Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel continuous [4] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Bituminous [6]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 65.4 m = 214.6 ft
Main Spans: 4 at 20.5 m = 67.3 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 40
Width, Roadway: 7.3 m = 24.0 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 9.8 m = 32.2 ft for a 7.3 m = 24.0 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Palmer [52105]: Hampden County [013], Massachusetts [25]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 2
MM 61.5 ON I90
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Satisfactory [6]
Substructure: Satisfactory [6]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 83.1 metric ton = 91.4 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 49.8 metric ton = 54.8 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Deck Geometry: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: N/A [N] and Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Inspections
Date: March 1999 [399] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Widening of existing bridge or other major structure without deck rehabilitation or replacement [33]
Bridge Detour: 1.3 km = 0.8 mi
Traffic
ADT: 400 (1997) and Trucks: 5%
Future ADT: 632 (In 2032
)