Structure R1302TAAEMUNNBI · Hampden County, MA

HWY Valley View over Water Westfield River

Carries HWY Valley View over Water Westfield River, 100 Ft N Of Woronoco RD.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT420 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

420 ft end to end, longest span 170 ft: about 6 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 through truss.

Built198640 years old
Length419.9 ft128 m
Daily traffic259counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyHampden
Location100 Ft N Of Woronoco RD
CarriesHWY Valley View
CrossesWater Westfield River
Coordinates42.16722, -72.83000

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length419.9 ft (128 m)
Max Span169.9 ft (51.8 m)
Deck Width11.2 ft (3.4 m)
Deck Area435.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1986

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic259 (2024)
Truck Traffic30%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberR1302TAAEMUNNBI

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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