Structure G1103104QDEMNBI · Berkshire County, MA

HWY Beartown Mtn over Water West Brook

Carries HWY Beartown Mtn over Water West Brook, 500 South Of Lee T.l..

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
25 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

25 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built1925rebuilt 1960
Length24.9 ft7.6 m
Daily traffic300counted 2012
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyBerkshire
Location500 South Of Lee T.l.
CarriesHWY Beartown Mtn
CrossesWater West Brook
Coordinates42.25643, -73.28583

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Max Span20.3 ft (6.2 m)
Deck Width18.0 ft (5.5 m)
Deck Area41.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1925 (reconstructed 1960)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic300 (2012)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Park/Forest Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure NumberG1103104QDEMNBI

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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