Structure M170312XGDOTNBI · Essex County, MA

I 495 SB over St110 /st113/merrimack

Carries I 495 SB over St110 /st113/merrimack, At Merrimac River.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT172 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

172 ft end to end, longest span 68 ft: about 2 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.

Built196363 years old
Length172.2 ft52.5 m
Daily traffic63,024counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2024every 6 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyEssex
LocationAt Merrimac River
CarriesI 495 SB
CrossesSt110 /st113/merrimack
Coordinates42.75364, -71.12901

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length172.2 ft (52.5 m)
Max Span67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Deck Width52.2 ft (15.9 m)
Deck Area834.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic63,024 (2024)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 6 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberM170312XGDOTNBI

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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