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

US 6 WB

Good

Over: ST 18 RAMP B

.7 MI W OF FAIRHVN T.L., Bristol, MA

Built 1973 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 8,017

HWY N RIVER RD

Good

Over: WATER NORTH RIVER

AT SHELBURNE TL/RTE 112, Franklin, MA

Built 1937 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 840

HWY BOYLSTON ST

Good

Over: RR BMRR

0.4 KM N RTE 495, Middlesex, MA

Built 1999 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 17,500

HWY COOPER ST

Good

Over: RR MBTA/BMRR

JUST OFF MYRTLE AVE, Middlesex, MA

Built 1919 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 2,069

HWY CHACE HLL RD

Good

Over: RR BMRR

.25 MILES NORTH OF ST 110, Worcester, MA

Built 1985 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,300

HWY WETHERSFIELD

Good

Over: WATER MILL RIVER

0.6 MILES FROM RT1., Essex, MA

Built 2009 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 1,200

HWY CUMMINS HWY

Good

Over: RR AMTRAK/MBTA

JUST W OF HYDE PARK AVE, Suffolk, MA

Built 1921 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 6,500

HWY POTTER MTN

Good

Over: WATER KINDERHOOK CREEK

200' EAST OF ROUTE 43, Berkshire, MA

Built 1980 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 259

HWY COOK RD

Good

Over: WATER HUBBARD BROOK

0.3M W OF ROUTE 7, Berkshire, MA

Built 1935 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,422

HWY PHINEAS ST

Good

Over: WATER BEAVER BROOK

3.4 MI N OF RT 3, Middlesex, MA

Built 1995 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 6,100

HWY D ST

Good

Over: COMB HAUL RD & CSX

AT HAUL ROAD, Suffolk, MA

Built 2005 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 27,300

HWY CHAPOQUOIT

Good

Over: WATER W FALMOUTH HARBOR

CHAPOQUOIT/W. FALMOUTH HA, Barnstable, MA

Built 2012 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 928

HWY CHURCH ST

Good

Over: COMB ACC RD & BIKEPATH

50 FT S OF WOODS HOLE RD, Barnstable, MA

Built 2002 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 786

I 495

Good

Over: WATER MILL POND

@MM 78.7, 1.25 MI NE RT 2, Middlesex, MA

Built 1961 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 107,705

I 495

Good

Over: ST 28 WAREHAM ST

3 M W OF CARVER TL, Plymouth, MA

Built 1958 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 42,319

HWY CHAPIN RD

Good

Over: WATER SCANTIC RIVER

0.1M S OF MAIN ST@TWNHALL, Hampden, MA

Built 1956 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 200

ST 2

Good

Over: WATER LAKE ROHUNTA

MM 71.3 ON RT 2, Worcester, MA

Built 1955 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 11,683

HWY TRAVERS ST

Good

Over: WATER TRAVERS POND INLET

G-01-023 (, Worcester, MA

Built 2011 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 500

HWY EAMES ST

Good

Over: RR MBTA/BMRR

0.4 MI NE OF RTE 38, Middlesex, MA

Built 1994 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 5,800

US 20 HARTFORD TPK

Good

Over: WATER FLINT POND

1.5 MI. E. OF ST-122, Worcester, MA

Built 2001 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 24,182

US 6 EB/MD CP HWY

Good

Over: HWY MARY DUNN RD

1.25 M W OF WILLOW ST, Barnstable, MA

Built 1966 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 19,700

HWY LIME ST

Good

Over: WATER HOOSIC RIVER

.2 MI E OF RTE 8, Berkshire, MA

Built 1998 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 1,571

HWY HANCOCK RD

Good

Over: WATER W BR HOUSATONIC R

JUST S OF POTOOSUC LAKE, Berkshire, MA

Built 1996 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 6,078

HWY SPRING ST

Good

Over: WATER MILL RIVER

BEHIND CITY HALL, Bristol, MA

Built 2005 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 9,827

HWY GEER HILL RD

Good

Over: WATER MEEKIN BROOK

230'N OF RT143, Hampshire, MA

Built 2007 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 129

HWY BOUNDARY ST

Good

