Oldest Bridges in Massachusetts

The oldest bridge in Massachusetts is the ST 1 A/s Main ST over Water Ipswich River in Essex County, built in 1764, and it still carries about 26,300 vehicles a day.

Age, drawn to scale

The 10 oldest in Massachusetts, one timeline

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1ST 1 A/s Main ST over Water Ipswich RiverMA · 1764 · 26k/day 2HWY Adams ST over Water Neponset RiverMA · 1765 · 33k/day 3ST 79 Elm ST over Water Assonet RiverMA · 1822 · 14k/day 4HWY Russells Mil over Water Paskamansett RiverMA · 1826 · 10.0k/day 5HWY Highland ST over Water Ipswich RiverMA · 1833 · 4.1k/day 6HWY Broadway over Water Western CanalMA · 1833 · 6.6k/day 7HWY Winthrop ST over Water Ipswich RiverMA · 1845 · 650/day 8HWY School ST over Water Northern CanalMA · 1848 · 28k/day 9HWY Nepnst V Pky over Water Neponset RiverMA · 1849 · 23k/day 10HWY Gloucestr Av over Rr MbtaMA · 1861 · 2.2k/day For scale: the Brooklyn BridgeNY · 1883 · 111k/day

Each bar runs from the year the bridge was built to today, colored by its overall condition (green good, orange fair, red poor). A white notch marks a recorded reconstruction; many of these bridges have been rebuilt or widened more than once, and the inventory keeps only the most recent date. Daily traffic is the latest count.

When the bridges were built

every bridge in Massachusetts by the decade it was built

Before 1900pre7%

179

1900s'0016%

109

1910s'1014%

156

1920s'2021%

463

1930s'3018%

206

1940s'4013%

1.2k

1950s'509%

915

1960s'6014%

397

1970s'708%

246

1980s'805%

310

1990s'901%

504

2000s'000%

296

2010s'100%

2020s'200%

bridges builtshare rated poor

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Bars are stacked by today's condition rating. 5,112 bridges are counted. Build years before 1900 are counted only when credible. 64 of the 179 bridges in the 1900s bar are recorded as built in exactly 1900, which is likely an estimate rather than a date.

