Good

Over: ST110 /ST113/LOWELL ST

.9 MI N MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 112,881

HWY ENDICOTT ST

Good

Over: WATER PROCTOR BROOK

500' N OF LOWELL ST, Essex, MA

Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,600

HWY LARKIN RD

Good

Over: WATER PARKER RIVER

0.48 KM E OF I 95, Essex, MA

Built 2000 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 300

HWY NEWMAN RD

Good

Over: WATER LITTLE RIVER

1.2MI E OF RT.1, Essex, MA

Built 2000 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 400

I 95 SB

Good

Over: WATER MERRIMACK RIVER

AT MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 2017 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 57,000

I 95 NB

Good

Over: HWY EVANS PLACE

1/8 M N. OF WHITTIER BRDG, Essex, MA

Built 2018 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 37,200

HWY WETHERSFIELD

Good

Over: WATER BACHELDER BROOK

0.2 MILES FROM RT1., Essex, MA

Built 2009 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,200

HWY WETHERSFIELD

Good

Over: WATER MILL RIVER

0.6 MILES FROM RT1., Essex, MA

Built 2009 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 1,200

HWY HAMILTON ST

Good

Over: WATER SAUGUS RIVER

AT SAUGUS RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 2003 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 9,786

I 95 SB

Good

Over: HWY EVANS PLACE

1/8 MI N OF WHITTIER BRGE, Essex, MA

Built 2018 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 37,200

HWY HOWLEY ST

Good

Over: WATER NORTH RIVER

SW OF HRMONYGROVE CEMETRY, Essex, MA

Built 2015 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 5,300

HWY MARSTN ST NB

Good

Over: I 495 RAMPS A & K

.25 MI. S. COMMONWEALTH D, Essex, MA

Built 2002 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 3,600

ST 28 BROADWAY

Good

Over: ST213

.6 MILE E OF I 93, Essex, MA

Built 2011 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 38,147

HWY NEWTON RD

Good

Over: WATER POWWOW RIVER

AT TREATMENT PLANT, Essex, MA

Built 1994 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 1,939

HWY CLINTON ST

Good

Over: WATER BACK RIVER

2.4 K WEST OF I 95, Essex, MA

Built 2001 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 2,500

I 95

Good

Over: TR AMESBURY RIVERWALK

1 MI N MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 2017 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 67,816

I 95 NE RAMP

Good

Over: TR AMESBURY RIVERWALK

1 MI N MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 2017 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,960

HWY PINE HILL RO

Good

Over: I 95

AT PINE HILL RD, Essex, MA

Built 2016 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,900

HWY NEWTON RD

Good

Over: WATER POWWOW RIVER

JUST SOUTH OF NH LINE, Essex, MA

Built 1994 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,163

HWY CONGRESS ST

Good

Over: WATER SOUTH RIVER

AT SOUTH RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1917 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 12,900

HWY ASBURY ST

Good

Over: WATER IPSWICH RIVER

SOUTH IPSWICH ROAD, Essex, MA

Built 2008 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 6,190

HWY MARSTN ST NB

Good

Over: I 495 RAMP J

1/2 MI. S. OF CMMNWLTH DR, Essex, MA

Built 2002 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 4,500

HWY HAY ST

Good

Over: WATER LITTLE RIVER

1 MI. SW OF RT. 1A, Essex, MA

Built 2007 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 400

HWY E BROADWAY

Good

Over: WATER MILLVALE BROOK

X OF MILLVALE ROAD, Essex, MA

Built 2017 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,500

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