Structure 9500 · Washington County, RI

Dugway Bridge RD over Queen River

Carries Dugway Bridge RD over Queen River, 0.5 Mi E Of Jct Ri 138.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT44 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

44 ft end to end, longest span 22 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1976rebuilt 2011
Length44.3 ft13.5 m
Daily traffic300counted 2008
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateRhode Island
CountyWashington
Location0.5 Mi E Of Jct Ri 138
CarriesDugway Bridge RD
CrossesQueen River
Coordinates41.51716, -71.60036

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length44.3 ft (13.5 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width16.7 ft (5.1 m)
Deck Area68.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1976 (reconstructed 2011)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic300 (2008)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000009500

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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