Structure H21008124DOTNBI · Hampden County, MA

St116 /st141/cabot over Water Third Level Canal

Carries St116 /st141/cabot over Water Third Level Canal, At Jct S Canal St..

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT100 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

100 ft end to end, longest span 31 ft. 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.

Built1894132 years old
Length100.1 ft30.5 m
Daily traffic24,568counted 2018
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyHampden
LocationAt Jct S Canal St.
CarriesSt116 /st141/cabot
CrossesWater Third Level Canal
Coordinates42.19694, -72.60320

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Max Span31.2 ft (9.5 m)
Deck Width60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Area558.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1894

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,568 (2018)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberH21008124DOTNBI

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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