Structure N1403901HMUNNBI · Berkshire County, MA

ST 2 Vtrns Mem DR over Comb St8 & Hoosic Riv

Carries ST 2 Vtrns Mem DR over Comb St8 & Hoosic Riv, @ Rt2/rt8 Inter.downtown.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT562 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9

562 ft end to end, longest span 86 ft: about 1.6 football fields. 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.

Built1959rebuilt 1992
Length562.0 ft171.3 m
Daily traffic7,826counted 2016
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 6 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyBerkshire
Location@ Rt2/rt8 Inter.downtown
CarriesST 2 Vtrns Mem DR
CrossesComb St8 & Hoosic Riv
Coordinates42.70038, -73.11430

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length562.0 ft (171.3 m)
Max Span86.0 ft (26.2 m)
Deck Width65.3 ft (19.9 m)
Deck Area3408.9 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,826 (2016)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 6 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical9 — Foundation above flood level
Structure NumberN1403901HMUNNBI

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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