Structure H2500824LMUNNBI · Middlesex County, MA

HWY Cox ST over Water Assabet River

Carries HWY Cox ST over Water Assabet River, .5 Mi NW Of RTE 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
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT56 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

56 ft end to end, longest span 26 ft. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1928rebuilt 1980
Length56.1 ft17.1 m
Daily traffic6,500counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
Location.5 Mi NW Of RTE 62
CarriesHWY Cox ST
CrossesWater Assabet River
Coordinates42.39976, -71.54597

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Max Span25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area167.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1928 (reconstructed 1980)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,500 (2024)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure NumberH2500824LMUNNBI

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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