Structure M170022YMDOTNBI · Essex County, MA

ST 28 Broadway over Water Spicket River

Carries ST 28 Broadway over Water Spicket River, .6 Mi S St213.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT80 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

80 ft end to end, longest span 18 ft. 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.

Built1912114 years old
Length80.1 ft24.4 m
Daily traffic10,518counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyEssex
Location.6 Mi S St213
CarriesST 28 Broadway
CrossesWater Spicket River
Coordinates42.72469, -71.18437

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Max Span18.0 ft (5.5 m)
Deck Width69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Area519.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1912

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,518 (2023)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure NumberM170022YMDOTNBI

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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