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

HWY MULBERRY ST

Good

Over: WATER MILL RIVER

AT MILL RIVER, Hampshire, MA

Built 1991 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,525

HWY CROSS RD

Good

Over: WATER N BR HOOSIC RIVER

@ ROUTE 8 INTERSECTION, Berkshire, MA

Built 1973 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 259

HWY WELLMAN RD

Good

Over: WATER RAWSON BROOK

.4 MI EAST OF GOULD RD, Berkshire, MA

Built 2016 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 129

HWY WEBB RD

Good

Over: WATER UPR SPEC POND OTLT

1 MI E OF COLD SPRNG RD, Berkshire, MA

Built 1960 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 129

HWY TOWN FARM LN

Good

Over: RR MBTA/BMRR

1 MI S RT 3A & WOBURN ST, Middlesex, MA

Built 1925 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 800

ST 28 SB

Good

Over: HWY BRICK KILN RD

4.25 M S OF BOURNE TL, Barnstable, MA

Built 1959 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 19,396

HWY SPRING ST

Good

Over: WATER MATFIELD RIVER

.55 MI SW RTE 18, Plymouth, MA

Built 1946 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 7,100

OLD SOUTH STREET

Good

Over: QUINEBAUG RIVER

S.BRIDGE-STURBRIDGE LINE, Worcester, MA

Built 1960 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 300

HWY HIGH ST

Good

Over: WATER RUMFORD RIVER

0.1 MI W OF RUMFOR AVE, Bristol, MA

Built 1988 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 500

I 93 RMPS X XE

Good

Over: RR AMTRAK/MBTA

I93&I90 INT .4K SW P.O., Suffolk, MA

Built 2005 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 2,316

HWY BRTTLBORO RD

Good

Over: WATER BEAVER MEADOW BRK

1M S OF VT 1M W OF BRDSTN, Franklin, MA

Built 1940 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 259

HWY SO STA CONN

Good

Over: HWY FRONTAGE RD

SOUTH STATION, Suffolk, MA

Built 1995 Load: 24.0 t

HWY MAIN DALTON

Good

Over: WATER WINDSOR BROOK

BTWN PTTRSN RD&CRANE RD, Berkshire, MA

Built 1938 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 129

HWY E WINDSOR RD

Good

Over: WATER WESTFIELD BROOK

.1 MI S OF NOBODYS RD, Berkshire, MA

Built 1938 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 259

HWY LOWER RD EXT

Good

Over: WATER WESTFIELD RIVER

AT WINDSOR JAMBS PARK, Berkshire, MA

Built 1940 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 129

HWY W CHESTNT ST

Good

Over: WATER COWEESET BROOK

.3 MI W EASTON, Plymouth, MA

Built 1970 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 24,310

HWY LOG PLAIN RD

Good

Over: WATER MILL BROOK

100' S OF BARTON RD, Franklin, MA

Built 2003 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 1,560

HWY FLINT ST

Good

Over: WATER N BR MILL RIVER

160' S OF CHAUNCEY ST, Hampden, MA

Built 1956 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 258

I 93 RAMP N-S

Good

Over: COMB NASHUA ST&MGH PKNG

LEVERETT CIRCLE, BOSTON, Suffolk, MA

Built 1999 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 34,304

HWY ARCH ST

Good

Over: WATER MILLERS RIVER

0.2 MI S OF RT 2, Franklin, MA

Built 1910 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 33

ST 24

Good

Over: HWY PAGE ST

.3 MI N OF AVON T.L., Norfolk, MA

Built 1956 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 134,922

HWY FOREST ST

Good

Over: WATER TOWN RIVER

1.05M FROM RIVER ST, Plymouth, MA

Built 1978 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 100

ST102 PLEASANT ST

Good

Over: RR HRR

1.2 MI S JCT US20 73.85, Berkshire, MA

Built 1905 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 7,512

HWY GOLDEN HILL

Good

Over: WATER HOUSATONIC RIVER

NEAR INT. W/ BRADLEY ST., Berkshire, MA

Built 2005 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 120

ST 57 WHITNEY RD

Good

Over: WATER KONKAPOT RIVER

300' N OF HATCHERY RD, Berkshire, MA

Built 1940 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 1,293

HWY HUBBARD AVE

Good

