Structure 3502 · Kent County, RI

Airport Elev Rdwy over Arrival Road

Carries Airport Elev Rdwy over Arrival Road, 0.5 Mi E I-95 & Airpt Con.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT720 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

720 ft end to end, longest span 144 ft: about 2.0 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a box-beam bridge.

Built199630 years old
Length720.1 ft219.5 m
Daily traffic49,041counted 2015
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateRhode Island
CountyKent
Location0.5 Mi E I-95 & Airpt Con
CarriesAirport Elev Rdwy
CrossesArrival Road
Coordinates41.72597, -71.43654

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length720.1 ft (219.5 m)
Max Span144.0 ft (43.9 m)
Deck Width74.8 ft (22.8 m)
Deck Area5004.6 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic49,041 (2015)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerOther State Agencies
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000003502

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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