Structure W250100V8DOTNBI · Hampden County, MA

Us202 St10/elm SB over Water Westfield River

Carries Us202 St10/elm SB over Water Westfield River, Jct Meadow St..

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
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 FT376 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

376 ft end to end, longest span 184 ft: about 5 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 through truss.

Built1938rebuilt 2011
Length376.0 ft114.6 m
Daily traffic27,300counted 2018
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyHampden
LocationJct Meadow St.
CarriesUs202 St10/elm SB
CrossesWater Westfield River
Coordinates42.12890, -72.74622

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length376.0 ft (114.6 m)
Max Span184.1 ft (56.1 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area1512.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1938 (reconstructed 2011)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic27,300 (2018)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure NumberW250100V8DOTNBI

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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