Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Truss - Deck [09]
Approach Span(s): Steel [3] Girder and floorbeam system [03]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Bituminous [6]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 132.7 m = 435.4 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 45.7 m = 149.9 ft
Approach Spans: 6
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 12.2 m = 40.0 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 17.7 m = 58.1 ft for a 12.2 m = 40.0 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Ludlow [37175]: Hampden County [013], Massachusetts [25]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 2
AT SPRINGFIELD CITY LINE
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Poor [4]
Substructure: Fair [5]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 15.3 metric ton = 16.8 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 9.1 metric ton = 10.0 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
Deck Geometry: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Road Alignment: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Waterway: Equal to present desirable criteria [8] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Inspections
Date: August 1999 [899] and Frequency: 12
Future Work
Work Needed: Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Bridge Detour: 0.6 km = 0.4 mi
Traffic
ADT: 23427 (2019) and Trucks: 10%
Future ADT: 36998 (In 2032
)