Structure D0500236KDOTNBI · Norfolk County, MA

HWY Greendale Av over Water Charles River

Carries HWY Greendale Av over Water Charles River, .1 Mi.ne Of Needham AVE.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT56 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

56 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 deck arch.

Built1876rebuilt 1931
Length56.1 ft17.1 m
Daily traffic5,700counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyNorfolk
Location.1 Mi.ne Of Needham AVE
CarriesHWY Greendale Av
CrossesWater Charles River
Coordinates42.26706, -71.20495

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Max Span56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Deck Width50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Deck Area265.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1876 (reconstructed 1931)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,700 (2023)
Truck Traffic27%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure NumberD0500236KDOTNBI

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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