Structure B1603438BMUNNBI · Suffolk County, MA

HWY Summer ST over Water Reserve Channel

Carries HWY Summer ST over Water Reserve Channel, 1. 6 Km SE Of Ft Pt Chan.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT932 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

932 ft end to end, longest span 55 ft: about 2.6 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1892rebuilt 2003
Length932.1 ft284.1 m
Daily traffic24,052counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
Location1. 6 Km SE Of Ft Pt Chan
CarriesHWY Summer ST
CrossesWater Reserve Channel
Coordinates42.34248, -71.03629

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length932.1 ft (284.1 m)
Max Span54.8 ft (16.7 m)
Deck Width70.9 ft (21.6 m)
Deck Area6136.6 sq m
Main Spans17
Year Built1892 (reconstructed 2003)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,052 (2024)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberB1603438BMUNNBI

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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