Structure B16234BKVDOTNBI · Suffolk County, MA

HWY Richmond ST over ST 1 A/nb

Carries HWY Richmond ST over ST 1 A/nb, At West End Cal Tnl.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT33 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

33 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196165 years old
Length32.8 ft10 m
Daily traffic775counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
LocationAt West End Cal Tnl
CarriesHWY Richmond ST
CrossesST 1 A/nb
Coordinates42.36280, -71.05370

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length32.8 ft (10 m)
Max Span27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Deck Width40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Area122 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1961

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic775 (2023)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB16234BKVDOTNBI

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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