Structure D0100200UMUNNBI · Berkshire County, MA

HWY Housatonic over Water E Br Housatonic R

Carries HWY Housatonic over Water E Br Housatonic R, .5 M E Of RTE 9.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT153 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

153 ft end to end: about 2 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 deck truss.

Built1924rebuilt 1989
Length152.9 ft46.6 m
Daily traffic6,763counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyBerkshire
Location.5 M E Of RTE 9
CarriesHWY Housatonic
CrossesWater E Br Housatonic R
Coordinates42.47076, -73.16894

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Deck
Total Length152.9 ft (46.6 m)
Max Span109.3 ft (33.3 m)
Deck Width24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Area354.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1924 (reconstructed 1989)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,763 (2023)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberD0100200UMUNNBI

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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