Structure L150332BWMUNNBI · Middlesex County, MA

HWY Broadway over Water Western Canal

Carries HWY Broadway over Water Western Canal, At Lewis & Suffolk Sts..

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT36 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

36 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.

Built1833rebuilt 1923
Length35.8 ft10.9 m
Daily traffic6,600counted 2016
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
LocationAt Lewis & Suffolk Sts.
CarriesHWY Broadway
CrossesWater Western Canal
Coordinates42.64443, -71.31698

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length35.8 ft (10.9 m)
Max Span35.8 ft (10.9 m)
Deck Width50.2 ft (15.3 m)
Deck Area166.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1833 (reconstructed 1923)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,600 (2016)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberL150332BWMUNNBI

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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