The Oldest Bridges in Massachusetts

Bridge	County	Built	Rebuilt	Material	Daily Traffic	Condition
ST 1 A/s Main ST over Water Ipswich River	Essex	1764	1839	Masonry	26,250	Fair
HWY Adams ST over Water Neponset River	Suffolk	1765	2006	Masonry	32,845	Fair
ST 79 Elm ST over Water Assonet River	Bristol	1822	2010	Masonry	14,094	Fair
HWY Russells Mil over Water Paskamansett River	Bristol	1826	1936	Masonry	9,957	Fair
HWY Highland ST over Water Ipswich River	Essex	1833	2009	Masonry	4,100	Fair
HWY Broadway over Water Western Canal	Middlesex	1833	1923	Masonry	6,600	Fair
HWY Winthrop ST over Water Ipswich River	Essex	1845	1989	Wood or Timber	650	Poor
HWY School ST over Water Northern Canal	Middlesex	1848	2005	Masonry	27,672	Fair
HWY Nepnst V Pky over Water Neponset River	Suffolk	1849	1932	Masonry	23,300	Fair
HWY Gloucestr Av over Rr Mbta	Essex	1861		Masonry	2,200	Fair
Brooklyn Bridge over I278 Fdr Drive Fdr Dri		1883	2016		110,939	Poor
HWY County ST over Water Ipswich River	Essex	1861		Masonry	2,700	Poor
HWY Mn Poland RD over Water South River	Franklin	1869	2005	Wood or Timber	100	Fair
HWY Osgood ST over Water Spicket River	Essex	1869		Masonry	5,650	Fair
HWY Lyonsvlle RD over Water E Br North River	Franklin	1870	2007	Wood or Timber	129	Fair
HWY Winter ST over Water Sudbury River	Middlesex	1870		Masonry	14,300	Fair
ST 13 Main ST over Water N Nashua River	Worcester	1872	2004	Masonry	22,603	Fair
St127 Granite ST over Rr Rgco Rr (aband)	Essex	1872		Masonry	11,000	Good
HWY Essex ST over Water Shawsheen River	Essex	1875	1918	Masonry	18,225	Fair
HWY Highland AVE over Water Charles River	Norfolk	1875		Masonry	19,500	Fair
HWY Belmont ST over Water Salisbury Plain R	Plymouth	1875		Masonry	9,100	Fair
HWY Monument ST over Water Concord River	Middlesex	1877	2009	Masonry	6,607	Fair
HWY Winter ST over Water Sudbury River	Middlesex	1877	1930	Steel	14,300	Fair
HWY Newton ST over Water Charles River	Middlesex	1877	1951	Masonry	16,601	Fair
HWY Main ST over Water Sudbury River	Middlesex	1878	2009	Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	7,950	Good
ST 28 N Main ST over Water Shawsheen River	Essex	1879	1927	Masonry	30,905	Fair
HWY Oak ST over Water Town River	Plymouth	1880		Masonry	1,164	Fair
HWY Boylston ST over Water Muddy River	Suffolk	1881		Masonry	51,600	Fair
HWY Brdwl Fer RD over Water Deerfield River	Franklin	1882	1995	Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	650	Poor
HWY East Main ST over Water Merrimack River	Essex	1883	2013	Steel	8,534	Fair
HWY Aiken ST over Water Merrimack River	Middlesex	1883	1998	Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	26,000	Fair
ST 8 Commrcial ST over Water Hoosic River	Berkshire	1886	1923	Masonry	10,488	Fair
ST 62 Main ST over Water Assabet River	Middlesex	1886	1902	Masonry	14,400	Fair
HWY Bridge ST over Water Ware River	Worcester	1887	2010	Steel	259	Good
HWY Piercevle RD over Rr Macrr	Plymouth	1887	1996	Steel	390	Fair
HWY Union ST over Water Merrimack River	Essex	1888	2012	Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	24,050	Fair
HWY Gilbert RD over Water Quaboag River	Worcester	1888	2008	Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	260	Fair
HWY Agassiz RD over Water Muddy River	Suffolk	1889		Masonry	1,000	Fair
ST 28 Montello ST over Water Salisbury Brook	Plymouth	1889		Masonry	16,300	Good
HWY Farley RD over Water Millers River	Franklin	1889		Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	140	Fair
HWY Dwight ST over Water Second Level Canal	Hampden	1889	1990	Steel	4,762	Good
HWY Kingsbury ST over Rr Csx/mbta	Norfolk	1889	1996	Steel	14,482	Good
HWY Main ST over Water Powwow River	Essex	1890	1998	Steel Continuous	8,336	Fair
HWY Washngton RD over Rr Csx	Hampden	1890	2004	Steel	129	Fair
ST 2 A/bridge ST over Water Deerfield River	Franklin	1890	1994	Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	5,950	Poor
ST 2 A/mass AVE over Comb Strw DR & Chas Riv	Suffolk	1891	1990	Steel Continuous	38,638	Fair
St116 St141/cabot over Comb Conn Riv & Pvrr	Hampden	1891	2015	Steel	18,700	Fair
HWY Clara Btn RD over Water French River	Worcester	1891		Masonry	2,000	Fair
