Total Bridges
5,314
Public highway bridges in Massachusetts
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
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
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.
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
PoorOver: WATER IPSWICH RIVER
@ IPWSICH TL = I-01-006, Essex, MA
Built 1845 Load: 0.6 t ADT: 650
HWY CENTER ST
PoorOver: WATER SAWMILL RIVER
0.2 MI W OF ST 63, Franklin, MA
Built 1937 Load: 0.7 t ADT: 517
HWY PROSPECT AVE
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: 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
All Bridges in Massachusetts
I 90 EB
FairOver: HWY CHAPIN ST
MM 55.2 ON I-90 EB, Hampden, MA
Built 1957 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 25,600
I 90 WB
FairOver: HWY CHAPIN ST
MM 55.2 ON I-90 WB, Hampden, MA
Built 1957 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 25,800
US 20 PARK AVE
FairOver: WATER CONNECTICUT RIVER
NORTH END BRIDGE, Hampden, MA
Built 1924 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 27,500
HWY GROVE ST
FairOver: I 95 /ST128
0.5 MI NE BEDFORD ST, Middlesex, MA
Built 1962 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 4,655
HWY HERALD ST
FairOver: RR CSX SPUR
AT INK BLOCK, Suffolk, MA
Built 1957 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 32,500
I 93 NB
FairOver: I 93 SB BT 57 - 61
.5 MI N OF JCT I93&US1, Suffolk, MA
Built 1970 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 37,000
I 93 SB BT 57-61
FairOver: RR MBTA & BMRR
.5 MI N OF JCT 193&US1, Suffolk, MA
Built 1970 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 87,100
I 290 WB
FairOver: ST 12 SOUTHBRIDGE ST
.2 MI N OF US-20, Worcester, MA
Built 1965 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 41,165
ST110 /ST111/AYER
FairOver: WATER BOWERS BROOK
.5 MI NORTH OF STATE 2, Worcester, MA
Built 1925 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 13,905
HWY WATER ST
FairOver: WATER MONOOSNOC BROOK
.25MI. EAST OF ST-12, Worcester, MA
Built 1984 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 5,142
HWY LEOMSTR CONN
FairOver: WATER N NASHUA RIVER
.2 MI. WEST OF I-190, Worcester, MA
Built 1977 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 19,749
I 395 SB
FairOver: HWY MEMORIAL BEACH RD
300 FT. EAST OF ST-193, Worcester, MA
Built 1969 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 14,495
HWY SOUTHBRDG ST
FairOver: WATER MIDDLE RIVER
UNDER I-290 AT HOLY CROSS, Worcester, MA
Built 1956 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 11,930
HWY SAND MILL RD
FairOver: WATER DRY BROOK
.4 MI S OF ROUTE 116, Berkshire, MA
Built 1939 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 259
ST116 CONWAY RD
FairOver: WATER MILL RIVER
0.05 M S OF CONWAY TL, Franklin, MA
Built 1917 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 4,914
I 90 EB
FairOver: COMB WASH RD&CSX&RIV
MM 66.7 ON I-90 EB, Hampden, MA
Built 1957 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 24,284
ST 32 MAIN ST
FairOver: WATER CHICOPEE BROOK
JCT. GREEN STREET, Hampden, MA
Built 1956 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 9,569
US 20 MAIN ST
FairOver: RR BMRR (ABANDONED)
.16 KM WLY WAVERLY ST, Middlesex, MA
Built 1954 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 22,400
I 495 SB
FairOver: US 1 WASHINGTON ST
I 495 AT US 1, Norfolk, MA
Built 1965 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 48,754
ST 24
FairOver: WATER TOWN RIVER
.1 MI N OF BRIDGEWATER TL, Plymouth, MA
Built 1952 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 95,798
HWY PORTER ST
FairOver: OTHER PEDESTRIAN WLKWY
15.2 M S OF SR 1A, Suffolk, MA
Built 1907 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 7,500
HWY WASHNGTN AVE
FairOver: WATER PINES RIVER
0.5 KM W. OF JCT. US 1, Suffolk, MA
Built 1950 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 17,700
HWY GROVE ST
FairOver: I 95 SB
.1 M E OF FOXBORO TL, Bristol, MA
Built 1962 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,714
I 495 SB
FairOver: HWY COMMONWEALTH DR
.4 MI N MERRIMAC RIVER, Essex, MA
Built 1962 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 60,077
I 495 SB
FairOver: ST213
