Structure G050242U6DOTNBI · Essex County, MA

St128 over St133 Essex AVE

Carries St128 over St133 Essex AVE, 1.7 Mi S Annisquam River.

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
CAR · 15 FT64 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

64 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built194878 years old
Length64.0 ft19.5 m
Daily traffic33,522counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyEssex
Location1.7 Mi S Annisquam River
CarriesSt128
CrossesSt133 Essex AVE
Coordinates42.61830, -70.72147

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Max Span64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Deck Width84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Deck Area499.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1948

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic33,522 (2024)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberG050242U6DOTNBI

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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