Structure N120522ECDOTNBI · Middlesex County, MA

ST 9 Boylston ST over HWY Hammond Pond PKWY

Carries ST 9 Boylston ST over HWY Hammond Pond PKWY, 5.3 Km Ely RT 128.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT130 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

130 ft end to end, longest span 65 ft. 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built193393 years old
Length129.9 ft39.6 m
Daily traffic42,320counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
Location5.3 Km Ely RT 128
CarriesST 9 Boylston ST
CrossesHWY Hammond Pond PKWY
Coordinates42.32123, -71.17243

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Area700.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1933

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic42,320 (2023)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberN120522ECDOTNBI

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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