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)

HWY LYNN FLLS RP

Poor

Over: US 1 BROADWAY

.5 MI S OF WALNUT ST, Essex, MA

Built 1971 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 14,062

ST125 CONN EB

Poor

Over: I 495

1 KM N METHUEN TOWN LINE, Essex, MA

Built 1961 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 5,289

I 495 NB

Poor

Over: ST110 AMESBURY RD

3.5 KM N ST125, Essex, MA

Built 1964 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 79,962

I 95 RAMPS A&B

Poor

Over: US 1 NEWBURY ST

0.6 MI N OF I-95, Essex, MA

Built 1959 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 36,300

I 495 NB RAMP N

Poor

Over: COMB SUTTON ST & MBTA

NEXT TO I495, Essex, MA

Built 1963 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 13,566

ST125 CONN WB

Poor

Over: I 495

1 KM N METHUEN TOWN LINE, Essex, MA

Built 1961 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 9,670

I 93

Poor

Over: WATER MERRIMACK RIVER

AT MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1959 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 119,818

HWY SALEM ST

Poor

Over: RR MBTA/BMRR

.1MI E ST 28, Essex, MA

Built 1928 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 12,600

I 495 NB

Poor

Over: HWY MIDDLE RD

2.3 MI S EXIT 54, Essex, MA

Built 1964 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 40,300

US 1 NEWBRPRT TPK

Poor

Over: WATER LITTLE RIVER

.2 MI S OF MBTA, Essex, MA

Built 1922 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 44,612

ST114 ANDOVER ST

Poor

Over: WATER IPSWICH RIVER

0.25 MI E OF RIVER ST, Essex, MA

Built 1954 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 38,957

US 1 BRIDGE RD

Poor

Over: WATER MERRIMACK RIVER

AT MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1976 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 33,000

I 495 NB

Poor

Over: ST108 NEWTON RD

.7 MI S ST110, Essex, MA

Built 1964 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 65,000

ST213 EB

Poor

Over: TR METHUEN RAIL TRAIL

.2 MI W ST28, Essex, MA

Built 1959 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 32,742

HWY LOWELL ST

Poor

Over: RR BMRR (ABANDONED)

0.16 KM W ST 28, Essex, MA

Built 1927 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 10,800

HWY SCHOOL ST

Poor

Over: ST128

.6 MI N MANCHESTER TOWN H, Essex, MA

Built 1952 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 8,200

I 495 & ACCESS RPS

Poor

Over: WATER MERRIMACK RIVER

AT MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1962 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 79,000

I 95 NB

Poor

Over: OTHER MBTA - BIKE TRAIL

.1 MI N OF LOWELL STREET, Essex, MA

Built 1974 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 36,615

I 495 NB

Poor

Over: WATER MERRIMACK RIVER

AT METHUEN TOWN LINE, Essex, MA

Built 1964 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 60,056

I 495 NB

Poor

Over: ST 28 SB/N MAIN ST

2.4 MI N I93, Essex, MA

Built 1962 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 95,100

I 495 SB

Poor

Over: WATER MERRIMACK RIVER

AT METHUEN TOWN LINE, Essex, MA

Built 1964 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 66,888

I 95 SB

Poor

Over: OTHER MBTA - BIKE TRAIL

.1 MI N LOWELL STREET, Essex, MA

Built 1974 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 42,634

I 495 SB

Poor

Over: HWY MIDDLE RD

1.6 KM N ST110, Essex, MA

Built 1964 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 32,629

I 495 SB

Poor

Over: HWY AMESBURY LINE RD

3.2 KM N ST110, Essex, MA

Built 1964 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 28,211

I 495 NB & ON-RAMP

Poor

Over: RR MBTA/BMRR

2.6 MI N OF I-93, Essex, MA

Built 1962 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 106,800

I 495 SB

Poor

Over: ST110 AMESBURY RD

3.7 KM N ST125, Essex, MA

Built 1964 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 37,519

I 95 NB

Poor

Over: ST 62 MAPLE ST

1.6 MI N ST114, Essex, MA

Built 1972 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 36,201

I 495 SB

Poor

Over: ST110 /ST113/MERRIMACK

AT MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1963 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 58,366

I 495 NB

Poor

Over: ST110 /ST113/MERRIMACK

AT MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1963 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 57,825

I 495 SB

Poor

Over: ST 28 SB/N MAIN ST

2.4 MI N I93, Essex, MA

Built 1962 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 95,100

I 495 NB

Poor

Over: HWY RAMPS A & B

.3 MI N MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1962 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 44,500

I 495 SB

Poor

Over: HWY RAMPS A & B

.3 MI N MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1962 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 45,700

HWY GRAPEVINE RD

Poor

Over: ST128

1.2 MI N.STANDLEY ST., Essex, MA

Built 1952 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 1,140

I 495 SB RAMP L

Poor

Over: COMB MERRIMAC ST & MBTA

.16 KM W I495, Essex, MA

Built 1963 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 15,178

I 95 SB

Poor

Over: ST 62 MAPLE ST

1.6 MI N ST114, Essex, MA

Built 1972 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 38,090

I 495 SB

Poor

Over: COMB BMRR & LITTLE RIV

MILE MARKER 108.4, Essex, MA

Built 1961 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 93,469

I 495 NB

Poor

Over: COMB BMRR & LITTLE RIV

1 MI N OF ST-97, Essex, MA

Built 1961 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 93,469

HWY PERKINS ROW

Poor

Over: WATER MILE BROOK

1 MILE SOUTH IPSWICH ROAD, Essex, MA

Built 1905 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 3,621

US 1 CONN RPS A&B

Poor

Over: I 95 /ST128

.2 MI E US1, Essex, MA

Built 1959 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 55,500

I 495

Poor

Over: HWY MASSACHUSETTS AVE

.5 MI S MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1963 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 113,400

HWY JEFFRSON AV

Poor

Over: HWY PARALLEL ST

NEXT TO MBTA, Essex, MA

Built 1920 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 35,900

HWY UNION ST

Poor

Over: WATER NORTH CANAL

.32 KM NORTH MERRIMAC R, Essex, MA

Built 1860 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 16,435

HWY AMESBURY ST

Poor

Over: WATER SOUTH CANAL

JUST S OF MERRIMACK RIV, Essex, MA

Built 1918 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 38,800

I 495 SB

Poor

Over: ST 28 NB/UNION ST

2.5 MI N I93, Essex, MA

Built 1962 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 49,074

US 1 NEWBRPRT TPK

Poor

Over: I 95 /ST128

.25 MI N OF ST-129, Essex, MA

Built 1963 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 128,520

I 495 UPPER LEVEL

Poor

Over: I 495 LOWER LEVEL

AT MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1962 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 104,295

HWY SHORT ST

Poor

Over: WATER SPICKET RIVER

.16 KM. W. OF RT. 110, Essex, MA

Built 1850 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 5,255

ST 28 BROADWAY

Poor

Over: WATER SPICKET RIVER

1.1 MI N MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1900 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 11,800

ST114 NORTH ST

Poor

Over: WATER NORTH RIVER

.1 MI N OF ST-107, Essex, MA

Built 1952 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 30,550

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