Structure M07002AMBDOTNBI · Plymouth County, MA

ST 3 A/main ST over Water North River

Carries ST 3 A/main ST over Water North River, At Marshfield Scituate Tl.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT554 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

554 ft end to end, longest span 166 ft: about 1.5 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.

Built200125 years old
Length554.5 ft169 m
Daily traffic18,557counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyPlymouth
LocationAt Marshfield Scituate Tl
CarriesST 3 A/main ST
CrossesWater North River
Coordinates42.16111, -70.74236

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length554.5 ft (169 m)
Max Span166.0 ft (50.6 m)
Deck Width53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Deck Area2737.8 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2001

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,557 (2023)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberM07002AMBDOTNBI

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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