Structure B1645138YMUNNBI · Suffolk County, MA

HWY Circuit DR over Water Scarborough Pond

Carries HWY Circuit DR over Water Scarborough Pond, 4.8 Km W Of RT 93.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT31 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

31 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.

Built1892134 years old
Length30.8 ft9.4 m
Daily traffic130counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
Location4.8 Km W Of RT 93
CarriesHWY Circuit DR
CrossesWater Scarborough Pond
Coordinates42.29710, -71.09871

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Max Span30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Width57.7 ft (17.6 m)
Deck Area165.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1892

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic130 (2021)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberB1645138YMUNNBI

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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