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
HWY RAMP A
GoodOver: US 1 WASHINGTON ST
EXIT FROM STADIUM, Norfolk, MA
Built 2002 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 1,700
US 3 NB
GoodOver: HWY DUNSTABLE RD
1.5 MI. N OF RTE 40, Middlesex, MA
Built 2004 Load: 60.4 t ADT: 82,679
US 3 SB
GoodOver: HWY DUNSTABLE RD
1.5 MI. N. OF RTE 40, Middlesex, MA
Built 2004 Load: 60.4 t ADT: 77,900
ST 2 WB
GoodOver: ST140 W MAIN ST
RTE 2 MM 89.7, Worcester, MA
Built 2012 Load: 60.5 t ADT: 32,655
HWY EAGLE ST
GoodOver: WATER N BR HOOSIC RIVER
AT INT OF RIVER&CANAL ST, Berkshire, MA
Built 1957 Load: 60.7 t ADT: 7,799
HWY HIGHLAND RD
GoodOver: ST140 SB
1.2 MI NE OF COUNTY ST, Plymouth, MA
Built 1969 Load: 60.7 t ADT: 10,300
HWY JOHNSON ST
GoodOver: OTHER PED BIKE PATH
.1 MI N PINE STREET, Essex, MA
Built 2004 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 6,700
HWY CLAVERACK RD
GoodOver: WATER MILL RIVER
780' W OF LASALLE DR, Franklin, MA
Built 1998 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 143
HWY EXETER ST
GoodOver: RR CSX
100 FT SO OF CAMBRDGE ST, Worcester, MA
Built 1915 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 1,050
ST 25 EB
GoodOver: WATER MILL POND
.1 M W OF GLEN CHARLIE RD, Plymouth, MA
Built 1981 Load: 61.0 t ADT: 38,664
I 93 RAMP X ACCS
GoodOver: OTHER RELIEF
1 KM E. OF I93, Suffolk, MA
Built 2005 Load: 61.0 t ADT: 17,600
HWY N BLNDFRD RD
GoodOver: WATER PEEBLE BROOK
200'W. OF INT.W/BLAIR RD., Hampden, MA
Built 1994 Load: 61.3 t ADT: 388
HWY LYMAN ST
GoodOver: WATER SECOND LEVEL CANAL
AT JCT RACE ST., Hampden, MA
Built 2010 Load: 61.3 t ADT: 3,724
HWY OLD NOURS ST
GoodOver: WATER ASSABET RIVER
@ THE CORNER OF BROOK WAY, Worcester, MA
Built 1956 Load: 61.5 t ADT: 200
HWY SLPY HLLW RD
GoodOver: RR CSX
0.7 MI E OF ST 41 157.55, Berkshire, MA
Built 2009 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 130
HWY BRIDGE ST
GoodOver: RR MBTA (ABANDONED)
.2 MI WEST OF RTE 138, Bristol, MA
Built 1937 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 1,300
HWY METNGHOUSE R
GoodOver: WATER AMETHYST BROOK
.3 MILE N JCT AMHERST RD, Hampshire, MA
Built 2015 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 300
HWY CANAL ST
GoodOver: WATER HAMILTON CANAL
@ JACKSON & REVERE ST INT, Middlesex, MA
Built 2012 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 1,000
ST 2 A/ST12/KIMBL
GoodOver: WATER N NASHUA RIVER
200 FT. EAST OF ROTARY, Worcester, MA
Built 2014 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 253,295
HWY PROSPECT ST
GoodOver: HWY SPRING ST
AT E. END 6TH ST., Franklin, MA
Built 2010 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 400
HWY LOCKE ST
GoodOver: OTHER LITTLE RIVER CUL
JUST E OF RTE 97, Essex, MA
Built 1891 Load: 61.8 t ADT: 4,500
ST113 LOWELL ST
GoodOver: WATER SPICKET RIVER
.1 MI W. ST 28, Essex, MA
Built 2003 Load: 61.8 t ADT: 12,025
ST113 LOWELL ST
GoodOver: WATER SPICKET RIVER
.1M WEST OF ST 28, Essex, MA
Built 2003 Load: 61.8 t ADT: 12,025
ST145 SARATOGA ST
GoodOver: WATER BELLE ISLE INLET
AT WINTHROP TOWN LINE, Suffolk, MA
Built 2013 Load: 61.8 t ADT: 34,138
HWY JUNCTION RD
GoodOver: RR CSX
AT MERRILL/EAST ST 148.18, Berkshire, MA
Built 1886 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 21,300
HWY COUNTY ST
GoodOver: WATER SEVEN MILE RIVER
.5 MI SW OF READ ST, Bristol, MA
