Structure B16581910MPANBI · Suffolk County, MA

HWY Viaduct ST over Comb Cngrss&haul Rd&csx

Carries HWY Viaduct ST over Comb Cngrss&haul Rd&csx, At World Trade 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 FT733 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

733 ft end to end, longest span 143 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 girder bridge.

Built200224 years old
Length732.6 ft223.3 m
Daily traffic700counted 1997
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
LocationAt World Trade Center
CarriesHWY Viaduct ST
CrossesComb Cngrss&haul Rd&csx
Coordinates42.34831, -71.04291

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length732.6 ft (223.3 m)
Max Span143.0 ft (43.6 m)
Deck Width60.7 ft (18.5 m)
Deck Area4131.1 sq m
Main Spans10
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic700 (1997)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerOther State Agencies
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB16581910MPANBI

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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