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 95 NB

Poor

Over: HWY CENTRAL ST

.7 MI NE OF ST 140, Norfolk, MA

Built 1963 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 53,000

ST 63 FEDERAL ST

Poor

Over: RR NECRR

AT SUNDERLAND T.L., Franklin, MA

Built 1938 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 3,200

US 20 WB/WSHNGTN

Poor

Over: I 395

EXIT 11A/B, .3 MI S OF 90, Worcester, MA

Built 1965 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 10,027

I 195 WB RAMP C

Poor

Over: OTHER RELIEF

I 195 AT ST 18, Bristol, MA

Built 1965 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 7,379

I 195 EB RAMP F

Poor

Over: COMB WELD ST & RELIEF

I 195 AT ST 18, Bristol, MA

Built 1965 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 9,695

I 90 EB RAMPS OFF

Poor

Over: RR MBTA/CSX

AT COPLEY PLACE S60, Suffolk, MA

Built 1965 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 16,878

ST 2 EB

Poor

Over: HWY AIRPORT RD

1 MI. W. OF RT-68, Worcester, MA

Built 1969 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 11,662

ST 12 WATER ST

Poor

Over: WATER N NASHUA RIVER

AT CORNER OF WALNUT ST., Worcester, MA

Built 1937 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 13,348

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

HWY LWL CON B-11

Poor

Over: I 495

0.4 KM E RT 495 & RT 3, Middlesex, MA

Built 1959 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 8,952

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 291 CONN B & C

Poor

Over: HWY DWIGHT ST

.1 M E JCT MAIN ST., Hampden, MA

Built 1967 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 78,178

I 90 EB

Poor

Over: COMB CNTRL MLBRY & PWRR

I-90 MM 91.4, Worcester, MA

Built 1957 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 41,235

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

HWY N HADLEY RD

Poor

Over: ST116

.4 M W AMHERST T.L., Hampshire, MA

Built 1958 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 9,429

HWY PROSPECT AVE

Poor

Over: HWY RAMPS F/G & H

150' SOUTH OLD TOLL PLAZA, Hampden, MA

Built 1968 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 5,560

I 93

Poor

Over: ST 16 MYST VAL PKY

1 MI S OF JCT I93 & SR60, Middlesex, MA

Built 1960 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 182,420

US 6 EB

Poor

Over: COMB ST18 & RELIEF

.75 MI W OF FAIRHAVEN TL, Bristol, MA

Built 1973 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 4,428

ST 12 NB

Poor

Over: HWY NEPONSET ST

.1 MI W OF I-190, Worcester, MA

Built 1977 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 6,488

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 WILLIAMSVILL

Poor

Over: WATER BURNSHIRT RIVER

0.7 MI. N. OF BARRE LINE, Worcester, MA

Built 1939 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,038

US 5

Poor

Over: WATER WESTFIELD RIVER

US 5 AT WESTFIELD RIVER, Hampden, MA

Built 1953 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 30,366

I 290 WB

Poor

Over: HWY E CENTRAL ST

150 FT W OF MULBERRY ST, Worcester, MA

Built 1958 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 48,490

ST 28 CHAS R DM RD

Poor

Over: WATER CHARLES RIVER

.2 MI NW OF NASHUA ST, Suffolk, MA

Built 1906 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 61,200

HWY PERKINS ROW

Poor

Over: WATER MILE BROOK

1 MILE SOUTH IPSWICH ROAD, Essex, MA

Built 1905 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 3,621

ST 78 WARWICK RD

Poor

Over: WATER ORCUTT BROOK

.6 M N JCT ST 2A & ST 78, Franklin, MA

Built 1937 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 922

I 90 WB

Poor

Over: ST 67 BOSTON RD

MM 66.5 ON I-90 WB, Hampden, MA

Built 1957 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 24,514

I 90 EX 90 INT 10

Poor

Over: ST 12 SOUTHBRIDGE ST

0.5 MI W OF I-290, Worcester, MA

Built 1957 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 50,341

I 290 EB

Poor

Over: HWY E CENTRAL ST

100 FT WEST OF MULBURY ST, Worcester, MA

Built 1958 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 65,611

HWY W FOURTH ST

Poor

Over: COMB HAUL RD & CSX

1219 M SW OF D ST OFFICE, Suffolk, MA

Built 1918 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 4,913

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 90 EB

Poor

Over: ST 67 BOSTON RD

MM 66.5 ON I-90 EB, Hampden, MA

Built 1957 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 24,667

HWY BLANDF STAGE

Poor

Over: WATER STAGE BROOK

1.2 MI WEST OF RTE 20, Hampden, MA

Built 1956 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 517

ST 16 MENDON ST

Poor

Over: WATER BLACKSTONE RIVER

.6 MI. E. OF ST-122, Worcester, MA

Built 1954 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 10,157

HWY JEFFERSON ST

Poor

Over: WATER SUCKER BROOK

0.2 MILES SE OF ST 24, Bristol, MA

Built 1850 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 390

I 495 NB

Poor

Over: HWY BOSTON RD

EXIT 83/N OF 110, Middlesex, MA

Built 1959 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 53,253

I 495 SB

Poor

Over: HWY BOSTON RD

0.2 MI N OF ST-110, Middlesex, MA

Built 1959 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 55,292

I 90 EB

Poor

Over: ST 12 SOUTHBRIDGE ST

MM90.6, 0.1 M E OF 290, Worcester, MA

Built 1957 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 44,041

HWY S RIVER RD

Poor

Over: WATER ALBEE BROOK

2.3 MI E OF E HAWLEY RD, Franklin, MA

Built 1938 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 154

I 91 SB

Poor

Over: RR GWRR

MM 45.2 ON I91 SB, Franklin, MA

Built 1962 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 18,071

I 495

Poor

Over: HWY MASSACHUSETTS AVE

.5 MI S MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 1963 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 113,400

HWY ROLLSTONE ST

Poor

Over: RR BMRR

100' N OF ST12/2A/KIMBALL, Worcester, MA

Built 1977 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 8,600

HWY JEFFRSON AV

Poor

Over: HWY PARALLEL ST

NEXT TO MBTA, Essex, MA

Built 1920 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 35,900

US 6 GAR HWY

Poor

Over: WATER COLE RIVER

.9 MI SE OF I 195, Bristol, MA

Built 1926 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 13,357

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

Showing 5,201-5,250 of 5,314 bridges

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