Structure B130011EAMUNNBI · Worcester County, MA

HWY Bridge ST over Water Blackstone River

Carries HWY Bridge ST over Water Blackstone River, .2 Mi. S. Of St-122.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT174 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

174 ft end to end, longest span 84 ft: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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.

Built195571 years old
Length173.9 ft53 m
Daily traffic100counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 12 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyWorcester
Location.2 Mi. S. Of St-122
CarriesHWY Bridge ST
CrossesWater Blackstone River
Coordinates42.01677, -71.53849

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length173.9 ft (53 m)
Max Span84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area567.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1955

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (2023)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure NumberB130011EAMUNNBI

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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