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I 90 over Water Diversion Channel

Worcester County, Massachusetts · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

I 90 over Water Diversion Channel in Worcester County, Massachusetts, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1957, making it 68 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 95,494 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 678 of the 1,020 inventoried bridges in Worcester County rated fair (66.5%); 78 (7.6%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	5	Fair condition


Structure	Continuous concrete culvert
Length	about 67 ft
Location	I-90 Mm 93.1
NBI structure number	M220394M3DOTNBI
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Massachusetts department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 90 over Water Blackstone River	1957	130,647	Fair
I 290 over Hwy Seymour St	1959	126,972	Fair
I 290 over Hwy Endicott St	1959	126,870	Fair
I 290 & Ramps over Hwy Prospect St	1958	114,878	Fair
I 90 over Water French River	1957	104,900	Fair
I 290 over ST146 Millbury St	2007	96,092	Good