State profile · Near median Poor share

Massachusetts bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Massachusetts, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

5,314
Public bridges
24.9%
Good condition
8.0%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

5,314

Public highway bridges in Massachusetts

Good Condition

24.9%

1,323 bridges rated 7-9

-25.1pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

8.0%

423 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

1.0pp vs national avg 7.0%

Massachusetts vs national bridge condition

Massachusetts - Good condition share 24.9%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Massachusetts - Poor-condition share 26.5%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Massachusetts26.8%64.7%8.6%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Massachusetts (FHWA NBI)

Counties (14)

Barnstable 107 Berkshire 450 Bristol 384 Dukes 5 Essex 399 Franklin 314 Hampden 429 Hampshire 259 Middlesex 820 Nantucket 2 Norfolk 348 Plymouth 287 Suffolk 494 Worcester 1016

Massachusetts vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Massachusetts on the same metric.

NE

Nebraska

7.73% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,571

IL

Illinois

7.88% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$27,743
Selected

MA

Massachusetts

7.96% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,314

MO

Missouri

8.53% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$24,654

MI

Michigan

8.92% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,188

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Massachusetts

Six lowest-condition bridges in Massachusetts, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

HWY WINTHROP ST

Poor

Over: WATER IPSWICH RIVER

@ IPWSICH TL = I-01-006, Essex, MA

Built 1845 Load: 0.6 t ADT: 650

HWY CENTER ST

Poor

Over: WATER SAWMILL RIVER

0.2 MI W OF ST 63, Franklin, MA

Built 1937 Load: 0.7 t ADT: 517

HWY PROSPECT AVE

Poor

Over: RR PVRR

.1 M E WESTFIELD T.L., Hampden, MA

Built 1926 Load: 1.9 t

HWY MERIDIAN ST

Poor

Over: WATER CHELSEA RIVER

@ CHELSEA TL = C09005, Suffolk, MA

Built 1954 Load: 4.3 t ADT: 22,435

HWY BRIDGE ST

Poor

Over: WATER TOWN BROOK

.1MI W OF INT W/ ROUTE 7, Berkshire, MA

Built 1945 Load: 4.7 t ADT: 517

ST 21 LUDLOW AVE

Poor

Over: WATER CHICOPEE RIVER

AT SPRINGFIELD CITY LINE, Hampden, MA

Built 1930 Load: 4.8 t ADT: 23,427

All Bridges in Massachusetts

I 391

Poor

Over: ST116 CHICOPEE ST

MM 4.3 ON I-391, Hampden, MA

Built 1979 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 35,950

HWY MAIN ST

Poor

Over: WATER W BR WESTFIELD RIV

200' E. OF INT. W/ RTE 20, Hampden, MA

Built 1970 Load: 14.1 t ADT: 260

HWY BWKR SB ONRP

Poor

Over: HWY KENMORE OFF RMP

.2 MI S OF ST RTE 2A, Suffolk, MA

Built 1965 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 9,900

ST 16 REV BCH PKWY

Poor

Over: ST107 BROADWAY

.32 KM S OF BEACH ST, Suffolk, MA

Built 1931 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 36,500

HWY LOWER VALLEY

Poor

Over: WATER DEPOT BROOK

500'N. OF INT. W/ ROUTE 8, Berkshire, MA

Built 1930 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 100

HWY S CHCKLEY RD

Poor

Over: WATER CHICKLEY RIVER

250'W OF RT8A S OF TOWER, Franklin, MA

Built 1939 Load: 15.7 t ADT: 129

ST125 BRIDGE ST

Poor

Over: RR BMRR (ABANDONED)

.16 KM S MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1850 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 26,000

