Structure B160064F3DOTNBI · Suffolk County, MA

HWY Cambridge ST over Water Charles River

Carries HWY Cambridge ST over Water Charles River, .64 Km E Of N Harvard ST.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
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 FT210 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

210 ft end to end, longest span 75 ft: about 3 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 deck arch.

Built1925101 years old
Length210.0 ft64 m
Daily traffic33,400counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 12 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
Location.64 Km E Of N Harvard ST
CarriesHWY Cambridge ST
CrossesWater Charles River
Coordinates42.36124, -71.11675

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length210.0 ft (64 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width61.4 ft (18.7 m)
Deck Area1196.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1925

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic33,400 (2023)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure NumberB160064F3DOTNBI

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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