Bridge conditions in Franklin County, Massachusetts

314 inventoried bridges · 39 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled 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.

Every bridge in Franklin County → - all 314, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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