Structure W3703008XMUNNBI · Berkshire County, MA

HWY Springwater over Water Broad Brook

Carries HWY Springwater over Water Broad Brook, At Mclain Court.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT47 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

47 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.

Built1956rebuilt 1988
Length46.9 ft14.3 m
Daily traffic647counted 2017
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyBerkshire
LocationAt Mclain Court
CarriesHWY Springwater
CrossesWater Broad Brook
Coordinates42.73446, -73.20110

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width22.3 ft (6.8 m)
Deck Area97.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1956 (reconstructed 1988)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic647 (2017)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure NumberW3703008XMUNNBI

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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