Structure C090073A6DOTNBI · Suffolk County, MA

US 1 SB Bts 36/pr over HWY Arlington & 5th ST

Carries US 1 SB Bts 36/pr over HWY Arlington & 5th ST, .2 Mi NE Of Tobin Br..

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,253 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

1,253 ft end to end, longest span 84 ft: about 3.5 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
Length1253.0 ft381.9 m
Daily traffic48,700counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
Location.2 Mi NE Of Tobin Br.
CarriesUS 1 SB Bts 36/pr
CrossesHWY Arlington & 5th ST
Coordinates42.39442, -71.03530

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1253.0 ft (381.9 m)
Max Span84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Deck Width46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Area5461.2 sq m
Main Spans18
Year Built1957 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic48,700 (2023)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge6

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 NumberC090073A6DOTNBI

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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