Structure W410150EEDOTNBI · Berkshire County, MA

HWY Old RTE 9 over Water Westfield Brook

Carries HWY Old RTE 9 over Water Westfield Brook, 0.5 Mi E Of Jct RTE 9.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT90 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

90 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 slab bridge.

Built1912rebuilt 1930
Length89.9 ft27.4 m
Daily traffic129counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyBerkshire
Location0.5 Mi E Of Jct RTE 9
CarriesHWY Old RTE 9
CrossesWater Westfield Brook
Coordinates42.49291, -73.01903

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Max Span24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Width45.3 ft (13.8 m)
Deck Area378.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1912 (reconstructed 1930)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic129 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure NumberW410150EEDOTNBI

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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