Structure B166719PWDOTNBI · Suffolk County, MA

I 93 Ramp Mw over Comb I90&rmp Ll Kk&amtk

Carries I 93 Ramp Mw over Comb I90&rmp Ll Kk&amtk, .5 M N Of I90.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT549 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

549 ft end to end, longest span 192 ft: about 1.5 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
Length548.6 ft167.2 m
Daily traffic2,521counted 2018
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
Location.5 M N Of I90
CarriesI 93 Ramp Mw
CrossesComb I90&rmp Ll Kk&amtk
Coordinates42.34606, -71.05978

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignSegmental Box Girder
Total Length548.6 ft (167.2 m)
Max Span192.3 ft (58.6 m)
Deck Width24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Deck Area1,254 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,521 (2018)
Truck Traffic22%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB166719PWDOTNBI

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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