Structure E120024E8DOTNBI · Middlesex County, MA

ST 16 Ramp over Rr Mbta/bmrr

Carries ST 16 Ramp over Rr Mbta/bmrr, .2 Mi E Of Santilli Cir.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT175 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

175 ft end to end, longest span 46 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1954rebuilt 2002
Length174.9 ft53.3 m
Daily traffic21,300counted 2017
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
Location.2 Mi E Of Santilli Cir
CarriesST 16 Ramp
CrossesRr Mbta/bmrr
Coordinates42.40264, -71.06325

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length174.9 ft (53.3 m)
Max Span45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Width51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Deck Area842.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1954 (reconstructed 2002)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21,300 (2017)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberE120024E8DOTNBI

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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