Structure 9270 · Providence County, RI

Broadway over Amtrak & P&w Rr

Carries Broadway over Amtrak & P&w Rr, 0.4 Mi N Of Jct US 6.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT83 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

83 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built199432 years old
Length83.0 ft25.3 m
Daily traffic20,278counted 2015
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateRhode Island
CountyProvidence
Location0.4 Mi N Of Jct US 6
CarriesBroadway
CrossesAmtrak & P&w Rr
Coordinates41.81727, -71.43963

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length83.0 ft (25.3 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width74.1 ft (22.6 m)
Deck Area571.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1994

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,278 (2015)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000009270

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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