Structure B16561A99MPANBI · Suffolk County, MA

HWY Ramp 1a-d over HWY Arrival Roadway

Carries HWY Ramp 1a-d over HWY Arrival Roadway, 1.20 Km SE Of Callahan T.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT495 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

495 ft end to end, longest span 135 ft: about 7 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 box-beam bridge.

Built200125 years old
Length495.1 ft150.9 m
Daily traffic10,600counted 2001
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
Location1.20 Km SE Of Callahan T
CarriesHWY Ramp 1a-d
CrossesHWY Arrival Roadway
Coordinates42.36667, -71.02222

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length495.1 ft (150.9 m)
Max Span135.5 ft (41.3 m)
Deck Width46.6 ft (14.2 m)
Deck Area2142.8 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2001

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,600 (2001)
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerOther State Agencies
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB16561A99MPANBI

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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