Structure B162593EJDOTNBI · Suffolk County, MA

I 93 NB Off Ramp over Comb Red Line & Relief

Carries I 93 NB Off Ramp over Comb Red Line & Relief, 2 Mi S Of Jct I90&i93.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT410 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

410 ft end to end, longest span 86 ft: about 6 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.

Built1958rebuilt 1984
Length410.1 ft125 m
Daily traffic7,400counted 2019
Last inspectedDecember 2021every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
Location2 Mi S Of Jct I90&i93
CarriesI 93 NB Off Ramp
CrossesComb Red Line & Relief
Coordinates42.32025, -71.05258

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length410.1 ft (125 m)
Max Span86.0 ft (26.2 m)
Deck Width29.2 ft (8.9 m)
Deck Area1112.5 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1958 (reconstructed 1984)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,400 (2019)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB162593EJDOTNBI

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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