Built 1950 Load: 62.3 t ADT: 12,414
ST106 WAPPING RD
GoodOver: WATER JONES RIVER
1.2 MI WEST OF ST 3 A, Plymouth, MA
Built 1971 Load: 62.3 t ADT: 7,800
HWY PAXTON RD
GoodOver: WATER SUGDEN RESRVR OTLT
1.5 MI N OF ST-9, Worcester, MA
Built 1956 Load: 62.4 t ADT: 1,600
ST123 BELMONT ST
GoodOver: ST 24
.1 MI W OF VA HOSPITAL, Plymouth, MA
Built 1954 Load: 62.5 t ADT: 29,214
ST 68 BLDWNVLLE RD
GoodOver: WATER MILLERS RIVER
.5 MI N OF PHILLIPSTON LN, Worcester, MA
Built 2002 Load: 62.5 t ADT: 50
HWY WILLIAMS ST
GoodOver: WATER WADING RIVER
AT ROBINSON POND, Bristol, MA
Built 2004 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 500
HWY MEADOWNCK RD
GoodOver: WATER MOONAKIS RIVER
.1 MI E OF METOXIT RD, Barnstable, MA
Built 2004 Load: 62.7 t ADT: 1,857
HWY PARK HILL RD
GoodOver: WATER BASSETT BROOK
1MI S OF RT66 BY EHMPTN, Hampshire, MA
Built 1956 Load: 62.7 t ADT: 1,422
HWY DEPOT RD
GoodOver: WATER ROUND MEADOW BROOK
.1 MI S OF RT. 2A, Worcester, MA
Built 2010 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 4,996
HWY ROYALSTON RD
GoodOver: WATER W BR TULLY RIVER
0.3M WEST OF TULLY RD, Franklin, MA
Built 2001 Load: 63.0 t ADT: 450
ST 47 HADLEY ST
GoodOver: WATER BACHELOR BROOK
1 MILE NORTH OF ST. 116, Hampshire, MA
Built 2008 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 6,077
HWY VERNON AVE
GoodOver: WATER WARE RIVER
INT. OF RTE 122/ VERNON, Worcester, MA
Built 2010 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 2,069
HWY CENTRAL ST
GoodOver: RR PWRR
CORN OF CNTRL ST & ST 122, Worcester, MA
Built 2006 Load: 63.3 t ADT: 5,904
ST 43 GREEN RIV RD
GoodOver: WATER GREEN RIVER
0.8 MI N OF US 7, Berkshire, MA
Built 2009 Load: 63.4 t ADT: 2,300
ST152 N MAIN ST
GoodOver: WATER BUNGAY RIVER
@ COLONAL BLAKINGTON INN, Bristol, MA
Built 2012 Load: 63.9 t ADT: 15,000
HWY EAST RD
GoodOver: WATER ALFORD BROOK
.3 MI E OF ALFORD CTR RD, Berkshire, MA
Built 2006 Load: 64.1 t ADT: 1,267
ST 8 HINSDALE RD
GoodOver: WATER E BR HOUSATONIC R
.9 MI S. OF FOX ROAD, Berkshire, MA
Built 2009 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 8,535
US 1 NB/WASHNGTON
GoodOver: HWY NORTH ENTRANCE DR
1.4 MI.NO.OF PINE ST., Norfolk, MA
Built 2002 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 15,129
HWY E LEVERET RD
GoodOver: WATER MOUNTAIN BROOK
0.2 M1 W SHUTESBURY TL, Hampshire, MA
Built 2008 Load: 64.6 t ADT: 2,456
US 20 @ STA 33+26
GoodOver: WATER CUSHMAN BROOK
AT MILE MARKER 33, Berkshire, MA
Built 2013 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 1,552
HWY BONIE RIG HL
GoodOver: WATER W BR WALKER BK
500 FT S OF RTE 20, Berkshire, MA
Built 2017 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 1,293
HWY SILVER ST
GoodOver: WATER TWELVEMILE BROOK
1.75 M SOUTH OF RT 20, Hampden, MA
Built 2019 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 220
HWY FREIGHT YARD
GoodOver: OTHER MASSDOT DEPOT
AT ROUTE 112, Hampshire, MA
Built 2016 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 120
HWY WINTER ST
GoodOver: RR MBTA/CSX
.1MI.NTH.OF ST.135, Middlesex, MA
Built 2017 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 13,248
HWY WASHNGTON AV
GoodOver: RR MBTA & SILVER LINE
1.6 KM S OF JCT US1&SR16, Suffolk, MA
Built 2018 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 9,310
Showing 4,701-4,750 of 5,314 bridges
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