Structure A050110WADOTNBI · Hampden County, MA

US 5 over Water Westfield River

Carries US 5 over Water Westfield River, US 5 At Westfield River.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT584 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

584 ft end to end, longest span 280 ft: about 1.6 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 girder bridge.

Built195373 years old
Length584.3 ft178.1 m
Daily traffic32,365counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyHampden
LocationUS 5 At Westfield River
CarriesUS 5
CrossesWater Westfield River
Coordinates42.08368, -72.59152

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length584.3 ft (178.1 m)
Max Span279.9 ft (85.3 m)
Deck Width83.0 ft (25.3 m)
Deck Area4505.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1953

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic32,365 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberA050110WADOTNBI

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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