Structure E100050PVMUNNBI · Franklin County, MA

HWY Paper Mll RD over Water Millers River

Carries HWY Paper Mll RD over Water Millers River, 150 N Of Int Newton ST.

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 overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT156 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

156 ft end to end: about 2 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 through truss.

Built1937rebuilt 1984
Length156.2 ft47.6 m
Daily traffic1,140counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyFranklin
Location150 N Of Int Newton ST
CarriesHWY Paper Mll RD
CrossesWater Millers River
Coordinates42.57917, -72.49056

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length156.2 ft (47.6 m)
Max Span153.9 ft (46.9 m)
Deck Width22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Area318.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1937 (reconstructed 1984)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,140 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberE100050PVMUNNBI

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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