Structure 5150 · Kent County, RI

Factory ST over Mill Tail Race

Carries Factory ST over Mill Tail Race, 0.1 Mi E Of Jct Ri 33.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT63 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9

63 ft end to end, longest span 28 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 deck arch.

Built195670 years old
Length63.0 ft19.2 m
Daily traffic2,241counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateRhode Island
CountyKent
Location0.1 Mi E Of Jct Ri 33
CarriesFactory ST
CrossesMill Tail Race
Coordinates41.70702, -71.52000

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length63.0 ft (19.2 m)
Max Span27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Deck Width54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Deck Area316.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1956

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,241 (2021)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000005150

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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