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Bridge conditions in Worcester County, Massachusetts

1,020 inventoried bridges · 78 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Worcester County tracks close to typical: 78 of its 1,020 inventoried bridges (7.6%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

78 of the 1,020 bridges in Worcester County, Massachusetts, are rated in poor condition (7.6%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
264 bridges (25.9%) are rated good and 678 (66.5%) fair.
The median Worcester County bridge was built in 1962.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is I 290 EB over Hwy E Central St (built 1958), carrying about 65,611 vehicles a day.

Good 25.9% · Fair 66.5% · Poor 7.6% of 1,020 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 290 EB over Hwy E Central St	1958	65,611	Poor
I 290 WB over Hwy E Central St	1958	62,637	Poor
St 2 over RR Bmrr	1951	57,765	Poor
St 2 over Water Sawmill Pond	1946	55,358	Poor
I 495 SB over ST109 Medway Rd	1968	51,812	Poor
I 495 SB over RR Mbta/csx	1968	51,588	Poor
St 2 over Hwy Harvard St	1951	51,467	Poor
St 9 Bstn-wrcstr over ST140 Grafton St	1932	47,107	Poor
I 495 NB over RR Mbta/csx	1968	46,713	Poor
St 2 over Water Wyman Brook	1947	46,691	Poor
I 90 EB over St 12 Southbridge St	1957	42,886	Poor
I 90 WB over St 12 Southbridge St	1957	41,794	Poor
I 90 EB over Comb Cntrl Mlbry & Pwrr	1957	41,235	Poor
US 20 Sturbrdge Rd over Water Cady Brook	1957	28,000	Poor
Hwy Oxford St over Water Kettle Brook	1880	22,200	Poor
I 395 SB over Water Lowes Pond	1973	20,576	Poor
ST122 Grafton St over US 20 SW Cut Off	1931	18,356	Poor
ST117 Main St over Water Still River	1937	16,803	Poor
St 2 A/water St over Comb Boulder Dr & Bmrr	1900	16,708	Poor
St 2 A/lnenbrg St over Water Baker Brook	1954	16,255	Poor
St 12 Water St over Water N Nashua River	1937	13,348	Poor
St 2 EB over Hwy Airport Rd	1969	11,872	Poor
St 2 EB over RR Pwrr	1961	11,662	Poor
St 31 Reservoir St over RR Pwrr	1983	11,497	Poor
Hwy June St over Water Tatnuck Brook	1905	10,600	Poor
St 2 A/main St over RR Gwrr	1938	10,400	Poor
St 16 Mendon St over Water Blackstone River	1954	10,157	Poor
US 20 Eb/wshngtn over I 395	1965	10,144	Poor
US 20 Wb/wshngtn over I 395	1965	10,027	Poor
Hwy Pond St over Water Monoosnoc Brook	1900	9,700	Poor
St 2 A/s Main St over Water West Brook	1930	8,704	Poor
Hwy Rollstone St over RR Bmrr	1977	8,600	Poor
ST131 Sthbrdge St over Water Quinebaug River	1938	7,817	Poor
St 12 Nb/w Bylstn over RR Pwrr/bmrr	1936	7,028	Poor
St 31 Princeton Rd over St 2	1984	6,854	Poor
Hwy Linwood Ave over Water Linwood Pond	1923	6,796	Poor
St 56 Leicester Rd over Water French River	1964	6,656	Poor
US202 Maple St over Water N Br Millers River	1937	6,595	Poor
St 12 NB over Hwy Neponset St	1977	6,488	Poor
Hwy Long Hill Rd over Water Quaboag River	1983	6,069	Poor
Hwy Salisbury St over RR Pwrr	1907	5,509	Poor
St 31 N Spencer Rd over Water Seven Mile River	1938	5,299	Poor
Hwy Depot Rd over I 395	1976	5,029	Poor
Hwy Centech Blvd over Water Pratts Pond Inlet	2004	4,147	Poor
Hwy Warren Rd over Water Long Pond Inlet	1950	3,879	Poor
ST122 Main St over Other Blackstone R Grnwy	1958	3,804	Poor
St 32 Main St over Water Canal Overflow	1938	3,800	Poor
St 32 NW Brntre Rd over Water Ware Canal	1934	3,750	Poor
Hwy Mendon Rd over Water West River	1959	3,144	Poor
Hwy Valley Rd over Water Prince River	1938	3,100	Poor
St 31 NB Rllstn St over Water N Nashua River	1909	3,100	Poor
Hwy Main St over Water Otter River	1938	2,844	Poor
Hwy Oak Hill Rd over Water N Nashua River	1900	2,800	Poor
Hwy Brandon Rd over Other Mill Race (dry)	1937	2,260	Poor
Hwy Brown St over Water Millers River	1964	2,069	Poor
Hwy Manchaug Rd over Water Mumford River	1937	1,949	Poor
Hwy Brigham St over Water Assabet River	1940	1,899	Poor
Hwy High St over Water Millers River	1850	1,810	Poor
Hwy Brn Mwr Ave over I 90	1957	1,744	Poor
Hwy Bancroft St over I 90	1957	1,400	Poor
Hwy Oakmont Ave over Water Whitman River	1968	1,300	Poor
Hwy Barr Rd over Water Meadow Brook	1939	1,293	Poor
St 62 Hubbardstn over Water Canesto Brook	1933	1,201	Poor
Hwy Whitney St over RR CSX	1986	1,200	Poor
Hwy Williamsvill over Water Burnshirt River	1939	1,038	Poor
Hwy Harrison St over I 290	1958	1,000	Poor
Hwy Mill St over Water Mckinstry Brook	1940	517	Poor
Hwy Homeward Ave over RR Pwrr	1983	500	Poor
Hwy Laurel St over I 290	1958	500	Poor
Hwy Winchndon Rd over Water Priest Brook	1937	444	Poor
Hwy Rhodes St over Water Singletary Brook	1975	400	Poor
Hwy Old Colny Rd over Water Ware River	1937	400	Poor
Hwy Pinrock Rd over Water Worc Dvrsn Channel	1957	357	Poor
Hwy Old Coldbrk over Water Prince River	1938	259	Poor
Hwy Mill St over Water Baker Brook	1938	258	Poor
Hwy Hartwell St over RR Bmrr	1908	150	Poor
Hwy Bridge St over Water Blackstone River	1955	100	Poor
Hwy Creamery Rd over Water Ware River	1939	100	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 90 over Water Blackstone River	1957	130,647	Fair
I 290 over Hwy Seymour St	1959	126,972	Fair
I 290 over Hwy Endicott St	1959	126,870	Fair
I 290 & Ramps over Hwy Prospect St	1958	114,878	Fair
I 90 over Water French River	1957	104,900	Fair
I 290 over ST146 Millbury St	2007	96,092	Good
I 90 over Water Diversion Channel	1957	95,494	Fair
I 290 over Water Kettle Brook	1965	94,134	Fair
I 90 over Water Dark Brook	1957	93,785	Fair
I 90 over Water Quinsigamond River	1957	93,785	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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