Structure R040013N6DOTNBI · Bristol County, MA

US 44 Winthrop ST over Water Palmer River

Carries US 44 Winthrop ST over Water Palmer River, 1.7 Mi NE Seekonk T.l..

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT28 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 3/9 · sets the rating

28 ft end to end, longest span 11 ft. 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 deck arch.

Built1850rebuilt 1929
Length27.9 ft8.5 m
Daily traffic13,010counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 6 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyBristol
Location1.7 Mi NE Seekonk T.l.
CarriesUS 44 Winthrop ST
CrossesWater Palmer River
Coordinates41.84108, -71.26774

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Max Span11.2 ft (3.4 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area113.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1850 (reconstructed 1929)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,010 (2022)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 6 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure NumberR040013N6DOTNBI

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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