Structure B162653D6DOTNBI · Suffolk County, MA

I 93 /us1/st3 over Comb Mbta & Red LN Ssh

Carries I 93 /us1/st3 over Comb Mbta & Red LN Ssh, 6.8 Km S Of Jct I90&i93.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT199 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

199 ft end to end, longest span 107 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built1957rebuilt 1984
Length199.1 ft60.7 m
Daily traffic211,123counted 2018
Last inspectedNovember 2021every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
Location6.8 Km S Of Jct I90&i93
CarriesI 93 /us1/st3
CrossesComb Mbta & Red LN Ssh
Coordinates42.28999, -71.04350

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length199.1 ft (60.7 m)
Max Span107.0 ft (32.6 m)
Deck Width127.6 ft (38.9 m)
Deck Area2361.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1957 (reconstructed 1984)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic211,123 (2018)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB162653D6DOTNBI

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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