Structure L150602PCDOTNBI · Middlesex County, MA

St110 SB Smth Rty over HWY Lowell-lwrnce BLVD

Carries St110 SB Smth Rty over HWY Lowell-lwrnce BLVD, West Bridge Smith Rty.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT149 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

149 ft end to end, longest span 74 ft: about 2 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.

Built1954rebuilt 2012
Length149.0 ft45.4 m
Daily traffic5,690counted 2019
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
LocationWest Bridge Smith Rty
CarriesSt110 SB Smth Rty
CrossesHWY Lowell-lwrnce BLVD
Coordinates42.64831, -71.29974

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length149.0 ft (45.4 m)
Max Span74.1 ft (22.6 m)
Deck Width47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Deck Area662.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1954 (reconstructed 2012)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,690 (2019)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberL150602PCDOTNBI

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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