Total Bridges
5,314
Public highway bridges in Massachusetts
State profile · Near national median SD
Massachusetts bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Massachusetts — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 5,314
- Public bridges
- 24.9%
- Good condition
- 8.0%
- Poor condition
- 8.0%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
24.9%
1,323 bridges rated 7-9
-25.1pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
8.0%
423 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
8.0%
423 bridges flagged for repair priority
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 — Structurally deficient share 26.5%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Massachusetts (FHWA NBI)
Massachusetts vs nearby ranks
Adjacent states on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Massachusetts on the same metric.
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Massachusetts
Six lowest-condition bridges in Massachusetts, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
HWY WINTHROP ST
PoorOver: WATER IPSWICH RIVER
@ IPWSICH TL = I-01-006, Essex, MA
Built 1845 Load: 0.6 t ADT: 650
HWY CENTER ST
Structurally DeficientOver: WATER SAWMILL RIVER
0.2 MI W OF ST 63, Franklin, MA
Built 1937 Load: 0.7 t ADT: 517
HWY PROSPECT AVE
Structurally DeficientOver: RR PVRR
.1 M E WESTFIELD T.L., Hampden, MA
Built 1926 Load: 1.9 t
HWY MERIDIAN ST
PoorOver: WATER CHELSEA RIVER
@ CHELSEA TL = C09005, Suffolk, MA
Built 1954 Load: 4.3 t ADT: 22,435
HWY BRIDGE ST
Structurally DeficientOver: WATER TOWN BROOK
.1MI W OF INT W/ ROUTE 7, Berkshire, MA
Built 1945 Load: 4.7 t ADT: 517
ST 21 LUDLOW AVE
PoorOver: WATER CHICOPEE RIVER
AT SPRINGFIELD CITY LINE, Hampden, MA
Built 1930 Load: 4.8 t ADT: 23,427
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HWY S MAIN ST
FairOver: WATER BUMPS RIVER
AT BUMPS RIVER, Barnstable, MA
Built 1957 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 6,857
HWY ELEVENTH ST
FairOver: WATER UTILITY CANAL
250' W INT MONT CTY RD, Franklin, MA
Built 1915 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 2,500
HWY COLD RIV RD
FairOver: WATER COLD RIVER
1MI E OF SAVOY TL N OF 2, Franklin, MA
Built 1959 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 129
HWY LYONSVLLE RD
FairOver: WATER E BR NORTH RIVER
500' WEST OF RTE 112, Franklin, MA
Built 1870 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 129
HWY HARRISON RD
FairOver: WATER POLAND BROOK
AT INT. W/ MAIN POLAND RD, Franklin, MA
Built 1940 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 120
ST116 CONWAY RD
FairOver: I 91
MM 35.9 ON I-91, Franklin, MA
Built 1965 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 12,550
HWY TOWN HILL RD
FairOver: WATER FACTORY BROOK
.4 MI EAST OF MUNN RD, Hampshire, MA
Built 1939 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 129
US 1 NB/GL EDWRDS
FairOver: I 95 SB
NEAR STADIUM EXIT, Norfolk, MA
Built 1963 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 16,494
HWY TAYLOR HL RD
FairOver: WATER MOOSE BROOK
1.5M NW OF RT32 NR BARRE, Worcester, MA
Built 1936 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 50
HWY SHORE RD
FairOver: WATER POCASSET RIVER
.15 MI N OF LANDING RD, Barnstable, MA
Built 1939 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 3,628
HWY BKLY DTN RES
FairOver: WATER RESERVOIR OUTLET
0.5 MI N OF YOKUM PN RD, Berkshire, MA
Built 1964 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 129
ST116 COLLEGE ST
FairOver: WATER STONY BROOK
.1 M N JCT MOSIER ST., Hampshire, MA
Built 1950 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 10,589
COAST GUARD BEACH
FairOver: CRANBERRY BOG
1.5 MILES FROM SALT POND, Barnstable, MA
Built 1986 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 500
ST 6 A/CRNBRY HWY
FairOver: WATER SCORTON RIVER
1.7 M N OF BARNSTABLE TL, Barnstable, MA
Built 1926 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,214
US 7 /ST2/CLD SPR
FairOver: WATER HEMLOCK BROOK
1000' E OF THORNLIBANK RD, Berkshire, MA
Built 1924 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 5,643
HWY SILVER ST
FairOver: RR GWRR
.3 M E JCT CONWAY ST., Franklin, MA
Built 1951 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 14,483
HWY MAPLE ST
FairOver: WATER MILL RIVER
.3 MI W OF MAIN ST, Hampshire, MA
Built 1950 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,590
US 1 NB/LOWR DECK
FairOver: WATER MYSTIC RIVER
BIG MYS LOWER, Suffolk, MA
Built 1950 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 41,951
ST114 NORTH ST
FairOver: COMB ST107/BRG ST&MBTA
.1 MI W SALEM CENTER, Essex, MA
Built 1952 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 39,520
ST 83 SB RAMP Y
FairOver: I 91
