Bridge conditions in Essex County, Massachusetts

397 inventoried bridges · 66 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Essex County has 66 bridges rated poor out of 397 inventoried, a 16.6% share that puts it well above the national rate of about 7%.

66 of the 397 bridges in Essex County, Massachusetts, are rated in poor condition (16.6%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
61 bridges (15.4%) are rated good and 270 (68.0%) fair.
The median Essex County bridge was built in 1962.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is US 1 Newbrprt Tpk over I 95 /ST128 (built 1963), carrying about 140,655 vehicles a day.

Good 15.4% · Fair 68.0% · Poor 16.6% of 397 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
US 1 Newbrprt Tpk over I 95 /ST128	1963	140,655	Poor
I 495 over Hwy Massachusetts Ave	1963	124,334	Poor
I 93 over Water Merrimack River	1959	119,818	Poor
I 495 SB over St 28 Sb/n Main St	1962	95,100	Poor
I 495 SB over Comb Bmrr & Little Riv	1961	93,469	Poor
I 495 NB over Comb Bmrr & Little Riv	1961	93,469	Poor
St 1 A/lynnway over Water Saugus River	1934	85,600	Poor
I 495 & Access Rps over Water Merrimack River	1962	79,000	Poor
I 495 NB over ST110 Amesbury Rd	1964	78,446	Poor
I 495 Upper Level over I 495 Lower Level	1962	73,359	Poor
I 495 SB over Water Merrimack River	1964	66,888	Poor
I 495 SB over ST110 /ST113/MERRIMACK	1963	63,024	Poor
I 495 NB & On-ramp over RR Mbta/bmrr	1962	62,500	Poor
I 495 NB over Water Merrimack River	1964	60,056	Poor
I 495 NB over ST110 /ST113/MERRIMACK	1963	58,225	Poor
I 495 SB over St 28 Nb/union St	1962	54,041	Poor
I 495 NB over St 28 Sb/n Main St	1962	48,915	Poor
US 1 Newbrprt Tpk over Water Little River	1922	44,612	Poor
I 95 SB over Other Mbta - Bike Trail	1974	42,634	Poor
I 495 NB over Hwy Middle Rd	1964	40,300	Poor
Hwy Amesbury St over Water South Canal	1918	38,100	Poor
I 95 SB over St 62 Maple St	1972	38,090	Poor
I 495 SB over ST110 Amesbury Rd	1964	37,519	Poor
I 95 NB over Other Mbta - Bike Trail	1974	36,615	Poor
I 95 NB over St 62 Maple St	1972	36,201	Poor
US 1 Conn Rps A&b over I 95 /st 128	1959	34,500	Poor
ST125 Bridge St over Water Merrimack River	1925	33,900	Poor
ST114 Andover St over Water Ipswich River	1954	32,949	Poor
ST213 EB over Tr Methuen Rail Trail	1959	32,821	Poor
I 495 SB over Hwy Amesbury Line Rd	1964	30,681	Poor
ST114 North St over Water North River	1952	30,550	Poor
ST125 Bridge St over RR Bmrr (abandoned)	1850	27,200	Poor
St 62 Maple St over Water Ipswich River	1922	26,000	Poor
Hwy Jeffrson Av over Hwy Parallel St	1920	25,000	Poor
Hwy Essex St over RR Mbta/bmrr	1943	21,900	Poor
Hwy Bridge St over Water Bass River	1929	21,300	Poor
Hwy Union St over Water North Canal	1860	18,300	Poor
Hwy Lynn Flls Rp over US 1 Broadway	1970	14,800	Poor
I 495 NB Ramp N over Comb Sutton St & Mbta	1963	13,684	Poor
St 28 Broadway over Water Spicket River	1900	12,808	Poor
Hwy Salem St over RR Mbta/bmrr	1928	12,600	Poor
US 1 Bridge Rd over Water Merrimack River	1976	12,065	Poor
US 1 over Hwy Merrimac St	1976	12,065	Poor
Hwy Lowell St over RR Bmrr (abandoned)	1927	11,000	Poor
I 495 SB Ramp L over Comb Merrimack St & Mbt	1963	10,371	Poor
Hwy Oakland Ave over Tr Methuen Rail Trail	1936	10,220	Poor
ST125 Conn WB over I 495	1961	10,040	Poor
Hwy Plm Isln Tpk over Water Plum Island River	1973	9,172	Poor
Hwy School St over ST128	1952	8,650	Poor
Hwy Dearbon Rd over Hwy US 1 N Ramp C	1959	6,200	Poor
ST125 Conn EB over I 495	1961	5,450	Poor
Hwy Short St over Water Spicket River	1850	5,255	Poor
Hwy Village St over Tr Marblehead Rail Tr	1939	5,172	Poor
Hwy High Pln Rd over I 495	1961	4,900	Poor
ST127 Western Ave over Water Blynman Canal	1906	4,886	Poor
Hwy Kernwood Ave over Water Danvers River	1907	4,728	Poor
Hwy Kernwood Ave over Water Danvers River	1907	4,728	Poor
Hwy Perkins Row over Water Mile Brook	1905	3,621	Poor
Hwy Tewksbury St over RR CSX	1980	3,500	Poor
St 1 A/main St over RR Mbta	1907	3,500	Poor
Hwy School St over RR Mbta	1871	3,232	Poor
Hwy Daisy St over Water Spicket River	1939	3,202	Poor
Hwy Chandler Rd over I 93	1959	2,850	Poor
Hwy County St over Water Ipswich River	1861	2,700	Poor
Hwy Grapevine Rd over ST128	1952	1,140	Poor
Hwy Winthrop St over Water Ipswich River	1845	650	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 93 over ST213 WB	1959	186,800	Fair
I 93 over Hwy Dascomb Rd	1957	145,580	Fair
I 93 over ST213 EB	1959	144,946	Fair
I 95 /ST128 over I 95 Ramp J	1988	144,936	Fair
I 95 /ST128 over Hwy Main St	1948	143,473	Fair
US 1 Newbrprt Tpk over I 95 /ST128	1963	140,655	Poor
I 93 over Hwy Riverside Dr	1959	133,000	Fair
I 495 over Water Fish Brook	1961	130,023	Good
I 495 over Hwy Massachusetts Ave	1963	124,334	Poor
I 93 over Water Merrimack River	1959	119,818	Poor

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

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