1 MI N ST110, Essex, MA
Built 1964 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 50,326
I 495 NB
FairOver: I 95
AT END OF I495, Essex, MA
Built 1969 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 25,862
HWY BRIDGE ST
FairOver: WATER WESTFIELD RIVER
BRIDGE ST AT WESTFIELD RV, Hampden, MA
Built 1970 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 14,800
HWY NEW HOLLAND
FairOver: WATER MILL BROOK
JCT OF HAYNES HILL RD, Hampden, MA
Built 1920 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 650
ST141 GRATTAN ST
FairOver: I 391
MM 3.9 ON I-391, Hampden, MA
Built 1979 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 10,701
HWY SOUTH ST
FairOver: RR PVRR
.2 M W JCT MAIN ST, Hampden, MA
Built 1961 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 4,100
I 90 WB
FairOver: ST 21 CENTER ST
MM 54.3 ON I-90 WB, Hampden, MA
Built 1957 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 59,670
I 291 /US20
FairOver: RR CSX SPUR
0.2 MI E OF ST JAMES AVE, Hampden, MA
Built 1969 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 59,482
I 90 EB
FairOver: HWY E MOUNTAIN RD
MM 42.3 ON I-90 EB, Hampden, MA
Built 1957 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 24,987
I 90 WB
FairOver: HWY E MOUNTAIN RD
MM 42.3 ON I-90 WB, Hampden, MA
Built 1957 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 26,392
HWY W MAIN ST
FairOver: WATER WESTFIELD RIVER
0.1 MILE EAST OF RIVER RD, Hampshire, MA
Built 1922 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 129
I 495 SB
FairOver: OTHER BRUCE FREEMAN RAIL
0.5 MILE N. OF RTE 110, Middlesex, MA
Built 1959 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 113,100
HWY WASHNGTON AV
FairOver: RR MBTA/CSX
0.4 MI SW OF RT 27, Middlesex, MA
Built 1895 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 4,500
HWY MT VERNON ST
FairOver: WATER ABERJONA RIVER
BTW TWN HALL & FIRE STA., Middlesex, MA
Built 1890 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 10,600
HWY PLAIN ST
FairOver: WATER MONATIQUOT RIVER
ST 37, Norfolk, MA
Built 1929 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 31,550
HWY HUNNEWELL ST
FairOver: RR BCRR/MBTA
.16 KM SE HILLSIDE AVE, Norfolk, MA
Built 1978 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 6,200
I 195 WB
FairOver: WATER COHACKET BROOK
1.5 M E OF RTE 105, Plymouth, MA
Built 1970 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 22,241
I 93 /US1/ST3
FairOver: COMB MBTA & COLUMBIA RD
2 MI S OF JCT I90, Suffolk, MA
Built 1958 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 205,100
ST 8 MAIN ST
FairOver: WATER W BR FARMINGTON R
AT SOUCIE LN, Berkshire, MA
Built 1927 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 2,927
I 295 SB
FairOver: US 1 S WASHINGTON ST
2 MI. W. OF I-95, Bristol, MA
Built 1966 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 29,000
HWY COLRAIN RD
FairOver: WATER ALLEN BROOK
0.5 MI N OF PLAIN RD, Franklin, MA
Built 1989 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 1,940
I 91 SB ON RAMP
FairOver: ST141 EB
MM 15.2 ON I-91 SB, Hampden, MA
Built 1965 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 5,379
I 90 EB
FairOver: HWY FULLER ST
MM 54.1 ON I-90 EB, Hampden, MA
Built 1957 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 54,569
I 291 LINE L
FairOver: HWY MAIN ST
0.1 M W JCT DWIGHT ST, Hampden, MA
Built 1969 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 75,000
I 495 NB
FairOver: HWY BERLIN RD
.5 MI. S. OF I-290, Middlesex, MA
Built 1963 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 49,423
I 495 SB
FairOver: HWY BERLIN RD
0.5 MI S. I-290, Middlesex, MA
Built 1963 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 47,192
Showing 1,701-1,750 of 5,314 bridges
Related
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.
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). Poor condition is an inspection-record category, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult the bridge owner for current status.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
Check Your Daily Bridges
How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Every figure on PlainBridge is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.