Structure D0303230KDOTNBI · Essex County, MA

HWY Centre ST over I 95

Carries HWY Centre ST over I 95, 1 Mile South ST 62.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT280 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

280 ft end to end, longest span 138 ft: about 4 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.

Built196957 years old
Length279.9 ft85.3 m
Daily traffic24,000counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyEssex
Location1 Mile South ST 62
CarriesHWY Centre ST
CrossesI 95
Coordinates42.56830, -70.97077

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length279.9 ft (85.3 m)
Max Span138.1 ft (42.1 m)
Deck Width57.4 ft (17.5 m)
Deck Area1492.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,000 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberD0303230KDOTNBI

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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