Structure W441041RMDOTNBI · Worcester County, MA

I 290 WB over Rr Pwrr

Carries I 290 WB over Rr Pwrr, .2 Mi East Of Hope AVE.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT239 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

239 ft end to end, longest span 115 ft: about 3 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.

Built196660 years old
Length238.8 ft72.8 m
Daily traffic42,976counted 2020
Last inspectedAugust 2021every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyWorcester
Location.2 Mi East Of Hope AVE
CarriesI 290 WB
CrossesRr Pwrr
Coordinates42.23678, -71.81834

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length238.8 ft (72.8 m)
Max Span115.2 ft (35.1 m)
Deck Width57.4 ft (17.5 m)
Deck Area1,274 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic42,976 (2020)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberW441041RMDOTNBI

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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