Structure L100172LXDOTNBI · Middlesex County, MA

HWY Spring ST over ST 2

Carries HWY Spring ST over ST 2, 0.5 Mi E Of St-128.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT223 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

223 ft end to end, longest span 109 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196759 years old
Length223.1 ft68 m
Daily traffic12,434counted 2019
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
Location0.5 Mi E Of St-128
CarriesHWY Spring ST
CrossesST 2
Coordinates42.42394, -71.25096

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length223.1 ft (68 m)
Max Span108.9 ft (33.2 m)
Deck Width49.2 ft (15 m)
Deck Area1,020 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,434 (2019)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberL100172LXDOTNBI

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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