State profile · Near median Poor share

Massachusetts bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Massachusetts.

5,295
Public bridges
25.1%
Good condition
8.9%
Poor condition

Massachusetts holds 5,295 public highway bridges (#35 of 52 by inventory) with a 8.88% Poor share (#14 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 8.9% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 39 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

5,295

Public highway bridges in Massachusetts

Good Condition

25.1%

1,331 bridges rated 7-9

-24.9pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

8.9%

470 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

1.4pp vs national avg 7.5%

Massachusetts vs national bridge condition

Massachusetts - Good condition share 25.1%
National avg

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

Massachusetts - Poor-condition share 29.6%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Massachusetts in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Massachusetts has 5,295 bridges and a 8.9% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #39 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Massachusetts has 5,295 bridges and a 8.9% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #39 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Massachusetts vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

5,295 35th of 54 higher than 19 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Massachusetts

The highlighted point is Massachusetts: 5,295 bridges and 8.88% in Poor condition, rank #39 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Massachusetts on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Alaska: 1,685 bridges · 7.89% Poor
  • Nebraska: 15,398 bridges · 7.90% Poor
  • Massachusetts: 5,295 bridges · 8.88% Poor
  • Missouri: 24,618 bridges · 8.95% Poor
  • Illinois: 26,928 bridges · 9.35% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Massachusetts

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 5,295 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Massachusetts’s inventory

State agency holds 67.9% of the 5,295 public highway bridges filed under Massachusetts in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Massachusetts’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 26.1% of the 5,295 bridges with a recorded original year in Massachusetts. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Massachusetts25.1%66%8.9%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Massachusetts (FHWA NBI)

Counties (14)

Barnstable 107 Berkshire 450 Bristol 384 Dukes 5 Essex 395 Franklin 314 Hampden 428 Hampshire 259 Middlesex 818 Nantucket 2 Norfolk 343 Plymouth 287 Suffolk 489 Worcester 1014

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.

