Structure M2801512TDOTNBI · Franklin County, MA

HWY Fifth ST over Water Utility Canal

Carries HWY Fifth ST over Water Utility Canal, 100 E Conn River.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT135 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

135 ft end to end. 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.

Built1954rebuilt 1992
Length135.2 ft41.2 m
Daily traffic10,000counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 12 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyFranklin
Location100 E Conn River
CarriesHWY Fifth ST
CrossesWater Utility Canal
Coordinates42.60838, -72.56053

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length135.2 ft (41.2 m)
Max Span133.5 ft (40.7 m)
Deck Width28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Area358.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1954 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,000 (2023)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberM2801512TDOTNBI

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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