Structure B161593HCDOT634 · Suffolk County, MA

HWY Harvard ST over Rr Mbta

Carries HWY Harvard ST over Rr Mbta, .33 Mi W Of Sr28.

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
CAR · 15 FT68 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

68 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 girder bridge.

Built1904rebuilt 1996
Length67.9 ft20.7 m
Daily traffic8,500counted 2025
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
Location.33 Mi W Of Sr28
CarriesHWY Harvard ST
CrossesRr Mbta
Coordinates42.29673, -71.07886

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width47.6 ft (14.5 m)
Deck Area300.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1904 (reconstructed 1996)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,500 (2025)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On 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 NumberB161593HCDOT634

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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