Structure 6480 · Newport County, RI

Ri 138 Main RD over Ri 24

Carries Ri 138 Main RD over Ri 24, 4.0 Mi N Of Jct Ri 114.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT149 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

149 ft end to end, longest span 80 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 box-beam bridge.

Built200719 years old
Length149.3 ft45.5 m
Daily traffic12,522counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateRhode Island
CountyNewport
Location4.0 Mi N Of Jct Ri 114
CarriesRi 138 Main RD
CrossesRi 24
Coordinates41.64103, -71.20426

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length149.3 ft (45.5 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Area969.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2007

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,522 (2021)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000006480

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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