AK

Alaska

7.89% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,685

NE

Nebraska

7.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,398
Selected

MA

Massachusetts

8.88% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,295

MO

Missouri

8.95% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$24,618

IL

Illinois

9.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$26,928

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 PINEDALE AVE

Poor

Over: WATER E BR TULLY RIVER

ATHOL/ORANGE TOWN LINE, Worcester, MA

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,293

US 20 EB/WSHNGTN

Poor

Over: I 395

.3 MI S OF I-90, Worcester, MA

Built 1965 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 10,144

HWY BRIDGE ST

Poor

Over: WATER BASS RIVER

.1 MILE WEST OF RIVER ST, Essex, MA

Built 1929 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 21,300

HWY RIVER ST

Poor

Over: RR AMTRAK/MBTA

.8 KM SW OF MATTAPAN SQ., Suffolk, MA

Built 1883 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 24,000

HWY DORCHSTR AVE

Poor

Over: COMB MBTA & RED LN

OVER RED LINE, Suffolk, MA

Built 1924 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 11,800

HWY STORRW DR WB

Poor

Over: HWY STORROW DR EB

.1 N OF BEACON ST, Suffolk, MA

Built 1951 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 57,770

All Bridges in Massachusetts

ST 2

Poor

Over: WATER SAWMILL POND

.2 MILES EAST OF ST. 31, Worcester, MA

Built 1946 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 63,310

HWY GLENDALE ST

Poor

Over: WATER MANHAN RIVER

.7 MI N OF RTE 10, Hampshire, MA

Built 1938 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 6,850

HWY AUBURN ST

Poor

Over: COMB I 90 & CSX/MBTA

.16 KM S. ST 30, Middlesex, MA

Built 1964 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 9,181

US 3 NB

Poor

Over: I 95 /ST128 & CD

RT 3 AT RT 128, Middlesex, MA

Built 1962 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 22,600

ST 1 A/LEE BRBNK

Poor

Over: ST145 REVERE BCH PKWY

.5 MI SW OF JET SR 60&1A, Suffolk, MA

Built 1934 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 55,630

HWY POND STREET

Poor

Over: WATER SATUCKET RIVER

1 MI. EAST OF ST 106, Plymouth, MA

Built 1850 Load: 45.8 t ADT: 2,974

US 1 SB

Poor

Over: US 1 NB

S APPR TOBIN, Suffolk, MA

Built 1994 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 34,040

HWY ROCKADUNDEE

Poor

Over: WATER SCANTIC RIVER

0.5MI N CONN BRDR NR MNSN, Hampden, MA

Built 1986 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 129

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

HWY WATERTOWN ST

Poor

Over: ST 2

0.75 MI E PLEASANT ST, Middlesex, MA

Built 1967 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 11,600

HWY E NEW LENOX

Poor

Over: WATER SACKETT BROOK

.7 MI S OF WILLIAM ST, Berkshire, MA

Built 1936 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 3,621

US 7 WILLMSTWN RD

Poor

Over: WATER BRODIE MTN BROOK

AT NEW ASHFORD TOWN LINE, Berkshire, MA

Built 1961 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 6,789

HWY ED JONES RD

Poor

Over: WATER W BR FARMINGTON R

.1 MI W OF RTE 8, Berkshire, MA

Built 1959 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 129

HWY BOX MILL RD

Poor

Over: WATER ELIZABETH BROOK

60M N OF BRKSD AVE, Middlesex, MA

Built 1900 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 10

I 90 WB RAMP OFF

Poor

Over: RR CSX/MBTA

AT INT 17 S32, Middlesex, MA

Built 1964 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 18,362

HWY MAIN ST

Poor

Over: WATER OTTER RIVER

.1 MI S OF JCT RTE 68, Worcester, MA

Built 1938 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 2,586

HWY SPEEN ST NB

Poor

Over: ST 9 WORCESTER ST

0.8 MI W OF RT-27, Middlesex, MA

Built 1977 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 21,600

HWY TRNRS FLS RD

Poor

Over: WATER CONNECTICUT RIVER

235 NW OF CANAL ST, Franklin, MA

Built 1936 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 7,136

I 90 RAMP G

Poor

Over: OTHER MDC AQUEDUCT

AT INT 15 S4B, Middlesex, MA

Built 1962 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 36,206

ST 60 PLEASANT ST

Poor

Over: ST 2

0.3 MI W OF LAKE ST, Middlesex, MA

Built 1967 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 27,700

HWY LONG HILL RD

Poor

Over: WATER QUABOAG RIVER

0.5 M S OF ST 9, Worcester, MA

Built 1983 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 6,069

HWY BISBEE RD

Poor

Over: WATER PAGE BROOK

100 SOUTH OF RTE 143, Hampshire, MA

Built 1960 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 905

HWY TREMONT ST

Poor

Over: COMB I 90 & AMTRAK

.32 KM S. OF BOST COM S68, Suffolk, MA

Built 1965 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 11,000

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

ST 2 A/S MAIN ST

Poor

Over: WATER WEST BROOK

1500 W OF BROOKSIDE RD, Worcester, MA

Built 1930 Load: 58.8 t ADT: 8,704

ST 10 NORTHFLD RD

Poor

Over: WATER DRY BROOK

.1 M E JCT PURPLE MDW RD., Franklin, MA

Built 1967 Load: 60.4 t ADT: 9,569

HWY OAKMONT AVE

Poor

Over: WATER WHITMAN RIVER

500 FT S OF S ASHBNHAM RD, Worcester, MA

Built 1968 Load: 63.7 t ADT: 1,500

ST 2 CONCORD TPK

Poor

Over: WATER SUDBURY RIVER

2.8 KM SE RT 2 ROTARY, Middlesex, MA

Built 1934 Load: 64.3 t ADT: 46,700

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

HWY HOLLAND RD

Poor

Over: WATER WALES BROOK

E OF RT19 NEAR STE FOREST, Hampden, MA

Built 1956 Load: 66.6 t ADT: 1,293

HWY CHESTNUT ST

Poor

Over: WATER IPSWICH RIVER

0.16 KM. S. OF RTE. 62, Middlesex, MA

Built 1967 Load: 72.4 t ADT: 5,200

HWY PERRY HLL RD

Poor

Over: WATER N BR MANHAN RIVER

2M S OF PINE ISLAND LAKE, Hampshire, MA

Built 1956 Load: 80.4 t ADT: 259

ST 2 A/MAIN ST

Poor

Over: RR GWRR

100 W JCT CHAPMAN ST., Franklin, MA

Built 1847 Load: 82.4 t ADT: 29,483

ST119 STATE RD

Poor

Over: WATER S BR SOUHEGAN RIV

500 W. OF BREED RD., Middlesex, MA

Built 1962 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 4,097

US 5 /ST10/BNDSTN

Poor

Over: WATER CHERRY RUM BROOK

.05 M S OF ST 2 BYPASS, Franklin, MA

Built 1964 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 14,353

HWY PINEY LN

Poor

Over: WATER BROAD BROOK

410 E OF INT ALDEN ST, Hampden, MA

Built 1952 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 50

HWY RHODES ST

Poor

Over: WATER SINGLETARY BROOK

.1 MI S OF W. MAIN ST, Worcester, MA

Built 1975 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 400

HWY PLEASANT ST

Poor

Over: WATER SEWER CANAL

.3MI S. OF STATE 16, Middlesex, MA

Built 1904 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,636

HWY MAIN ST LEED

Poor

Over: WATER S CHANNEL MILL RIV

200 N OF ARCH ST, Hampshire, MA

Built 1850 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,008

HWY MAIN ST LEED

Poor

Over: WATER N CHANNEL MILL RIV

200 N OF ARCH ST, Hampshire, MA

Built 1850 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,008

HWY BRIGHAM ST

Poor

Over: WATER ASSABET RIVER

1 MI. S. OF RT. 20, Worcester, MA

Built 1940 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,099

HWY ELM ST

Poor

Over: WATER E BR HOUSATONIC R

700 S. OF INT. W/ RTE 9, Berkshire, MA

Built 1911 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 16,642

HWY CENTECH BLVD

Poor

Over: WATER PRATTS POND INLET

.45 MI S OF US-20, Worcester, MA

Built 2004 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 4,147

HWY MORGAN ST

Poor

Over: WATER STONY BROOK

.2 MILE EAST OF RTE 116, Hampshire, MA

Built 1949 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,974

HWY JUNE ST

Poor

Over: WATER TATNUCK BROOK

.1 MI. E. OF MILL ST, Worcester, MA

Built 1905 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 10,600

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