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 SB CONN TOLL

Fair

Over: I 95

.6 MI S OF NH STATE LINE, Essex, MA

Built 1967 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,200

ST147 EB/MEM AVE

Fair

Over: US 5 RIVERDALE ST

AT JCT US 5 & MEMORIAL AV, Hampden, MA

Built 1953 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 10,893

HWY CRANE HLL RD

Fair

Over: WATER TWELVE MILE BROOK

0.3MI S OF RT20 NR I90, Hampden, MA

Built 1956 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 776

HWY W SQUANTM ST

Fair

Over: HWY NEWPORT AVE

AT N. QUINCY T STATION, Norfolk, MA

Built 1969 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 28,200

HWY W SQU OFF RP

Fair

Over: OTHER RELIEF

AT N. QUINCY T STATION, Norfolk, MA

Built 1969 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,939

I 95 SB

Fair

Over: HWY S WALPOLE ST

1.2 MI N OF FOXBORO T.L., Norfolk, MA

Built 1962 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 48,500

HWY GROVE ST

Fair

Over: RR MBTA/CSX

.1 M E OF RTE 28, Plymouth, MA

Built 1977 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 13,000

HWY ELM ST

Fair

Over: ST 3 PILGRIM HWY

1 MI WEST OF ST 3 A, Plymouth, MA

Built 1962 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 11,100

HWY QUINCY SHORE

Fair

Over: ST 3 A/HNCK NB&MBTA&RED

.2 MI E OF I 93, Suffolk, MA

Built 1970 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 33,000

HWY CROSS RD

Fair

Over: WATER WATATIC LAKE OUTLT

0.1M NE OF LAKE RD, Worcester, MA

Built 1938 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 130

I 190 SB

Fair

Over: HWY LEOMINSTER CONN

.5 MI. S. ST. 13, Worcester, MA

Built 1977 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 21,768

HWY DERBY ST

Fair

Over: ST 3 PILGRIM HWY

.3 MI E OF WEYMOUTH TL, Plymouth, MA

Built 1958 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 51,077

I 395 NB

Fair

Over: WATER LOWES POND

.4M S. OF SUTTON AVE., Worcester, MA

Built 1973 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 21,321

HWY MERIDIAN ST

Fair

Over: WATER GREEN RIVER

AT JCT OF DFLD ST, Franklin, MA

Built 1917 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 1,121

I 495 SB

Fair

Over: ST 16 E MAIN ST

.5 MI. N. OF ST-109, Worcester, MA

Built 1968 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 47,316

ST 56 LEICESTER ST

Fair

Over: WATER FRENCH RIVER

.1 MI.WEST OF ST.12, Worcester, MA

Built 1971 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 6,500

HWY WHITEHALL RD

Fair

Over: WATER LONG MEADOW BROOK

1.4 M N OF ST122A, Worcester, MA

Built 1945 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 600

ST240

Fair

Over: I 195

1M N OF RTE 6, Bristol, MA

Built 1972 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 11,854

HWY MT PLSNT ST

Fair

Over: ST140

1.3 MI NE OF I 195, Bristol, MA

Built 1970 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 11,285

COMB US 1 & ELM S

Fair

Over: WATER TEN MILE RIVER

INT.US1&ELM, Bristol, MA

Built 1850 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 24,560

ST113 LOWLL & OSGD

Fair

Over: TR METHUEN RAILTRAIL

.32 KM W ST28, Essex, MA

Built 1983 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 28,000

ST 8 A/W HWLEY RD

Fair

Over: WATER CHICKLEY RIVER

.2 MI S OF CHARLEMONT LIN, Franklin, MA

Built 1939 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 399

US 20 PALMER RD

Fair

Over: WATER FOSKETT MILL STRM

0.2 MI E OF PALMER TL, Hampden, MA

Built 1938 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 8,081

HWY E MAIN ST

Fair

Over: WATER E BR MILL RIVER

@ VALLEY VIEW RD INT, Hampshire, MA

Built 1972 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 905

HWY CONCORD ST

Fair

Over: WATER SUDBURY RIVER

.2 MI NORTH OF FRONT ST, Middlesex, MA

Built 1920 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 1,551

