Structure B160804V5MUNNBI · Suffolk County, MA

HWY Shawmut AVE over Comb Amtrak/mbta

Carries HWY Shawmut AVE over Comb Amtrak/mbta, Over Orange Line.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT56 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

56 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.

Built1932rebuilt 1975
Length56.1 ft17.1 m
Daily traffic8,700counted 2018
Last inspectedNovember 2021every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
LocationOver Orange Line
CarriesHWY Shawmut AVE
CrossesComb Amtrak/mbta
Coordinates42.34714, -71.06580

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Max Span56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Deck Width62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Deck Area323.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1932 (reconstructed 1975)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,700 (2018)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB160804V5MUNNBI

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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