Structure B166589RNDOTNBI · Suffolk County, MA

I 93 Ramp X over HWY W Fourth ST

Carries I 93 Ramp X over HWY W Fourth ST, I93/i90 Interchange.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT565 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

565 ft end to end, longest span 151 ft: about 1.6 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.

Built200422 years old
Length565.0 ft172.2 m
Daily traffic2,470counted 2019
Last inspectedJanuary 2022every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
LocationI93/i90 Interchange
CarriesI 93 Ramp X
CrossesHWY W Fourth ST
Coordinates42.34296, -71.06201

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignSegmental Box Girder
Total Length565.0 ft (172.2 m)
Max Span151.2 ft (46.1 m)
Deck Width23.6 ft (7.2 m)
Deck Area1239.8 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2004

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,470 (2019)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB166589RNDOTNBI

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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