Structure 1500 · Providence County, RI

Ri 117 Warwick Av over Pawtuxet River

Carries Ri 117 Warwick Av over Pawtuxet River, 0.5 Mi S Of Jct Ri 12.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT153 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

153 ft end to end, longest span 53 ft: about 2 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 deck arch.

Built1921rebuilt 1986
Length152.9 ft46.6 m
Daily traffic18,888counted 2014
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateRhode Island
CountyProvidence
Location0.5 Mi S Of Jct Ri 12
CarriesRi 117 Warwick Av
CrossesPawtuxet River
Coordinates41.76766, -71.40521

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length152.9 ft (46.6 m)
Max Span53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Deck Width65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Area936.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1921 (reconstructed 1986)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,888 (2014)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000001500

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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