Structure B166618R0DOTNBI · Suffolk County, MA

I 93 NB over HWY W Fourth ST

Carries I 93 NB over HWY W Fourth ST, B16661b Unit 1.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT619 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

619 ft end to end, longest span 150 ft: about 1.7 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 segmental box-girder bridge.

Built200224 years old
Length618.8 ft188.6 m
Daily traffic82,300counted 2019
Last inspectedMarch 2022every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
LocationB16661b Unit 1
CarriesI 93 NB
CrossesHWY W Fourth ST
Coordinates42.34284, -71.06179

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignSegmental Box Girder
Total Length618.8 ft (188.6 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Deck Area3111.9 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic82,300 (2019)
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB166618R0DOTNBI

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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