Structure A090222V0DOTNBI · Essex County, MA

I 93 over Water Merrimack River

Carries I 93 over Water Merrimack River, At Merrimac River.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT775 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

775 ft end to end, longest span 175 ft: about 2.2 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 girder bridge.

Built1959rebuilt 1975
Length774.9 ft236.2 m
Daily traffic119,818counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2023every 12 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyEssex
LocationAt Merrimac River
CarriesI 93
CrossesWater Merrimack River
Coordinates42.70063, -71.20986

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length774.9 ft (236.2 m)
Max Span174.9 ft (53.3 m)
Deck Width142.7 ft (43.5 m)
Deck Area10274.7 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 1975)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic119,818 (2022)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure NumberA090222V0DOTNBI

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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