Structure B120092DFDOTNBI · Middlesex County, MA

ST 3 A/boston RD over Water Shawsheen River

Carries ST 3 A/boston RD over Water Shawsheen River, 0.25 Mi E Rt3a/allen RD.

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
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT28 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

28 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1915rebuilt 1930
Length27.9 ft8.5 m
Daily traffic19,400counted 2016
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
Location0.25 Mi E Rt3a/allen RD
CarriesST 3 A/boston RD
CrossesWater Shawsheen River
Coordinates42.53457, -71.23355

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width66.3 ft (20.2 m)
Deck Area171.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1915 (reconstructed 1930)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,400 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure NumberB120092DFDOTNBI

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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