HWY Nthrlnds RD over Water Muddy River	Suffolk	1892		Masonry	2,100	Fair
HWY Circuit DR over Water Scarborough Pond	Suffolk	1892		Masonry	130	Fair
HWY Ymca DR over Comb Mbta/bmrr & Drive	Middlesex	1892	1997	Steel Continuous	9,500	Fair
HWY Forest Hills over HWY Cemetery RD	Suffolk	1894		Masonry	16,034	Fair
HWY Field ST over Rr Mbta/csx	Plymouth	1894	1997	Steel	4,655	Fair
HWY W Elm ST over Water Indian Head River	Plymouth	1894	1930	Masonry	8,017	Fair
HWY Green ST over Water Ipswich River	Essex	1894	1996	Masonry	1,800	Fair
HWY Clement ST over Water Mill River	Hampshire	1894	1993	Steel	2,400	Poor
ST 30 Pleasant ST over Water Stoney Brook	Middlesex	1895		Masonry	11,137	Good
HWY E Merrimack over Water Concord River	Middlesex	1896	1983	Steel	14,250	Fair
HWY Marion ST over Rr Mbta/csx	Middlesex	1896	2018	Steel	8,300	Good
HWY Myst Val Pky over Water Aberjona River	Middlesex	1896	1993	Steel	6,206	Good
HWY Longwood AVE over Water Muddy River	Suffolk	1897		Masonry	14,700	Fair
HWY Cheney Drive over Water Charles River	Norfolk	1897	1990	Steel	1,810	Fair
HWY Aiken ST over Water Northern Canal	Middlesex	1897	2004	Steel	11,800	Fair
HWY Bridge ST over Rr Gwrr & Necrr	Franklin	1897	1994	Steel	2,500	Fair
HWY Reservatn RD over Water Mother Brook	Suffolk	1898	1996	Steel	6,466	Good
HWY Summer ST over Water Fort Point Channel	Suffolk	1899	1998	Steel Continuous	28,319	Fair
HWY Sprague ST over Comb Mbta & Access RD	Suffolk	1899	2008	Steel Continuous	13,700	Good
ST 2 A/laurel ST over Comb Bmrr & Nashua Riv	Worcester	1899		Masonry	7,187	Fair
ST 27 Main ST over Water Fort Pond Brook	Middlesex	1900		Masonry	9,069	Fair
HWY Andover ST over Water Shawsheen River	Essex	1900	1959	Steel	4,691	Fair
HWY Stevens ST over Water Shawsheen River	Essex	1900	1994	Steel	6,200	Fair
HWY Park AVE over Comb Minutmn Bp & Brook	Middlesex	1900	1998	Prestressed Concrete	18,500	Fair
St112 Ashfield Mt over Water Clesson Brook	Franklin	1900	1952	Concrete	3,376	Fair
St135 Union ST over Water Sudbury River	Middlesex	1900	1955	Steel	11,481	Fair
HWY South ST over Water North Brook	Worcester	1900	1952	Steel	1,422	Fair
HWY N Wshngtn ST over Other Warehouse	Suffolk	1900	1992	Steel	36,206	Good
HWY N Wshngtn ST over HWY Water ST	Suffolk	1900	1992	Steel	36,206	Fair
HWY Beacon ST over Water Muddy River	Suffolk	1900	1982	Prestressed Concrete	8,300	Fair
HWY Park ST over Rr Mbta	Suffolk	1900	2010	Wood or Timber	2,600	Fair
HWY Maple ST over Water W Br Westfield Riv	Hampden	1900	2010	Steel	143	Fair
HWY Old State Hw over Rr Csx	Hampden	1900	1993	Prestressed Concrete	780	Fair
New Boston Road over Miller River	Worcester	1900	1976	Prestressed Concrete	50	Good
HWY Park ST over Other Manhan Rail Trail	Hampshire	1900	1955	Steel	13,488	Fair
HWY Rowe RD over Water Green River	Berkshire	1900	1984	Prestressed Concrete	388	Fair
US 6 (drawbridge) over Water Acushnet River	Bristol	1900	1997	Steel	32,200	Fair
HWY Brightman ST over Rr Macrr	Bristol	1900	2021	Wood or Timber	4,138	Good
HWY Oak Hill RD over Water N Nashua River	Worcester	1900	1986	Steel	2,800	Poor
HWY Sheldon ST over Water N Nashua River	Worcester	1900	1988	Steel	550	Fair
ST 31 River ST over Water N Nashua River	Worcester	1900	1952	Steel Continuous	9,756	Fair
HWY Putnam ST over Water N Nashua River	Worcester	1900		Masonry	3,500	Fair
ST 2 A/water ST over Comb Boulder DR & Bmrr	Worcester	1900	1954	Steel Continuous	16,708	Poor
HWY Townsend ST over Water Baker Brook	Worcester	1900	2001	Steel	4,267	Good
HWY Fountain ST over Rr Mbta/csx	Middlesex	1900	2011	Steel	9,376	Fair
HWY Lincoln ST over Water Charles River	Norfolk	1900	1911	Concrete	2,850	Fair
HWY Elm ST over Water Charles River	Norfolk	1900		Masonry	1,000	Fair
ST 41 N Plain RD over Water Williams River	Berkshire	1900	1933	Concrete	5,172	Fair
HWY New Bridge over Rr Mbta	Plymouth	1900	1957	Prestressed Concrete	5,948	Fair
St122 A/main ST over Rr Pwrr	Worcester	1900	1949	Steel	20,712	Fair
HWY Goss Hill RD over Water M Br Westfield Riv	Hampshire	1900	1954	Steel Continuous	1,100	Fair
ST 28 Broadway over Water Spicket River	Essex	1900	1949	Masonry	12,808	Poor

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