Structure B160434TFDOTNBI · Suffolk County, MA

HWY Tremont ST over Comb I 90 & Amtrak

Carries HWY Tremont ST over Comb I 90 & Amtrak, .32 Km S. Of Bost Com S68.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT171 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

171 ft end to end, longest span 58 ft: about 2 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.

Built196561 years old
Length170.9 ft52.1 m
Daily traffic11,000counted 2019
Last inspectedNovember 2021every 12 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
Location.32 Km S. Of Bost Com S68
CarriesHWY Tremont ST
CrossesComb I 90 & Amtrak
Coordinates42.34769, -71.06842

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length170.9 ft (52.1 m)
Max Span58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Width82.3 ft (25.1 m)
Deck Area1307.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,000 (2019)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB160434TFDOTNBI

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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