Structure D030222U4DOTNBI · Essex County, MA

St128 over Water Porter River

Carries St128 over Water Porter River, 1000 Ft N Of St-35.

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
CAR · 15 FT28 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

28 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 slab bridge.

Built194185 years old
Length27.9 ft8.5 m
Daily traffic73,898counted 2019
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyEssex
Location1000 Ft N Of St-35
CarriesSt128
CrossesWater Porter River
Coordinates42.56015, -70.92680

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width91.9 ft (28 m)
Deck Area238 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1941

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic73,898 (2019)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberD030222U4DOTNBI

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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