Structure B16584911DOTNBI · Suffolk County, MA

HWY Summer ST over Comb I90 Rps& Haul &csx

Carries HWY Summer ST over Comb I90 Rps& Haul &csx, At Convention Center.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT716 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

716 ft end to end, longest span 155 ft: about 2.0 football fields. 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.

Built200224 years old
Length715.9 ft218.2 m
Daily traffic17,300counted 2025
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
LocationAt Convention Center
CarriesHWY Summer ST
CrossesComb I90 Rps& Haul &csx
Coordinates42.34831, -71.04600

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length715.9 ft (218.2 m)
Max Span154.9 ft (47.2 m)
Deck Width100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Area6655.1 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,300 (2025)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB16584911DOTNBI

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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