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St 32 Palmer Rd over Water Ware River

Hampshire County, Massachusetts · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

St 32 Palmer Rd over Water Ware River in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 3 (serious condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1937, making it 88 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 12,634 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 25 of the 258 inventoried bridges in Hampshire County rated poor (9.7%); 25 (9.7%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 154 ft
Location	at Jct Old Belchertwn Rd.
NBI structure number	W0501512PDOTNBI
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 91 NB over Hwy Old Ferry Rd	1965	36,140	Fair
I 91 SB over Hwy Old Ferry Rd	1965	36,140	Fair
St 10 Northmptn St over Water Manhan River	1951	31,100	Fair
St 9 Russell St over Water Connecticut River	1937	30,785	Fair
St 32 West St over Water Muddy Brook	1966	29,870	Fair
I 91 NB over Hwy Island Rd	1965	27,903	Fair