Structure S2401814LDOT634 · Hampden County, MA

HWY Brkshre AVE over Rr Csx

Carries HWY Brkshre AVE over Rr Csx, .1 M S Jct Cottage St..

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT73 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

73 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1920106 years old
Length73.2 ft22.3 m
Daily traffic21,300counted 2019
Last inspectedSeptember 2021every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyHampden
Location.1 M S Jct Cottage St.
CarriesHWY Brkshre AVE
CrossesRr Csx
Coordinates42.14039, -72.52435

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Max Span65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Width69.2 ft (21.1 m)
Deck Area470.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1920

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21,300 (2019)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberS2401814LDOT634

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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