Structure C090113A7DOTNBI · Suffolk County, MA

US 1 NE Xway over HWY Orange & Carter ST

Carries US 1 NE Xway over HWY Orange & Carter ST, .7 Mi N Of Tobin Br..

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,014 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

1,014 ft end to end, longest span 68 ft: about 2.8 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1956rebuilt 2021
Length1014.1 ft309.1 m
Daily traffic137,500counted 2019
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
Location.7 Mi N Of Tobin Br.
CarriesUS 1 NE Xway
CrossesHWY Orange & Carter ST
Coordinates42.40176, -71.03748

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1014.1 ft (309.1 m)
Max Span67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Deck Width89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Area8469.3 sq m
Main Spans16
Year Built1956 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic137,500 (2019)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberC090113A7DOTNBI

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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