Structure A100094D2DOTNBI · Middlesex County, MA

ST 60 Medford ST over Water Mystic River

Carries ST 60 Medford ST over Water Mystic River, Town Line Med Arl.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT50 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

50 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.

Built193690 years old
Length49.9 ft15.2 m
Daily traffic24,310counted 2019
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
LocationTown Line Med Arl
CarriesST 60 Medford ST
CrossesWater Mystic River
Coordinates42.42057, -71.14288

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width80.4 ft (24.5 m)
Deck Area372.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1936

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,310 (2019)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberA100094D2DOTNBI

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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