Structure S170053G2DOT634 · Middlesex County, MA

HWY Cross ST over Rr Mbta/bmrr

Carries HWY Cross ST over Rr Mbta/bmrr, 1.6 Km S Jct Sr28&38.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT113 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

113 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 through truss.

Built1928rebuilt 2014
Length112.9 ft34.4 m
Daily traffic8,500counted 2018
Last inspectedSeptember 2022every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
Location1.6 Km S Jct Sr28&38
CarriesHWY Cross ST
CrossesRr Mbta/bmrr
Coordinates42.38292, -71.09000

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length112.9 ft (34.4 m)
Max Span107.9 ft (32.9 m)
Deck Width46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Area491.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1928 (reconstructed 2014)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,500 (2018)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberS170053G2DOT634

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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