AT JCT I-91, Hampden, MA
Built 1958 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 7,320
HWY RIVER RD
FairOver: WATER MILL RIVER
1M S OF RT116, Hampshire, MA
Built 1940 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 129
HWY RIVER ST
FairOver: WATER WINNETUXET RIVER
1 MI E OF ST105, Plymouth, MA
Built 1951 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 642
I 84 WB
FairOver: ST131 MAIN ST
.4 MI S OF US-20, Worcester, MA
Built 1973 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 29,476
ST 8 SOUTH ST
FairOver: WATER KITCHEN BROOK
250'N OF LANESBORO RD INT, Berkshire, MA
Built 1901 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 12,714
HWY WASHNGTON ST
FairOver: US 1
.3 MI S MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA
Built 1934 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 11,000
HWY CHESTFLD RD
FairOver: WATER BREWER BROOK
.4M N OF N RD, Hampshire, MA
Built 1948 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,715
HWY MAPLE ST
FairOver: RR MBTA/CSX
.1 MI.N OF ST.140, Norfolk, MA
Built 1985 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 5,153
HWY SOUTH ST
FairOver: WATER E BR HOUSATONIC R
.3MI S OF RT 9 @OLD S. ST, Berkshire, MA
Built 1957 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 6,572
ST169 SOUTHBRDG RD
FairOver: WATER ASHWORTH BROOK
.5 MI.STH OF U.S.20, Worcester, MA
Built 1947 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 11,786
US 1 NB/LOWR DECK
FairOver: OTHER RELIEF
TOLL PL LOWER, Suffolk, MA
Built 1950 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 41,951
HWY STRW WB ONRP
FairOver: HWY STRRW DR WB & OFRP
STORROW DRIVE, Suffolk, MA
Built 1965 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 10,925
HWY BRIDGE ST
FairOver: WATER HOUSATONIC RIVER
E OF MAIN ST N OF JCT23&7, Berkshire, MA
Built 1951 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 8,200
US 7 NEW ASHFORD
FairOver: WATER GREEN RIVER
1.0 MI N OF N ASHFORD TL, Berkshire, MA
Built 1956 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 5,591
HWY BEECH HLL RD
FairOver: WATER POND BROOK
0.6MI S OF RT23 NEAR RES, Hampden, MA
Built 1930 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 120
HWY RIVER RD
FairOver: WATER M BR WESTFIELD RIV
1.5MI S OF INT W/RTE 143, Hampshire, MA
Built 1957 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 129
HWY ELIOT BRIDGE
FairOver: WATER CHARLES RIVER
.4 MI NW OF HARVARD ST, Suffolk, MA
Built 1950 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 46,415
ST122 MAIN ST
FairOver: RR PWRR
.2 MI S OF MILLVILLE T.L., Worcester, MA
Built 1958 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 3,766
HWY BROOKSIDE RD
FairOver: WATER HOUSATONIC RIVER
E OF RT7 1.3M N OF SHFFLD, Berkshire, MA
Built 1949 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 1,449
ST 8 A/CHURCH
FairOver: WATER PHILLIPS CREEK
.2 MI N OF WEST SHAFT RD, Berkshire, MA
Built 1953 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 6,357
HWY BLAIR RD
FairOver: WATER GREEN RIVER
270 FT EAST OF RT 43, Berkshire, MA
Built 1949 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 1,422
HWY BLAIR RD
FairOver: WATER WHEELER BROOK
0.2MI S OF N.BLAND. RD, Hampden, MA
Built 1984 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 259
HWY CUSHMAN ST
FairOver: WATER CHICOPEE BROOK
E OF RT32 IN MONSON CTR, Hampden, MA
Built 1939 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 258
HWY ELM ST
FairOver: I 91
MM 27.3 ON I-91, Hampshire, MA
Built 1963 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 20,172
HWY SHORE RD
FairOver: WATER ABERJONA RIVER
45 M W. OF SKILLING RD, Middlesex, MA
Built 1955 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 646
ST 8 S MAIN ST
FairOver: WATER SILVERNAIL BROOK
O.6 MI N OF CONN.SL, Berkshire, MA
Built 1965 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 2,747
US 20 EB/PLAINFLD
FairOver: RR GWRR
JUST W OF I 91, Hampden, MA
Built 1968 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 15,870
US 20 WB/PLAINFLD
FairOver: RR GWRR
JUST W O0F I 91, Hampden, MA
Built 1968 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 14,645
HWY CHESTNUT ST
FairOver: WATER MILL RIVER
AT JCT OF CIRCLE DR, Hampshire, MA
Built 1959 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 2,715
ST 9 BOYLSTON ST
FairOver: HWY CENTRE ST
1.5 MI ELY RT 128, Middlesex, MA
Built 1932 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 73,966
I 93 NB
FairOver: OTHER RELIEF
0.1 MI N I-90 B16702 U1, Suffolk, MA
Built 2002 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 77,653
Showing 601-650 of 5,314 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
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