Structure B1603238AMUNNBI · Suffolk County, MA

HWY Congress ST over Water Fort Point Channel

Carries HWY Congress ST over Water Fort Point Channel, Over Ft Point Channel.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT547 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

547 ft end to end, longest span 94 ft: about 1.5 football fields. 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 through truss.

Built1850rebuilt 2009
Length546.9 ft166.7 m
Daily traffic17,100counted 2019
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 12 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
LocationOver Ft Point Channel
CarriesHWY Congress ST
CrossesWater Fort Point Channel
Coordinates42.35195, -71.05133

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length546.9 ft (166.7 m)
Max Span93.8 ft (28.6 m)
Deck Width45.6 ft (13.9 m)
Deck Area2317.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1850 (reconstructed 2009)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,100 (2019)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberB1603238AMUNNBI

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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