Structure CEPNEDMA2510015 · Worcester County, MA

Burgess Road over Priest Brook

Carries Burgess Road over Priest Brook, 16.09 Km N Of Gardner.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT26 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

26 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 slab bridge.

Built1925rebuilt 1979
Length25.6 ft7.8 m
Daily traffic20counted 2019
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyWorcester
Location16.09 Km N Of Gardner
CarriesBurgess Road
CrossesPriest Brook
Coordinates42.65151, -72.10866

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Max Span23.3 ft (7.1 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area38.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1925 (reconstructed 1979)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20 (2019)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCorps of Engineers
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure NumberCEPNEDMA2510015

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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