Structure P1300146WDOTNBI · Plymouth County, MA

ST 3 A/main ST over Water Town Brook

Carries ST 3 A/main ST over Water Town Brook, .5 M S Of RTE 44.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT44 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

44 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 deck arch.

Built1908rebuilt 1919
Length44.3 ft13.5 m
Daily traffic8,357counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyPlymouth
Location.5 M S Of RTE 44
CarriesST 3 A/main ST
CrossesWater Town Brook
Coordinates41.95499, -70.66298

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length44.3 ft (13.5 m)
Max Span42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Width61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Deck Area251.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1908 (reconstructed 1919)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,357 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure NumberP1300146WDOTNBI

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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