Total bridges
259
Public highway bridges in Hampshire County
County profile · official public datasets
Hampshire County, MA
259 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 25.1% rated Good, 66% Fair, 8.9% Poor.
- 259
- Public bridges
- 25.1%
- Good condition
- 8.9%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Hampshire County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 9th
- of 13 on Poor share
- 8.9%
- Poor-condition share
- 259
- public highway bridges
- 1959
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Hampshire County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Hampshire County ranks #9 of 13 Massachusetts counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 8.9%). Hampshire County, Massachusetts contains 259 public highway bridges. Roughly 25.1% are rated “Good,” 66% “Fair,” and 8.9% “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.
Good condition
25.1%
65 of 259 rated 7-9
Fair condition
66%
171 of 259 rated 5-6
Poor condition
8.9%
23 of 259 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#9 of 13
Among Massachusetts counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 259 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 25.1% (65)
Fair 66% (171)
Poor 8.9% (23)
Hampshire County's Poor-condition bridges carry 148,211 vehicle crossings a day
That is 8.4% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 8.5% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 6,737 crossings a day against 4,366 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 258 of 259 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
75.7% of Hampshire County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
196 of the 259 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 25.1% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 20.1% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
I 91 SB over COMB US 5 & GWRR, built 1965, carries 29,780 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 23-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 148,211 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Hampshire County's bridges were built
259 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- pre-1900 8
Built before 1900
8 bridges
- 1900s 2
1900–1909
2 bridges
- 1910s 6
1910–1919
6 bridges
- 1920s 17
1920–1929
17 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
36 bridges
- 1940s 22
1940–1949
22 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
60 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
38 bridges
- 1970s 12
1970–1979
12 bridges
- 1980s 7
1980–1989
7 bridges
- 1990s 13
1990–1999
13 bridges
- 2000s 21
2000–2009
21 bridges
- 2010s 13
2010–2019
13 bridges
- 2020s 4
2020–2029
4 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1950s, when 60 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 23.2% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 65 to 74 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1959) matches the Massachusetts average (1961).
How Hampshire County compares with Massachusetts's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Massachusetts counties nearest Hampshire County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 8.9% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1959 against a peer-group mean of 1961 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 12 Massachusetts counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex County | 395 | 15.9% | 66.8% | 17.2% | 1957 |
| Bristol County | 384 | 30.2% | 63.3% | 6.5% | 1962 |
| Norfolk County | 343 | 23.6% | 71.4% | 5% | 1962 |
| Franklin County | 314 | 34.4% | 54.5% | 11.1% | 1964 |
| Plymouth County | 287 | 30.7% | 63.4% | 5.9% | 1960 |
| Hampshire County (this page) | 259 | 25.1% | 66% | 8.9% | 1959 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Hampshire County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Hampshire County, both outside Massachusetts so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MA (259 bridges here).
- Apache County, AZ · 259 bridges
- Gila County, AZ · 259 bridges
- Ellsworth County, KS · 259 bridges
- Dakota County, MN · 259 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside MA (1959 here).
- Tulare County, CA · avg 1959 · 589 bridges
- Barton County, KS · avg 1959 · 449 bridges
- Nassau County, NY · avg 1959 · 328 bridges
- Marion County, KS · avg 1959 · 324 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (171)
ST112 EAST MAIN ST
FairOver: COMB CSX & WESTFLD RIV
300NE OF JCT W/US RTE 20, Hampshire, MA
Built 1938 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 8,250
ST116
FairOver: WATER EASTMAN BROOK
.7 M S SUND-AMHERST T.L., Hampshire, MA
Built 1958 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 13,876
HWY NORTH ST
FairOver: WATER W BR MILL RIVER
230 N OF RTE 9 AT N MAIN, Hampshire, MA
Built 1913 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 2,365
ST112 CLARK RD
FairOver: WATER BRONSON BROOK
AT CLARK HILL RD INT., Hampshire, MA
Built 1938 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 600
ST 9 /ST112
FairOver: WATER SWIFT RIVER
.1 M E JCT SWIFT RIV RD., Hampshire, MA
Built 1913 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 4,267
US 5 /ST10/WEST
FairOver: I 91
MM 29.9 ON I-91, Hampshire, MA
Built 1963 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 9,828
ST 9 MAIN ST
FairOver: WATER MILL RIVER
AT JCT OF RIVER RD, Hampshire, MA
Built 1933 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 15,400
ST 9 HAYDENVLL RD
FairOver: WATER BEAVER BROOK
.9 M W JCT FLORENCE ST., Hampshire, MA
Built 1957 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 19,655
US202 MAPLE ST
FairOver: RR NECRR
.4 M W JCT ST 181, Hampshire, MA
Built 1949 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 21,600
I 91 SB
FairOver: WATER MANHAN RIV OXBOW
MM 21.1 ON I-91 SB, Hampshire, MA
Built 1963 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 27,526
I 91 NB
FairOver: WATER MANHAN RIV OXBOW
