Structure C090073AADOTNBI · Suffolk County, MA

US 1 over HWY Spruce ST

Carries US 1 over HWY Spruce ST, .7 Mi NE 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 FT808 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

808 ft end to end, longest span 67 ft: about 2.2 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.

Built1957rebuilt 2021
Length808.1 ft246.3 m
Daily traffic83,976counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
Location.7 Mi NE Of Tobin Br.
CarriesUS 1
CrossesHWY Spruce ST
Coordinates42.39691, -71.03657

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length808.1 ft (246.3 m)
Max Span66.9 ft (20.4 m)
Deck Width90.9 ft (27.7 m)
Deck Area6822.5 sq m
Main Spans13
Year Built1957 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic83,976 (2022)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberC090073AADOTNBI

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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