Structure B161103H7DOT634 · Suffolk County, MA

HWY Resrvatn RD over Rr Amtrak/mbta

Carries HWY Resrvatn RD over Rr Amtrak/mbta, 1.2 Km NE Of Wolcott 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 FT214 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

214 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1898rebuilt 1981
Length213.9 ft65.2 m
Daily traffic4,300counted 2019
Last inspectedOctober 2021every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
Location1.2 Km NE Of Wolcott Sq.
CarriesHWY Resrvatn RD
CrossesRr Amtrak/mbta
Coordinates42.24798, -71.12901

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length213.9 ft (65.2 m)
Max Span82.0 ft (25 m)
Deck Width43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Area854.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1898 (reconstructed 1981)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,300 (2019)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB161103H7DOT634

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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