Structure B162623DEDOTNBI · Suffolk County, MA

I 93 /us1/st3 over HWY Morrissey BLVD

Carries I 93 /us1/st3 over HWY Morrissey BLVD, 4 Mi S Of Jct I90&i93.

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 FT196 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

196 ft end to end, longest span 95 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1958rebuilt 1986
Length195.9 ft59.7 m
Daily traffic188,320counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
Location4 Mi S Of Jct I90&i93
CarriesI 93 /us1/st3
CrossesHWY Morrissey BLVD
Coordinates42.30112, -71.04909

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length195.9 ft (59.7 m)
Max Span95.1 ft (29 m)
Deck Width117.1 ft (35.7 m)
Deck Area2131.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1958 (reconstructed 1986)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic188,320 (2022)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge9
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB162623DEDOTNBI

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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