Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel continuous [4] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Approach Span(s): Steel [3] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Bituminous [6]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 624.8 m = 2050.0 ft
Main Spans: 3 at 76.2 m = 250.0 ft
Approach Spans: 23
Skew: 99
Width, Roadway: 30.2 m = 99.1 ft (6 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 30.2 m = 99.1 ft for a 29.6 m = 97.1 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 12.8 m = 42.0 ft
Location
East Providence [22960]: Providence County [007], Rhode Island [44]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 3
0.5 Mi W of JCT Broadway
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Serious [3]
Substructure: Serious [3]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 10.4 metric ton = 11.4 tons (Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) rating reported by rating factor (RF) method using HL-93 loadings [8])
Inventory: 7.8 metric ton = 8.6 tons (Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) rating reported by rating factor (RF) method using HL-93 loadings [8])
Appraisal
Structural: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action [3]
Deck Geometry: Superior to present desirable criteria [9]
Road Alignment: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Waterway: Superior to present desirable criteria [9] and Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. [3]
Inspections
Date: June 1999 [699] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Bridge Detour: 0.5 km = 0.3 mi
Traffic
ADT: 7900 (1996) and Trucks: 10%
Future ADT: 9480 (In 2036
)