Structure C08031762DOTNBI · Middlesex County, MA

HWY Lwll Conn SB over US 3

Carries HWY Lwll Conn SB over US 3, 0.6 Mi S Of I 495.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT328 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

328 ft end to end, longest span 161 ft: about 5 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200422 years old
Length328.1 ft100 m
Daily traffic9,800counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
Location0.6 Mi S Of I 495
CarriesHWY Lwll Conn SB
CrossesUS 3
Coordinates42.59972, -71.32139

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length328.1 ft (100 m)
Max Span160.8 ft (49 m)
Deck Width44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Deck Area1,370 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2004

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,800 (2021)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberC08031762DOTNBI

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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