Structure G050172U8DOTNBI · Essex County, MA

St128 over Water Annisquam River

Carries St128 over Water Annisquam River, At Annisquam River.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT862 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

862 ft end to end: about 2.4 football fields. 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 deck arch.

Built1950rebuilt 2013
Length861.9 ft262.7 m
Daily traffic42,201counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyEssex
LocationAt Annisquam River
CarriesSt128
CrossesWater Annisquam River
Coordinates42.62535, -70.68894

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length861.9 ft (262.7 m)
Max Span419.9 ft (128 m)
Deck Width67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Deck Area5437.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1950 (reconstructed 2013)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic42,201 (2023)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberG050172U8DOTNBI

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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