Structure Q010519PNDOTNBI · Norfolk County, MA

ST 3 Ramp Xx over HWY Centre ST

Carries ST 3 Ramp Xx over HWY Centre ST, Quincy Adams Station.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT804 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

804 ft end to end, longest span 145 ft: about 2.2 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.

Built200917 years old
Length803.8 ft245 m
Daily traffic27,770counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyNorfolk
LocationQuincy Adams Station
CarriesST 3 Ramp Xx
CrossesHWY Centre ST
Coordinates42.23308, -71.01019

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length803.8 ft (245 m)
Max Span145.0 ft (44.2 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area2474.5 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built2009

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic27,770 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberQ010519PNDOTNBI

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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