Structure N120664QKDOTNBI · Middlesex County, MA

I 90 over Comb I 95 & Charles Riv

Carries I 90 over Comb I 95 & Charles Riv, Over ST 128 Charles Rv S9.

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
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,037 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

1,037 ft end to end, longest span 154 ft: about 2.9 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.

Built196462 years old
Length1037.1 ft316.1 m
Daily traffic119,166counted 2019
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
LocationOver ST 128 Charles Rv S9
CarriesI 90
CrossesComb I 95 & Charles Riv
Coordinates42.34090, -71.26126

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1037.1 ft (316.1 m)
Max Span153.9 ft (46.9 m)
Deck Width91.9 ft (28 m)
Deck Area8850.8 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic119,166 (2019)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberN120664QKDOTNBI

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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