Structure B1668182PDOTNBI · Suffolk County, MA

HWY Frontage RD over Comb I90 Rps&hov&amtk

Carries HWY Frontage RD over Comb I90 Rps&hov&amtk, .5 Mi S I-90 EB.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,233 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,233 ft end to end, longest span 216 ft: about 3.4 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 segmental box-girder bridge.

Built200224 years old
Length1232.6 ft375.7 m
Daily traffic4,534counted 2018
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
Location.5 Mi S I-90 EB
CarriesHWY Frontage RD
CrossesComb I90 Rps&hov&amtk
Coordinates42.34635, -71.05866

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignSegmental Box Girder
Total Length1232.6 ft (375.7 m)
Max Span216.2 ft (65.9 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area3907.3 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,534 (2018)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge9

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB1668182PDOTNBI

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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