Structure W250050UPDOTNBI · Hampden County, MA

US 20 E Main ST over Water Little River

Carries US 20 E Main ST over Water Little River, .2 M E Jct Noble St..

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT146 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

146 ft end to end, longest span 72 ft: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built195175 years old
Length145.7 ft44.4 m
Daily traffic31,293counted 2003
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyHampden
Location.2 M E Jct Noble St.
CarriesUS 20 E Main ST
CrossesWater Little River
Coordinates42.11663, -72.73354

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length145.7 ft (44.4 m)
Max Span71.5 ft (21.8 m)
Deck Width65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Area892.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1951

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic31,293 (2003)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure NumberW250050UPDOTNBI

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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