Structure K01011AGDDOTNBI · Plymouth County, MA

ST 3 Pilgrim HWY over Water Jones River

Carries ST 3 Pilgrim HWY over Water Jones River, .8 Mi North Of RTE 3a.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT243 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

243 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built1955rebuilt 1978
Length243.1 ft74.1 m
Daily traffic128,534counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyPlymouth
Location.8 Mi North Of RTE 3a
CarriesST 3 Pilgrim HWY
CrossesWater Jones River
Coordinates41.99711, -70.72096

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length243.1 ft (74.1 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width104.0 ft (31.7 m)
Deck Area2349.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1955 (reconstructed 1978)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic128,534 (2024)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberK01011AGDDOTNBI

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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