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Bridge conditions in Berkshire County, Massachusetts

450 inventoried bridges · 52 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

About one in 9 bridges in Berkshire County is rated in poor condition: 52 of 450 on the federal inventory, one of the higher shares in Massachusetts.

52 of the 450 bridges in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, are rated in poor condition (11.6%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
142 bridges (31.6%) are rated good and 256 (56.9%) fair.
The median Berkshire County bridge was built in 1957.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is St 2 W Main St over RR Parr (built 1882), carrying about 27,000 vehicles a day.

Good 31.6% · Fair 56.9% · Poor 11.6% of 450 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
St 2 W Main St over RR Parr	1882	27,000	Poor
US 20 /US7/SOUTH over RR Hrr	1900	21,457	Poor
Hwy Elm St over Water E Br Housatonic R	1911	16,642	Poor
St 2 State Rd over Water Hoosic River	1934	15,200	Poor
US 7 South St over RR Hrr	1909	12,420	Poor
Hwy Wahconah St over Water W Br Housatonic R	1970	10,214	Poor
St 2 Vtrns Mem Dr over Comb ST8 & Hoosic Riv	1959	7,826	Poor
US 7 Willmstwn Rd over Water Brodie Mtn Brook	1961	6,789	Poor
US 7 /ST2/CLD Spr over Water Hemlock Brook	1924	5,643	Poor
Hwy Meadow St over Water Housatonic River	1954	5,200	Poor
Hwy Melbourne Rd over Water SW Br Housatonic R	1938	3,750	Poor
Hwy Old Dalt Rd over Water E Br Housatonic R	1978	2,974	Poor
Hwy Mill St over Water Washngtn Mtn Brook	1911	2,925	Poor
Hwy Pontoosuc over Water W Br Housatonic R	1993	2,845	Poor
Hwy Maple St over Water E Br Housatonic R	1948	2,457	Poor
ST116 Main Rd over Water Drowned Land Brook	1959	2,400	Poor
Hwy Middle Rd over Water Hudson Brook	1950	2,198	Poor
Hwy Glendale Mdl over Water Housatonic River	1978	1,940	Poor
St 8 S Wshgtn St over Water Shaker Mill Brook	1922	1,739	Poor
Hwy East St over Water Tophet Brook	1940	1,700	Poor
Hwy Brookside Rd over Water Housatonic River	1949	1,449	Poor
Hwy Mt Washngton over Water Fenton Brook	1956	1,293	Poor
Hwy Brown St over Water Hoosic River	1952	1,138	Poor
Hwy High St over Comb Csx/westfld/plsnt	1941	900	Poor
Hwy Kellogg Rd over Water Housatonic River	1963	857	Poor
Hwy Mill St over Water Tophet Brook	1951	800	Poor
Hwy Cross Rd over Water Hudson Brook	1928	714	Poor
Hwy Meadow St over Water Beartown Brook	1939	647	Poor
Hwy West Rd over Water Scribner Brook	1947	517	Poor
Hwy Sand Mill Rd over Water Dry Brook	1939	517	Poor
Hwy Bridge St over Water Town Brook	1945	517	Poor
Hwy Curtis Rd over Water Konkapot River	1955	517	Poor
Hwy Main St over Water Hemlock Brook	1976	517	Poor
Hwy Old Windsor over Water Windsor Brook	1939	390	Poor
Hwy County Rd over Water Ironwork Brook	1939	390	Poor
Hwy Willow St over Water Housatonic River	1951	300	Poor
ST183 / Sandy Br T over Water Riiska Brook	1939	291	Poor
Hwy Hotchkiss Rd over Water Whiting River	1959	259	Poor
Hwy Hungerford over Water SW Br Housatonic R	1935	259	Poor
Hwy Cottage St over Water Housatonic River	1934	240	Poor
Hwy Silver St over Water Greenwater Brook	1939	240	Poor
Hwy Kelsey Rd over Water Schenob Brook	1915	130	Poor
Hwy S Willow St over Water Hoosic River	1951	129	Poor
Hwy Scott Rd over Water Town Brook	1938	129	Poor
Hwy Campbel Fall over Water Whiting River	1939	129	Poor
Hwy Keyes Hll Rd over Water Umpachene River	1938	129	Poor
Hwy Ed Jones Rd over Water W Br Farmington R	1959	129	Poor
Hwy Jerusalem Rd over Water Hop Brook	1938	129	Poor
Hwy Windsor Bush over Water Windsor Jambs Brk	1940	129	Poor
Hwy Quarry Rd over Water Cushman Brook	1939	120	Poor
Hwy Black Brk Rd over Water Black Brook	1939	120	Poor
Hwy Lower Valley over Water Depot Brook	1930	100	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Hwy Holmes Rd over RR Hrr	1977	79,829	Good
Hwy Hubbard Ave over Water E Br Housatonic R	1995	42,207	Good
I 90 EB over Hwy West Rd	1957	29,932	Fair
I 90 WB over Hwy West Rd	1957	29,932	Fair
US 7 First St over RR CSX	1900	29,800	Fair
I 90 over Water Basin Pond Brook	1957	29,416	Fair
I 90 over Water Greenwater Brook	1957	29,416	Fair
I 90 EB over Hwy Algerie Rd	1957	27,448	Fair
I 90 WB over Hwy Algerie Rd	1957	27,448	Fair
St 2 W Main St over RR Parr	1882	27,000	Poor

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

Every bridge in Berkshire County → - all 450, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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