Structure B160683GWDOT634 · Suffolk County, MA

HWY Mystic AVE over Comb Orange & Mbta/bmrr

Carries HWY Mystic AVE over Comb Orange & Mbta/bmrr, 610 M NW Of Sullivan Sq.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT217 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

217 ft end to end, longest span 82 ft: about 3 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.

Built195373 years old
Length216.9 ft66.1 m
Daily traffic31,293counted 2019
Last inspectedNovember 2021every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
Location610 M NW Of Sullivan Sq
CarriesHWY Mystic AVE
CrossesComb Orange & Mbta/bmrr
Coordinates42.38639, -71.07694

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length216.9 ft (66.1 m)
Max Span82.0 ft (25 m)
Deck Width65.3 ft (19.9 m)
Deck Area1315.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1953

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic31,293 (2019)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB160683GWDOT634

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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