Structure N10015AVUDOT634 · Essex County, MA

US 1 Newbrprt Tpk over Rr Mbta

Carries US 1 Newbrprt Tpk over Rr Mbta, 0.2 Mi N Of Little River.

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
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT571 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

571 ft end to end, longest span 126 ft: about 1.6 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.

Built199828 years old
Length570.9 ft174 m
Daily traffic11,600counted 2019
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyEssex
Location0.2 Mi N Of Little River
CarriesUS 1 Newbrprt Tpk
CrossesRr Mbta
Coordinates42.79451, -70.87682

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length570.9 ft (174 m)
Max Span126.3 ft (38.5 m)
Deck Width76.1 ft (23.2 m)
Deck Area4036.8 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1998

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,600 (2019)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberN10015AVUDOT634

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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