Structure 9760 · Providence County, RI

Branch Av over West River

Carries Branch Av over West River, 0.1 Mi W Of Jct Ri 146.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT48 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

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 box-beam bridge.

Built201313 years old
Length48.2 ft14.7 m
Daily traffic23,150counted 2021
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateRhode Island
CountyProvidence
Location0.1 Mi W Of Jct Ri 146
CarriesBranch Av
CrossesWest River
Coordinates41.85358, -71.42839

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length48.2 ft (14.7 m)
Max Span45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Width44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Deck Area201.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2013

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,150 (2021)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000009760

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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