Structure T030142JVDOTNBI · Middlesex County, MA

I 495 SB over St133 Andover ST

Carries I 495 SB over St133 Andover ST, RT 495 At RT 133.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
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 FT228 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

228 ft end to end, longest span 109 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.

Built196165 years old
Length227.7 ft69.4 m
Daily traffic65,206counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
LocationRT 495 At RT 133
CarriesI 495 SB
CrossesSt133 Andover ST
Coordinates42.64278, -71.23222

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length227.7 ft (69.4 m)
Max Span108.9 ft (33.2 m)
Deck Width60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Area1270.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1961

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic65,206 (2024)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberT030142JVDOTNBI

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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