Structure B16018397DOTNBI · Suffolk County, MA

HWY Beacon ST over Water Muddy River

Carries HWY Beacon ST over Water Muddy River, .32 Km W Of Jct Beacon&2a.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT54 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

54 ft end to end, longest span 27 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.

Built1900rebuilt 1982
Length54.1 ft16.5 m
Daily traffic8,300counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
Location.32 Km W Of Jct Beacon&2a
CarriesHWY Beacon ST
CrossesWater Muddy River
Coordinates42.35006, -71.09247

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Max Span26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Width70.9 ft (21.6 m)
Deck Area356.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1900 (reconstructed 1982)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,300 (2024)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberB16018397DOTNBI

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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