Structure B162574FMDOTNBI · Suffolk County, MA

HWY Embkt WB Off over HWY Embknt Eb&wb On Rp

Carries HWY Embkt WB Off over HWY Embknt Eb&wb On Rp, Charles Circle Storrow D.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT496 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

496 ft end to end, longest span 110 ft: about 7 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 girder bridge.

Built1951rebuilt 1996
Length496.1 ft151.2 m
Daily traffic7,500counted 2025
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
LocationCharles Circle Storrow D
CarriesHWY Embkt WB Off
CrossesHWY Embknt Eb&wb On Rp
Coordinates42.36234, -71.07179

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length496.1 ft (151.2 m)
Max Span109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area1481.8 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1951 (reconstructed 1996)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,500 (2025)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB162574FMDOTNBI

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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