Structure C08024AY7DOTNBI · Middlesex County, MA

St129 Billerica RD over US 3

Carries St129 Billerica RD over US 3, RT 129 At RT 3.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT285 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

285 ft end to end, longest span 139 ft: about 4 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.

Built200422 years old
Length285.4 ft87 m
Daily traffic25,000counted 2019
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
LocationRT 129 At RT 3
CarriesSt129 Billerica RD
CrossesUS 3
Coordinates42.58898, -71.31297

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length285.4 ft (87 m)
Max Span139.4 ft (42.5 m)
Deck Width74.5 ft (22.7 m)
Deck Area1974.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2004

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25,000 (2019)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberC08024AY7DOTNBI

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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