Structure M120014DXDOTNBI · Middlesex County, MA

ST 28 Fellsway over Water Mystic River

Carries ST 28 Fellsway over Water Mystic River, .3 Mi S Of ST RTE 16.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT720 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

720 ft end to end, longest span 60 ft: about 2.0 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.

Built1935rebuilt 1979
Length720.1 ft219.5 m
Daily traffic64,248counted 2018
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
Location.3 Mi S Of ST RTE 16
CarriesST 28 Fellsway
CrossesWater Mystic River
Coordinates42.39971, -71.08360

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length720.1 ft (219.5 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width96.1 ft (29.3 m)
Deck Area6431.4 sq m
Main Spans14
Year Built1935 (reconstructed 1979)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic64,248 (2018)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberM120014DXDOTNBI

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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