Structure B160134EMDOTNBI · Suffolk County, MA

ST 28 Chas R Dm RD over Water Charles River

Carries ST 28 Chas R Dm RD over Water Charles River, .1 Mi NW Of Nashua ST.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT91 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

91 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 bascule bridge (drawn closed).

Built1910rebuilt 2011
Length90.9 ft27.7 m
Daily traffic27,554counted 2022
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
Location.1 Mi NW Of Nashua ST
CarriesST 28 Chas R Dm RD
CrossesWater Charles River
Coordinates42.36715, -71.06911

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Bascule
Total Length90.9 ft (27.7 m)
Max Span63.0 ft (19.2 m)
Deck Width84.3 ft (25.7 m)
Deck Area711.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1910 (reconstructed 2011)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic27,554 (2022)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberB160134EMDOTNBI

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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