Structure 4850 · Washington County, RI

US 1 NB Post RD over Silver Spring Cove

Carries US 1 NB Post RD over Silver Spring Cove, 1.0 Mi S Of Jct Ri 108.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT138 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

138 ft end to end. 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.

Built196363 years old
Length138.1 ft42.1 m
Daily traffic11,243counted 2015
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateRhode Island
CountyWashington
Location1.0 Mi S Of Jct Ri 108
CarriesUS 1 NB Post RD
CrossesSilver Spring Cove
Coordinates41.42841, -71.49883

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length138.1 ft (42.1 m)
Max Span58.7 ft (17.9 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area538.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,243 (2015)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000004850

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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