Structure N100042TBDOTNBI · Essex County, MA

US 1 Newbrprt Tpk over Water Little River

Carries US 1 Newbrprt Tpk over Water Little River, .2 Mi S Of Mbta.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
25 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

25 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1922rebuilt 1935
Length24.9 ft7.6 m
Daily traffic44,612counted 2019
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 12 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyEssex
Location.2 Mi S Of Mbta
CarriesUS 1 Newbrprt Tpk
CrossesWater Little River
Coordinates42.79203, -70.87773

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Max Span21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Width75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Area174.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1922 (reconstructed 1935)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic44,612 (2019)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure NumberN100042TBDOTNBI

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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