Structure 7420 · Providence County, RI

I-295 NB over Mountaindale RD

Carries I-295 NB over Mountaindale RD, 0.5 Mi N Of Jct US 44.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT70 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

70 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built197155 years old
Length69.9 ft21.3 m
Daily traffic26,447counted 2015
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateRhode Island
CountyProvidence
Location0.5 Mi N Of Jct US 44
CarriesI-295 NB
CrossesMountaindale RD
Coordinates41.87670, -71.51501

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Max Span65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Width57.4 ft (17.5 m)
Deck Area372.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic26,447 (2015)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000007420

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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