Structure 5140 · Kent County, RI

Factory ST over Pawtuxet River S Branch

Carries Factory ST over Pawtuxet River S Branch, 0.1 Mi E Of Jct Ri 33.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT104 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

104 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 deck arch.

Built195670 years old
Length104.0 ft31.7 m
Daily traffic2,241counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateRhode Island
CountyKent
Location0.1 Mi E Of Jct Ri 33
CarriesFactory ST
CrossesPawtuxet River S Branch
Coordinates41.70711, -71.52044

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length104.0 ft (31.7 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Area481.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1956

Traffic

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

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000005140

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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