Structure 5730 · Providence County, RI

Washington ST over I-95 Br-3

Carries Washington ST over I-95 Br-3, 0.3 Mi N Of Jct I-195.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT208 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

208 ft end to end, longest span 83 ft: about 3 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.

Built196363 years old
Length208.0 ft63.4 m
Daily traffic7,777counted 2015
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateRhode Island
CountyProvidence
Location0.3 Mi N Of Jct I-195
CarriesWashington ST
CrossesI-95 Br-3
Coordinates41.81991, -71.41935

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length208.0 ft (63.4 m)
Max Span83.0 ft (25.3 m)
Deck Width55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Deck Area1065.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,777 (2015)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge9

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000005730

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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