Structure A1700421EDOT634 · Worcester County, MA

ST 12 Sobrdge ST over Rr Pwrr

Carries ST 12 Sobrdge ST over Rr Pwrr, .1mi. N. Of Auburn St..

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT129 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

129 ft end to end. 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.

Built1934rebuilt 1983
Length128.9 ft39.3 m
Daily traffic10,298counted 2019
Last inspectedMay 2022every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyWorcester
Location.1mi. N. Of Auburn St.
CarriesST 12 Sobrdge ST
CrossesRr Pwrr
Coordinates42.20826, -71.83130

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length128.9 ft (39.3 m)
Max Span119.8 ft (36.5 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area526.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1934 (reconstructed 1983)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,298 (2019)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberA1700421EDOT634

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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