Structure B160334EUDOTNBI · Suffolk County, MA

HWY Morrssey Blv over Water Dorchester Bay

Carries HWY Morrssey Blv over Water Dorchester Bay, .2 Mi E Of I 93.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT460 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

460 ft end to end: about 6 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 bascule bridge (drawn closed).

Built1927rebuilt 1978
Length460.0 ft140.2 m
Daily traffic78,900counted 2019
Last inspectedJune 2023every 12 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
Location.2 Mi E Of I 93
CarriesHWY Morrssey Blv
CrossesWater Dorchester Bay
Coordinates42.30391, -71.04783

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Bascule
Total Length460.0 ft (140.2 m)
Max Span66.9 ft (20.4 m)
Deck Width89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Area3841.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1927 (reconstructed 1978)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic78,900 (2019)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberB160334EUDOTNBI

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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