Structure B03011BCNDOTNBI · Berkshire County, MA

US 20 Chester RD over Water Walker Brook

Carries US 20 Chester RD over Water Walker Brook, At Mile Marker 32.0.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT94 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

94 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built201313 years old
Length93.8 ft28.6 m
Daily traffic1,552counted 2018
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyBerkshire
LocationAt Mile Marker 32.0
CarriesUS 20 Chester RD
CrossesWater Walker Brook
Coordinates42.26812, -73.03140

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length93.8 ft (28.6 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width47.2 ft (14.4 m)
Deck Area411.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2013

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,552 (2018)
Truck Traffic30%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberB03011BCNDOTNBI

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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