Structure B1665982NDOTNBI · Suffolk County, MA

I 93 Ramp Xx over HWY W Fourth ST

Carries I 93 Ramp Xx over HWY W Fourth ST, 0.1 K E. Of 193 NB.

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 FT620 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

620 ft end to end, longest span 154 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
Length620.4 ft189.1 m
Daily traffic6,041counted 2019
Last inspectedJanuary 2022every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
Location0.1 K E. Of 193 NB
CarriesI 93 Ramp Xx
CrossesHWY W Fourth ST
Coordinates42.34286, -71.06193

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignSegmental Box Girder
Total Length620.4 ft (189.1 m)
Max Span154.2 ft (47 m)
Deck Width24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Deck Area1418.2 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,041 (2019)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
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 NumberB1665982NDOTNBI

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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