Structure 2700 · Washington County, RI

Ri 2 So County Tr over Amtrak

Carries Ri 2 So County Tr over Amtrak, 1.8 Mi N Of Jct Ri 112.

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 FT240 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

240 ft end to end, longest span 106 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.

Built1932rebuilt 1996
Length240.2 ft73.2 m
Daily traffic3,297counted 2015
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateRhode Island
CountyWashington
Location1.8 Mi N Of Jct Ri 112
CarriesRi 2 So County Tr
CrossesAmtrak
Coordinates41.44817, -71.61989

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length240.2 ft (73.2 m)
Max Span106.0 ft (32.3 m)
Deck Width46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Area1046.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1932 (reconstructed 1996)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,297 (2015)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000002700

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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