Over: WATER E BR HOUSATONIC R

AT INT W/ ST ROUTES 8 & 9, Berkshire, MA

Built 1995 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 42,207

HWY SUMMER ST

Good

Over: ST 3 PILGRIM HWY

1 MI W OF RTE 3A, Plymouth, MA

Built 1951 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 8,286

HWY MILLER AVE

Good

Over: WATER MILLER RED BRK

.2 M NORTH POMEROY/MEADOW, Hampshire, MA

Built 1989 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 259

HWY LOWER COUNTY

Good

Over: WATER HERRING RIVER

2 MI W OF RT 28, Barnstable, MA

Built 1930 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 3,143

HWY LOCUST ST

Good

Over: WATER ASSONET RIVER

.01 MI N OF RTE 79, Bristol, MA

Built 1960 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 1,214

HWY FRANKLIN ST

Good

Over: WATER SUDBURY RIVER

1000 FT N MT WAITE AV, Middlesex, MA

Built 1934 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 4,387

HWY MT PLSANT AV

Good

Over: WATER ASNEBUMSKIT BROOK

.3 MI E OF ST-122A, Worcester, MA

Built 1985 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 3,367

HWY ROOT RD

Good

Over: WATER GLENDALE BROOK

.1 MI E OF ARTHR PEASE RD, Hampshire, MA

Built 1984 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 259

I 91

Good

Over: WATER FALLS BROOK

MM 52.4 ON I-91, Franklin, MA

Built 1958 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 15,215

HWY SIBLEY ROAD

Good

Over: WATER PELHAM BROOK

100 YDS E OF ZOAR RD, Franklin, MA

Built 1985 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 129

HWY SKYLINE TRL

Good

Over: WATER ROARING BROOK

1.7MI N OF OLD CHESTER RD, Hampden, MA

Built 1930 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 536

I 495 NB

Good

Over: HWY KING ST

I-495 @ EXIT 16, Norfolk, MA

Built 1966 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 42,890

I 495 SB

Good

Over: HWY KING ST

I-495 @ EXIT 16, Norfolk, MA

Built 1966 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 33,852

ST 12 /ST140/WRSTR

Good

Over: WATER WACHUSETT RESERVR

.3 MI NE OF B&M RR, Worcester, MA

Built 1904 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 10,557

HWY BEACH ST

Good

Over: TR BLUE LINE

AT INTERSECT KIMBALL AVE, Suffolk, MA

Built 1938 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 8,900

I 190 SB

Good

Over: HWY PRATT JUNCTION RD

MM 14.6, Worcester, MA

Built 1978 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 19,326

HWY CHESTNUT ST

Good

Over: WATER DAVIS BROOK

0.9MI FROM JCT W/ROUTE 20, Berkshire, MA

Built 1939 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 129

I 495 NB

Good

Over: WATER WEWEANTIC RIVER

0.5 M S OF RTE 58, Plymouth, MA

Built 1964 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 21,071

ST112 WORTHGTN RD

Good

Over: WATER SYKES BROOK

AT KIMBALL RD INT., Hampshire, MA

Built 1940 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 2,974

ST 2 /ST8/UNION

Good

Over: WATER N BR HOOSIC RIVER

AT CANAL STREET, Berkshire, MA

Built 1956 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 5,571

I 495 SB

Good

Over: WATER WEWEANTIC RIVER

0.5 M S OF RTE 58, Plymouth, MA

Built 1964 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 17,786

ST133 HAVERHILL ST

Good

Over: WATER SHAWSHEEN RIVER

.1 MI N ST 28, Essex, MA

Built 1921 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 15,300

HWY SCHOOL ST

Good

Over: WATER MEMORIAL POND OTLT

.2 MI S OF RTE 27, Norfolk, MA

Built 1924 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 7,370

HWY HIRAM BLAIR

Good

Over: WATER POND BROOK

.5 MILE SOUTH OF RTE 23, Hampden, MA

Built 2012 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 129

HWY HIGHLAND AVE

Good

Over: I 95 /ST128

1.3 KM SE OF ST 9, Norfolk, MA

Built 2018 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 29,095

Showing 3,601-3,650 of 5,314 bridges

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