Structure F04019ANLDOT634 · Worcester County, MA

HWY John T Centr over Comb Bmrr & N Nashua Ri

Carries HWY John T Centr over Comb Bmrr & N Nashua Ri, 5th St/n Nash Riv-b&m Rr.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT657 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

657 ft end to end, longest span 357 ft: about 1.8 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 cable-stayed bridge.

Built200224 years old
Length657.2 ft200.3 m
Daily traffic9,650counted 2014
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyWorcester
Location5th St/n Nash Riv-b&m Rr
CarriesHWY John T Centr
CrossesComb Bmrr & N Nashua Ri
Coordinates42.57548, -71.78838

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStayed Girder
Total Length657.2 ft (200.3 m)
Max Span357.0 ft (108.8 m)
Deck Width44.6 ft (13.6 m)
Deck Area2724.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,650 (2014)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberF04019ANLDOT634

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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