MM 21.1 ON I-91 NB, Hampshire, MA
Built 1963 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 27,714
ST 9 /ST112
FairOver: WATER N BR SWIFT RIVER
100 W JCT SWIFT RIV RD., Hampshire, MA
Built 1950 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 4,267
ST 10 SOUTH ST
FairOver: WATER MILL RIVER
1.2 M S JCT ST 9, Hampshire, MA
Built 1939 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 13,205
HWY EASTHMPTN RD
FairOver: WATER N BR MANHAN RIVER
0.2 MI S OF TURKEY HILL, Hampshire, MA
Built 1939 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 1,810
HWY SOUTH ST
FairOver: WATER WARE RIVER
.1 MI S OF RTE 9, Hampshire, MA
Built 1939 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 8,664
ST 63 MONTAGUE RD
FairOver: WATER MILL RIVER
.1 M N JCT SUNDERLAND RD., Hampshire, MA
Built 1946 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,748
ST 9 USMC LGE HWY
FairOver: WATER STONES BROOK
100 E JCT SPRUCE COR RD., Hampshire, MA
Built 1950 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 5,458
ST181 DEPOT ST
FairOver: WATER SWIFT RIVER
AT PALMER T.L.& SWIFT RV, Hampshire, MA
Built 1937 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 5,689
HWY LOVEFIELD ST
FairOver: WATER MANHAN RIVER
.8 MI S OF RTE 10, Hampshire, MA
Built 1971 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 9,310
HWY EAST ST
FairOver: WATER DEAD BR WSTFLD RIV
S OF 143 NEAR BISBEE RD, Hampshire, MA
Built 1954 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 388
ST 10 NEW SOUTH ST
FairOver: HWY CLARK AVE
.2 M S JCT ST 9, Hampshire, MA
Built 1948 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 27,026
HWY BURNETT ST
FairOver: WATER BATCHELOR BROOK
0.36 M S OF RT 116, Hampshire, MA
Built 1956 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 1,551
HWY NEW LDLOW RD
FairOver: WATER STONY BROOK
.6 MI E OF S HADLEY LINE, Hampshire, MA
Built 1940 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 8,000
HWY MOUNTAIN DR
FairOver: I 91
MM 30.8 ON I-91, Hampshire, MA
Built 1962 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 1,164
HWY IRELAND ST
FairOver: WATER LITTLE RIVER
@ ROUTE 112 INTERSECTION, Hampshire, MA
Built 1950 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 259
HWY E MAIN ST
FairOver: WATER E BR MILL RIVER
@ VALLEY VIEW RD INT, Hampshire, MA
Built 1972 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 905
ST112 WORTHGTN RD
FairOver: WATER WESTFIELD RIVER
4.0 MI N. OF US ROUTE 20, Hampshire, MA
Built 1940 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 3,245
HWY WOODBRDGE ST
FairOver: WATER BATCHELOR BROOK
1500 S OF PEARL STREET, Hampshire, MA
Built 1956 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 646
ST116
FairOver: WATER MILL RIVER
.9 M S SUND-AMHERST T.L., Hampshire, MA
Built 1958 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 13,876
I 91 NB
FairOver: OTHER NORWOTTUCK RA TR
MM 24.8 ON I-91 NB, Hampshire, MA
Built 1965 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 16,917
I 91 SB
FairOver: OTHER NORTWOTTUCK RA TR
MM 24.8 ON I-91 SB, Hampshire, MA
Built 1965 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 17,735
HWY RUSSLVLLE RD
FairOver: WATER MANHAN RIVER
AT JNCT OF MANHAN ROAD, Hampshire, MA
Built 1956 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 1,810
I 91 NB
FairOver: HWY OLD FERRY RD
MM 24.3 ON I-91 NB, Hampshire, MA
Built 1965 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 36,140
ST 10 SOUTH ST
FairOver: OTHER MANHAN RAIL TRAIL
.1 M S JCT ST 9, Hampshire, MA
Built 1948 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 26,250
HWY NASH RD
FairOver: WATER MEADOW BROOK
150 W OF INT W/LILAC AVE, Hampshire, MA
Built 1940 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 129
ST116 WEST ST
FairOver: WATER FORT RIVER
AT EAST HADLEY ROAD, Hampshire, MA
Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,808
HWY STAGE RD EXT
FairOver: WATER N BR MANHAN RIVER
100 E INT EASTHAMPTON RD, Hampshire, MA
Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30
HWY PROSPECT ST
FairOver: WATER MILL RIVER
0.3 MI N OF ELM ST., Hampshire, MA
Built 1977 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,175
I 91 SB
FairOver: HWY DAMON RD
MM 25.5 ON I-91 SB, Hampshire, MA
Built 1965 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 15,036
HWY RIVER RD
FairOver: WATER WESTFIELD BROOK
.2MI E. OF WORTHINGTON RD, Hampshire, MA
Built 1922 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 129
I 91 NB
FairOver: HWY DAMON RD
MM 25.5 ON I-91 NB, Hampshire, MA
Built 1965 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 15,900
ST 9 GOSHEN RD
FairOver: WATER W BR MILL RIVER
300 E JCT OLD GOSHEN RD., Hampshire, MA
Built 1926 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 9,310
I 91 SB
FairOver: OTHER MANHAN RAIL TRAIL
MM 21.2 ON I-91 SB, Hampshire, MA
Built 1963 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 27,526
I 91 SB
FairOver: HWY OLD FERRY RD
MM 24.3 ON I-91 SB, Hampshire, MA
Built 1965 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 36,140
HWY W MAIN ST
FairOver: WATER WESTFIELD RIVER
0.1 MILE EAST OF RIVER RD, Hampshire, MA
Built 1922 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 129
HWY KINNE BRK RD
FairOver: WATER WATTS STREAM
.4 MI SOUTH OF ROUTE 112, Hampshire, MA
Built 1939 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 776
ST143 MAIN RD
FairOver: WATER BRONSON BRK WEST B
.7 M W JCT IRELAND ST., Hampshire, MA
Built 1928 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 2,069
I 91 NB
FairOver: ST 9 BRIDGE ST
MM 24.8 ON I-91 NB, Hampshire, MA
Built 1965 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 23,875
ST 9 GOSHEN RD
FairOver: WATER W BR MILL RIVER
JCT NICHOLS RD., Hampshire, MA
Built 1926 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 9,569
I 91 SB
FairOver: ST 9 BRIDGE ST
MM 24.8 ON I-91 SB, Hampshire, MA
Built 1965 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 18,273
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