Structure 9755 · Providence County, RI

Atwells Av over Woonasquatucket River

Carries Atwells Av over Woonasquatucket River, 0.5 Mi W Of Ri 10.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT48 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

48 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built201511 years old
Length48.2 ft14.7 m
Daily traffic10,681counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateRhode Island
CountyProvidence
Location0.5 Mi W Of Ri 10
CarriesAtwells Av
CrossesWoonasquatucket River
Coordinates41.82453, -71.43827

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length48.2 ft (14.7 m)
Max Span44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Width63.3 ft (19.3 m)
Deck Area283.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2015

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,681 (2021)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000009755

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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