Structure D080163WEDOTNBI · Bristol County, MA

St138 County ST over Water Muddy Cove Brook

Carries St138 County ST over Water Muddy Cove Brook, .1 Mi.s Of Main ST.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
24 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

24 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built196363 years old
Length24.0 ft7.3 m
Daily traffic6,983counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyBristol
Location.1 Mi.s Of Main ST
CarriesSt138 County ST
CrossesWater Muddy Cove Brook
Coordinates41.81184, -71.12156

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width49.5 ft (15.1 m)
Deck Area110.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,983 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure NumberD080163WEDOTNBI

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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