Structure 6770 · Providence County, RI

Laurens ST over I-95 NB & SB

Carries Laurens ST over I-95 NB & SB, 0.1 Mi W Of Wellington Av.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT186 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

186 ft end to end, longest span 88 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.

Built196561 years old
Length186.0 ft56.7 m
Daily traffic1,500counted 2008
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateRhode Island
CountyProvidence
Location0.1 Mi W Of Wellington Av
CarriesLaurens ST
CrossesI-95 NB & SB
Coordinates41.77266, -71.42783

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length186.0 ft (56.7 m)
Max Span87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Deck Width44.6 ft (13.6 m)
Deck Area771.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,500 (2008)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge8

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 Number000000000006770

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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