Structure W100032L8DOTNBI · Middlesex County, MA

ST 16 Galen ST over Water Charles River

Carries ST 16 Galen ST over Water Charles River, At Nonantum RD.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT90 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

90 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built1907119 years old
Length89.9 ft27.4 m
Daily traffic18,491counted 2025
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
LocationAt Nonantum RD
CarriesST 16 Galen ST
CrossesWater Charles River
Coordinates42.36483, -71.18565

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width81.0 ft (24.7 m)
Deck Area676.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1907

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,491 (2025)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberW100032L8DOTNBI

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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