HWY EASTHMPTN RD

Poor

Over: WATER N BR MANHAN RIVER

.9 MI NW OF NORTHAMPTON, Hampshire, MA

Built 1940 Load: 16.4 t ADT: 6,336

ST 62 MAPLE ST

Poor

Over: WATER IPSWICH RIVER

1.6 KM E ST114, Essex, MA

Built 1922 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 16,200

HWY MAIN ST

Poor

Over: WATER HEMLOCK BROOK

0.1 M WEST OF FIELD PARK, Berkshire, MA

Built 1976 Load: 16.9 t ADT: 517

HWY WINTHROP ST

Poor

Over: WATER MYSTIC RIVER

1.1 KM W OF JCT I93&SR60, Middlesex, MA

Built 1926 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 14,900

HWY CURTIS RD

Poor

Over: WATER KONKAPOT RIVER

0.2MI S OF RT23, Berkshire, MA

Built 1955 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 259

HWY WEBSTER AVE

Poor

Over: RR MBTA/BMRR

OVER RAILROAD, Middlesex, MA

Built 1911 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 27,350

HWY SILVER ST

Poor

Over: WATER GREENWATER BROOK

AT JCT W/ ROUTE 20, Berkshire, MA

Built 1939 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 240

HWY LAND BLVD

Poor

Over: WATER BROAD CANAL

.1 MI N OF LONGFELLOW BR, Middlesex, MA

Built 1956 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 15,611

ST 37 WASHNGTON ST

Poor

Over: RR MBTA/CSX

.48 KM S OF PLAIN ST, Norfolk, MA

Built 1948 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 34,137

HWY OLD COLNY RD

Poor

Over: WATER WARE RIVER

20' N OF ST 62, Worcester, MA

Built 1937 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 400

HWY N MAIN ST

Poor

Over: ST 24

1.0 S OF BERKLEY T.L., Bristol, MA

Built 1951 Load: 18.2 t ADT: 2,436

ST125 BRIDGE ST

Poor

Over: WATER MERRIMACK RIVER

.3 MI E HAVERHILL CENTER, Essex, MA

Built 1925 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 36,500

ST112 WORTHGTN RD

Poor

Over: WATER POND BROOK

3.8 MI N OF JCT US20-112, Hampshire, MA

Built 1917 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 3,425

HWY WEST ST

Poor

Over: ST 24

.8 MI NORTH OF ST106, Plymouth, MA

Built 1953 Load: 18.4 t ADT: 5,571

ST 2

Poor

Over: HWY LAKE ST

0.5 MI E RT2 & RT60, Middlesex, MA

Built 1967 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 56,236

HWY BODEN LN

Poor

Over: RR MBTA/CSX

0.1 MI N OF RT 135, Middlesex, MA

Built 1891 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 1,300

I 91 NB

Poor

Over: RR GWRR

MM 45.1 ON I-91 NB, Franklin, MA

Built 1962 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 12,266

HWY BWKR SB ONRP

Poor

Over: WATER MUDDY RIVER

.2 MI S OF ST RTE 2A, Suffolk, MA

Built 1965 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 18,470

ST 1 A/MAIN ST

Poor

Over: RR MBTA

1.6 MI N ROWLEY TOWN HALL, Essex, MA

Built 1907 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 4,784

HWY LINWOOD AVE

Poor

Over: WATER LINWOOD POND

NEAR UXBRIDGE LINE, Worcester, MA

Built 1923 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 7,363

ST102 PLEASANT ST

Poor

Over: WATER HOUSATONIC RIVER

0.3 MI W OF US 20, Berkshire, MA

Built 1958 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 12,284

HWY TEWKSBURY ST

Poor

Over: RR CSX

.2 MI E I 93, Essex, MA

Built 1980 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 3,500

I 90 EB

Poor

Over: RR MBTA

.1 MI S. CHARLES RV S111, Suffolk, MA

Built 1965 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 76,373

I 90 WB

Poor

Over: RR MBTA

.1 MI S. CHARLES RV S111, Suffolk, MA

Built 1965 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 74,344

HWY VILLAGE ST

Poor

Over: TR MARBLEHEAD RAIL TR

NEAR HIGH SCHOOL, Essex, MA

Built 1939 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 4,700

US 20 EB/WESTON ST

Poor

Over: I 95 /ST128

RT 20 EB AT RT 128, Middlesex, MA

Built 1960 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 29,250

HWY BARDWELL ST

Poor

Over: WATER JABISH BROOK

0.5M W OF RT181 NEAR PLMR, Hampshire, MA

Built 1940 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 1,164

HWY WEST RD

Poor

Over: WATER SCRIBNER BROOK

AT HARRISON CAULKIN RD, Berkshire, MA

Built 1947 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 517

HWY MENDON RD

Poor

Over: WATER ABBOTT RUN RIVER

AT JUNCT. DEPOT STREET, Bristol, MA

Built 1850 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 7,000

HWY CHRISTIAN LN

Poor

Over: WATER MILL RIVER

0.2 MI W OF ST 5, Franklin, MA

Built 1950 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 900

ST141 APPLETON ST

Poor

Over: WATER FIRST LEVEL CANAL

200' N OF BIGELOW ST, Hampden, MA

Built 1919 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 9,698

US 44 WINTHROP ST

Poor

Over: WATER PALMER RIVER

1.7 MI NE SEEKONK T.L., Bristol, MA

Built 1850 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 13,010

MA ROUTE 28

Poor

Over: CAPE COD CANAL

JUNCT MA RTES 25,28, & 6, Barnstable, MA

Built 1935 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 44,240

ST 9 /ST112

Poor

Over: WATER E BR WESTFIELD RIV

AT JCT W/ LILAC AVE., Hampshire, MA

Built 1939 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 2,685

I 195

Poor

Over: COMB MACRR/PURCHASE ST

.1 MI W OF ST 18, Bristol, MA

Built 1965 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 63,995

ST 32 NW BRNTRE RD

Poor

Over: WATER WARE CANAL

0.6 MI N OF JCT 67, Worcester, MA

Built 1934 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 3,750

HWY WALNUT ST

Poor

Over: ST 24

.2 MI EAST OF MANLEY ROAD, Plymouth, MA

Built 1953 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 1,966

HWY CONGRESS ST

Poor

Over: WATER FORT POINT CHANNEL

OVER FT POINT CHANNEL, Suffolk, MA

Built 1850 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 17,100

ST 3 A/GORHAM ST

Poor

Over: WATER RIVER MEADOW BROOK

300 YDS SO LWLL CONNCTR, Middlesex, MA

Built 1960 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 13,600

ST 28 NB

Poor

Over: ST151 NATHAN ELLIS HWY

.75 M S OF BOURNE TL, Barnstable, MA

Built 1960 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 16,352

HWY MANCHAUG RD

Poor

Over: WATER MUMFORD RIVER

200 FT.W OF PUTNAM HILL R, Worcester, MA

Built 1937 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 1,600

HWY BARR RD

Poor

Over: WATER MEADOW BROOK

0.2 M S GILBERTVILLE RD, Worcester, MA

Built 1939 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 1,293

HWY OAKLAND AVE

Poor

Over: TR METHUEN RAIL TRAIL

JUST WEST ST 28 BROADWAY, Essex, MA

Built 1936 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 11,900

Showing 4,951-5,000 of 5,314 bridges

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