HWY LOWELL RD

Fair

Over: WATER CONCORD RIVER

2.0 MI N RTE 2, Middlesex, MA

Built 1964 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 12,000

HWY FOREST ST

Fair

Over: WATER DIX BROOK

@ INST. OF ROBIN HOOD LN, Norfolk, MA

Built 1989 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 2,160

I 84 WB

Fair

Over: US 20 EB/CHARLTON RD

1.1 MI S OF I-90, Worcester, MA

Built 1973 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 33,044

ST 2 WB

Fair

Over: HWY BACON ST

.25 MI N OF ST-2A, Worcester, MA

Built 1965 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 25,320

HWY N MAIN ST

Fair

Over: ST 79

1.7 MI S OF ST 24, Bristol, MA

Built 1958 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 12,142

HWY MNT PLSNT ST

Fair

Over: I 195

.2 MI WEST OF ST 18, Bristol, MA

Built 1963 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 7,195

HWY PLM ISLN TPK

Fair

Over: WATER PLUM ISLAND RIVER

.75 MI WEST ATLANTIC OCN, Essex, MA

Built 1973 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 8,984

I 391 NB SB RAMP

Fair

Over: WATER N BR CHICOPEE RIV

MM 1.8 ON I-391, Hampden, MA

Built 1979 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 26,000

I 291 LINE N

Fair

Over: HWY MAIN ST & OTHERS

BET MAIN ST. & I-91 NB, Hampden, MA

Built 1969 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 20,000

ST112 WORTHGTN RD

Fair

Over: 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

Fair

Over: WATER BATCHELOR BROOK

1500' S OF PEARL STREET, Hampshire, MA

Built 1956 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 646

HWY LAKE RD

Fair

Over: WATER RICE POND OUTLET

.2 MI E OF ST-148, Worcester, MA

Built 1939 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 2,300

I 90 WB

Fair

Over: ST 56 LEICESTER ST

NEAR TEXAS POND J8, Worcester, MA

Built 1957 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 44,233

ST 2 EB

Fair

Over: HWY BACON ST

.25 MILES NORTH OF ST 2A, Worcester, MA

Built 1965 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 28,212

I 290 EB

Fair

Over: ST 70 LINCOLN ST

.25 MI. E OF BURNCOAT ST, Worcester, MA

Built 1967 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 49,604

ST 8 BEAVER ST

Fair

Over: WATER N BR HOOSIC RIVER

@ MCAULEY RD INTERSECTION, Berkshire, MA

Built 1948 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 3,057

ST 32 PALMER RD

Fair

Over: WATER QUABOAG RIVER

AT PALMER TL, Hampden, MA

Built 1924 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 9,828

HWY WINTHROP ST

Fair

Over: RR MBTA/BMRR

1.9 KM NW OF JCT I93&SR16, Middlesex, MA

Built 1984 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 20,172

HWY TRULL RD

Fair

Over: I 495

0.6 MI N RTE 38, Middlesex, MA

Built 1962 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 1,990

I 95 NB/ST128 NB

Fair

Over: ST 38 SB/MAIN ST

RT 128 AT RT 38, Middlesex, MA

Built 1949 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 85,675

I 95 SB/ST128 SB

Fair

Over: ST 38 SB/MAIN ST

RT 128 AT RT 38, Middlesex, MA

Built 1949 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 89,701

HWY FRONT ST

Fair

Over: WATER NASHUA RIVER

HARVARD-SHIRLEY TL, Worcester, MA

Built 1948 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 6,533

I 90 EB

Fair

Over: ST 56 LEICESTER ST

NEAR TEXAS POND J8, Worcester, MA

Built 1957 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 45,702

ST134

Fair

Over: US 6 EB/MID CAPE HWY

.5 M EAST OF YARMOUTH TL, Barnstable, MA

Built 1969 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 43,320

HWY MENAUHANT RD

Fair

Over: WATER BOURNES POND

AT BOURNES POND, Barnstable, MA

Built 1985 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 2,600

Showing 1,251-1,300 of 5,314 bridges

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