Over: WATER ASSABET RIVER

100 FT. SE OF NTHBRO T.L., Middlesex, MA

Built 2010 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 4,239

HWY BARTLETT ST

Good

Over: WATER SALISBURY BROOK

100FT N OF WAREHAM AVE, Plymouth, MA

Built 2011 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 5,302

I 90 RAMP D

Good

Over: OTHER RELIEF

I 90 EXIT 22, Suffolk, MA

Built 1981 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 9,569

HWY MIDDLBORO AV

Good

Over: RR MBTA/CSX

MP QNB 17.8, Bristol, MA

Built 2000 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,500

HWY PECKS RD

Good

Over: WATER ONOTA BROOK

.3 MI W OF RTE 7, Berkshire, MA

Built 1988 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 3,100

HWY WNDL DEPO RD

Good

Over: WATER MILLERS RIVER

AT JCT OF RTE 2A, Franklin, MA

Built 2000 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 400

HWY MILL ST

Good

Over: ST 57

MM 42.5 ON ST 57, Hampden, MA

Built 1991 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 8,147

I 93 RAMP LC-N

Good

Over: I 93 RAMP S-N BOAT

UNIT 1, Suffolk, MA

Built 2003 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 12,400

HWY FOX HILL RD

Good

Over: WATER CLARK BROOK

300' S OF WOODWARD RD, Franklin, MA

Built 1992 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 120

HWY SOUTH ST

Good

Over: WATER STOP RIVER

300FT N OF INDIAN HILL RD, Norfolk, MA

Built 1995 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 3,500

HWY HAMILTON ST

Good

Over: WATER SAUGUS RIVER

AT SAUGUS RIVER, Essex, MA

Built 2003 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 9,786

ST119 SOUTH RD

Good

Over: WATER NASHUA RIVER

AT PEPPERELL TOWN LINE, Middlesex, MA

Built 1931 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 13,298

HWY VIADUCT ST

Good

Over: COMB CNGRSS&HAUL RD&CSX

AT WORLD TRADE CENTER, Suffolk, MA

Built 2002 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 700

I 95 NB

Good

Over: WATER WADING RIVER

.7 MI SW OF I 495, Bristol, MA

Built 1962 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 60,462

HWY DANA AVE

Good

Over: WATER NEPONSET RIVER

AT NEPONSET RIVER, Suffolk, MA

Built 1908 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 11,900

HWY SUMMER ST

Good

Over: HWY W SERVICE RD EXT

AT CONVENTION CENTER, Suffolk, MA

Built 2003 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 14,224

HWY MILL ST

Good

Over: RR HRR

100' N INT W/ WILLW 77.57, Berkshire, MA

Built 1998 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 6,724

HWY PROTECTION

Good

Over: WATER HOOSIC RIVER

500' N OF JCT W/RTE 2, Berkshire, MA

Built 1950 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1,681

HWY THURBER AVE

Good

Over: RR AMTRAK/MBTA

AMTRAK RR MP 194/51, Bristol, MA

Built 1990 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 6,853

HWY SOUTH ST

Good

Over: RR MCRR SPUR

AT JCT BENHAM ST., Hampshire, MA

Built 2000 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1,810

US 20 CONNECTOR

Good

Over: ST146

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

Built 1996 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 24,616

ST 16 MENDON ST

Good

Over: WATER MUMFORD RIVER

.1 MI EAST OF ST 122, Worcester, MA

Built 1900 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 12,888

ST 27 DEPOT ST

Good

Over: RR AMTRAK/MBTA

AT RAILROAD STATION, Norfolk, MA

Built 2002 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 23,275

US 20 LAUREL ST

Good

Over: WATER HOUSATONIC RIVER

AT SUMMER ST INTERSECTION, Berkshire, MA

Built 1985 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 12,893

HWY LOWER VALLEY

Good

Over: WATER DEPOT BROOK

.3 MI S OF CROSS PLACE RD, Berkshire, MA

Built 2007 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 129

Showing 3,951-4,000 of 5,314 bridges

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