Structure W441001KHDOTNBI · Worcester County, MA

I 290 Ramp A over I 290 /millbrook/ramp C

Carries I 290 Ramp A over I 290 /millbrook/ramp C, 290eb Ex 22 .25 W Burnco.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT741 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

741 ft end to end, longest span 149 ft: about 2.1 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.

Built1962rebuilt 1982
Length741.1 ft225.9 m
Daily traffic28,076counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyWorcester
Location290eb Ex 22 .25 W Burnco
CarriesI 290 Ramp A
CrossesI 290 /millbrook/ramp C
Coordinates42.28782, -71.79757

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length741.1 ft (225.9 m)
Max Span149.0 ft (45.4 m)
Deck Width44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Deck Area3094.8 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1962 (reconstructed 1982)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic28,076 (2022)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge10

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberW441001KHDOTNBI

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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