Structure W360140JVDOTNBI · Hampshire County, MA

ST 9 Goshen RD over Water W Br Mill River

Carries ST 9 Goshen RD over Water W Br Mill River, Jct Nichols Rd..

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT52 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

52 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1926100 years old
Length51.8 ft15.8 m
Daily traffic9,569counted 2018
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyHampshire
LocationJct Nichols Rd.
CarriesST 9 Goshen RD
CrossesWater W Br Mill River
Coordinates42.40342, -72.74863

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Max Span44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Deck Width34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Deck Area165.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1926

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,569 (2018)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure NumberW360140JVDOTNBI

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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