Structure B162593ECDOTNBI · Suffolk County, MA

I 93 /us1/st3 over Comb Mbta & Columbia RD

Carries I 93 /us1/st3 over Comb Mbta & Columbia RD, 2 Mi S Of Jct I90.

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 FT1,531 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

1,531 ft end to end, longest span 84 ft: about 4.3 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1958rebuilt 1984
Length1530.8 ft466.6 m
Daily traffic193,500counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2022every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
Location2 Mi S Of Jct I90
CarriesI 93 /us1/st3
CrossesComb Mbta & Columbia RD
Coordinates42.32054, -71.05308

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1530.8 ft (466.6 m)
Max Span84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Deck Width111.2 ft (33.9 m)
Deck Area15817.7 sq m
Main Spans23
Year Built1958 (reconstructed 1984)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic193,500 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge8
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB162593ECDOTNBI

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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