Poor Condition Bridges in Massachusetts

501 bridges rated Poor condition in Massachusetts. FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

Bridges Rated Poor Condition

A bridge is rated Poor when one or more of its major components (deck, superstructure, or substructure) has a condition rating of 4 or below on the FHWA 0–9 scale. Poor condition does not mean imminent danger of collapse, but indicates significant deterioration requiring priority maintenance or replacement. There are 501 such bridges in Massachusetts.

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Bridge State Condition Year Built ADT Length
I 95 /ST128 Massachusetts 1960 22,500 75.6 m
WATER CHELSEA RIVER Massachusetts 1954 22,435 327.7 m
WATER KETTLE BROOK Massachusetts 1880 22,200 32.2 m
RR MBTA/BMRR Massachusetts 1943 21,900 12.8 m
WATER CHARLES RIVER Massachusetts 1850 21,600 33.4 m
ST 9 WORCESTER ST Massachusetts 1977 21,600 30.8 m
RR HRR Massachusetts 1900 21,457 17.3 m
WATER BASS RIVER Massachusetts 1929 21,300 82.0 m
RR CONRAIL (ABANDNED) Massachusetts 1903 21,207 15.7 m
COMB I 90 & MBTA/CSX Massachusetts 1965 21,206 49.4 m
I 90 WB & RAMPS F D L Massachusetts 1964 20,700 279.2 m
WATER LOWES POND Massachusetts 1973 20,576 22.9 m
ST 2 Massachusetts 1967 20,450 53.9 m
COMB I 90 & CSX/MBTA Massachusetts 1964 19,784 45.3 m
WATER CANOE RIVER Massachusetts 1978 19,525 14.6 m
I 93 /US1/ST3 Massachusetts 1954 19,500 45.7 m
WATER CHERRY RUM BROOK Massachusetts 1964 19,397 6.7 m
ST 38 NB/MYSTIC AVE Massachusetts 1973 19,267 113.4 m
COMB I 90 & MBTA/CSX Massachusetts 1965 19,200 93.6 m
WATER CHARLES RIVER Massachusetts 1956 18,750 156.1 m
ST151 NATHAN ELLIS HWY Massachusetts 1960 18,620 40.2 m
I 95 /ST128 Massachusetts 1962 18,600 66.4 m
HWY BROOKLINE ST Massachusetts 1940 18,503 182.9 m
COMB I 90 & CSX/MBTA Massachusetts 1964 18,491 51.8 m
WATER MUDDY RIVER Massachusetts 1965 18,470 68.5 m
COMB SOM AVE EXT & MBTA Massachusetts 1958 18,436 121.9 m
US 20 SW CUT OFF Massachusetts 1931 18,356 26.8 m
WATER NORTH CANAL Massachusetts 1860 18,300 23.2 m
WATER EASTERN CANAL Massachusetts 1937 18,230 15.8 m
COMB I 90&CAMBRIA&CSX Massachusetts 1850 17,844 62.2 m
ST140 Massachusetts 1957 17,200 74.4 m
I 495 Massachusetts 1959 17,180 65.6 m
WATER FORT POINT CHANNEL Massachusetts 1850 17,100 166.7 m
WATER TAUNTON RIVER Massachusetts 1945 17,068 29.0 m
ST 24 Massachusetts 1954 16,900 38.1 m
RR MBTA/CSX Massachusetts 1965 16,878 62.2 m
WATER STILL RIVER Massachusetts 1937 16,803 31.7 m
COMB BOULDER DR & BMRR Massachusetts 1900 16,708 60.4 m
WATER E BR HOUSATONIC R Massachusetts 1911 16,642 18.3 m
ST159 MAIN ST Massachusetts 2002 16,427 51.2 m
US 1 NE XWAY Massachusetts 1955 16,422 41.1 m
WATER BAKER BROOK Massachusetts 1954 16,255 11.3 m
RR AMTRAK/MBTA Massachusetts 1985 16,034 21.6 m
WATER WARE RIVER Massachusetts 1870 15,517 39.9 m
HWY EMBANKMENT RD EB Massachusetts 1951 15,500 47.2 m
WATER BASS RIVER Massachusetts 1935 15,407 191.1 m
WATER BROAD CANAL Massachusetts 1924 15,388 36.6 m
TR AMTRAK & RED LINE Massachusetts 1977 15,300 23.8 m
WATER HOOSIC RIVER Massachusetts 1934 15,200 55.2 m
US 1 BROADWAY Massachusetts 1970 14,800 48.5 m

About Poor Condition Bridge Ratings

FHWA rates bridge components on a 0–9 scale. A rating of 4 or below on any major component (deck, superstructure, substructure) classifies the bridge as Poor condition. The bridge remains open to traffic but requires priority attention. Bridges rated 0–2 are immediately closed.