Bridge conditions in Franklin County, Massachusetts 314 inventoried bridges · 39 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions 2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWA Compiled August 20, 2026
Franklin County has 39 bridges rated poor out of 314 inventoried, a 12.4% share that puts it well above the national rate of about 7%.
39 of the 314 bridges in Franklin County, Massachusetts, are rated in poor condition (12.4%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026 .99 bridges (31.5%) are rated good and 176 (56.1%) fair.
The median Franklin County bridge was built in 1960 .
The busiest poor-rated bridge is St 2 A/main St over RR Gwrr (built 1847), carrying about 26,700 vehicles a day.
Good 31.5% · Fair 56.1% · Poor 12.4% of 314 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 A/main St over RR Gwrr 1847 26,700 Poor US 5 /ST10/BNDSTN over Water Cherry Rum Brook 1964 19,397 Poor Hwy Colrain St over I 91 1964 13,319 Poor St 2 A/lower Main over Water Green River 1957 12,396 Poor Hwy Fifth St over Water Utility Canal 1954 10,000 Poor St 10 Church St over Water Fall River 1959 9,900 Poor St 10 Northfld Rd over Water Dry Brook 1967 9,569 Poor St 10 Northfld Rd over I 91 1959 8,680 Poor I 91 NB over St 2 WB Rotary 1966 7,667 Poor St 63 Federal St over RR Necrr 1938 7,600 Poor St 2 A/bridge St over Water Deerfield River 1890 5,950 Poor US 5 /ST10/STATE over I 91 1962 4,800 Poor Hwy Main St over RR Gwrr 1903 4,008 Poor Hwy N Leveret Rd over Water Sawmill River 1939 2,844 Poor ST116 S Deerfld Rd over Water South River 1978 2,633 Poor ST112 Ashfield Rd over Water Clesson Brook 1938 2,451 Poor ST116 Ashfield Rd over Water South River 1926 1,293 Poor Hwy W Log Plain over RR Gwrr 1956 1,163 Poor St 78 Warwick Rd over Water Orcutt Brook 1937 1,100 Poor Hwy Church St over Water Keyup Brook 1940 905 Poor Hwy Christian Ln over Water Mill River 1950 900 Poor Hwy N Poland Rd over Water Poland Brook 1940 776 Poor Hwy N Poland Rd over Water South River 1939 776 Poor St 8 A/w Hwley Rd over Water Chickley River 1938 776 Poor Hwy Brdwl Fer Rd over Water Deerfield River 1882 650 Poor Hwy South St over Water Sawmill River 1938 647 Poor Hwy Cyrus Stage over Water Potter Brook 1939 647 Poor Hwy W Nrthfld Rd over RR Necrr 1909 646 Poor Hwy Center St over Water Sawmill River 1937 517 Poor Hwy Adamsvlle Rd over Water Vincent Brook 1939 388 Poor Hwy Zoar Rd over Water Sam Rice Brook 1939 357 Poor Hwy Birnam Rd over Water Mill Brook 1937 258 Poor Hwy S River Rd over Water Albee Brook 1938 154 Poor Hwy Apple Valley over Water U Br Clesson Bk 1939 129 Poor Hwy S Chckley Rd over Water Chickley River 1939 129 Poor Hwy Burnt Hil Rd over Water Wilder Brook 1940 129 Poor Hwy E Oxbow Rd over Water E Br Oxbow Brook 1940 129 Poor Hwy N Catamnt Hi over Water Taylor Brook 1940 129 Poor Hwy Rattlesnake over Water Sawmill River 1938 129 Poor
Busiest bridges in the county Bridge Built Vehicles/day Condition I 91 & Nashs Mill over Water Nashs Mill Brook 1962 36,983 Fair ST116 Sunderland R over Water Connecticut River 1937 35,300 Fair St 2 over Water Fall River 1931 28,448 Good St 2 A/main St over RR Gwrr 1847 26,700 Poor I 91 over Water Mill Brook 1964 26,573 Fair I 91 NB over RR Gwrr 2024 24,960 Good I 91 over Water Bloody Brook 1965 24,181 Good US 5 /ST10/BNDSTN over Water Cherry Rum Brook 1964 19,397 Poor I 91 SB/ST2 WB over Hwy Country Club Rd 1962 18,557 Fair I 91 SB over Water Green River 1962 18,071 Fair
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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