Bridge conditions in Hampden County, Massachusetts

429 inventoried bridges · 32 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

32 of the 429 bridges the federal inventory lists in Hampden County are rated poor; the rest split 65 good and 332 fair.

32 of the 429 bridges in Hampden County, Massachusetts, are rated in poor condition (7.5%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
65 bridges (15.2%) are rated good and 332 (77.4%) fair.
The median Hampden County bridge was built in 1957.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is I 291 Conn B & C over Hwy Dwight St (built 1967), carrying about 78,178 vehicles a day.

Good 15.2% · Fair 77.4% · Poor 7.5% of 429 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
I 291 Conn B & C over Hwy Dwight St	1967	78,178	Poor
I 90 EB over Hwy Little Alum Pd Rd	1957	47,303	Poor
Hwy Roosevelt Av over I 291 /US20	1969	42,672	Poor
I 391 over ST116 Chicopee St	1979	35,950	Poor
Hwy Armory St over RR CSX	1934	35,000	Poor
Hwy St James Ave over RR CSX	1956	34,300	Poor
ST116 Chicopee St over RR Gwrr	1971	32,500	Poor
US 5 over Water Westfield River	1953	32,365	Poor
I 90 EB over St 67 Boston Rd	1957	23,952	Poor
I 90 WB over St 67 Boston Rd	1957	23,561	Poor
St 21 Ludlow Ave over Water Chicopee River	1930	23,427	Poor
Hwy St James Ave over RR Conrail (abandned)	1903	21,207	Poor
St 57 WB over ST159 Main St	2002	16,427	Poor
St 32 Palmer Rd over Comb Chcpee Brk & Necrr	1937	12,155	Poor
ST181 Palmer St over Water Ware River	1938	11,500	Poor
ST141 Appleton St over Water First Level Canal	1919	9,698	Poor
Hwy Prospect Ave over Hwy Ramps F/g & H	1968	5,560	Poor
ST141 Appleton St over Water Second Level Canal	1921	5,431	Poor
Hwy Main St over Water Ware River	1937	4,300	Poor
Hwy State Ave over Water Quaboag River	1929	3,103	Poor
Hwy Main St over Water W Br Westfield Riv	1970	1,603	Poor
Hwy Holland Rd over Water Wales Brook	1956	1,293	Poor
Hwy Stafford Hlw over RR Necrr	1850	776	Poor
Hwy Blandf Stage over Water Stage Brook	1956	517	Poor
Hwy Blandf Stage over Water Stage Brook	1956	517	Poor
Hwy Blandford Rd over Water Walker Brook	1939	319	Poor
Hwy E River Rd over Water Smith Brook	1938	259	Poor
Hwy Rockadundee over Water Scantic River	1986	200	Poor
Hwy Piney Ln over Water Broad Brook	1952	50	Poor
Hwy Old Wales Rd over Water Conant Brook	1938	50	Poor
Hwy Hospital Rd over Water Quaboag Stream	1940	–	Poor
Hwy Prospect Ave over RR Pvrr	1926	–	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 91 over Hwy Main St (S End)	1963	210,733	Fair
I 91 over Comb Sts/csx/gwrr/garag	1971	143,144	Fair
I 91 over Hwy Arch St	1968	134,428	Fair
I 91 over Other Building	1967	132,311	Fair
I 91 over ST116 Main St (N End)	1967	129,457	Fair
I 91 over Hwy City Sts&garage	1971	125,740	Fair
I 91 over Hwy Union St	1962	114,200	Fair
I 91 over Hwy Noble St	1967	110,101	Fair
I 91 over Water Mill River Conduit	1961	107,542	Good
I 91 over US 5 Riverdale St	1966	87,448	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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