Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Movable - Bascule [16]
Approach Span(s): Concrete [1] Arch - Deck [11]
Deck: Open Grating [3] with Wearing Surface: Other [9]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 140.2 m = 460.0 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 20.4 m = 66.9 ft
Approach Spans: 4
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 23.8 m = 78.1 ft (6 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 27.4 m = 89.9 ft for a 23.8 m = 78.1 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 3.7 m = 12.1 ft
Location
Boston [07000]: Suffolk County [025], Massachusetts [25]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 6
.2 MI E OF I 93
Condition
Deck: Fair [5]
Superstructure: Poor [4]
Substructure: Fair [5]
Loading
Design: M 18 / H 20 [4]
Operating: 22.7 metric ton = 25.0 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 13.6 metric ton = 15.0 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: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Inspections
Date: June 1999 [699] 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: 0.5 km = 0.3 mi
Traffic
ADT: 78900 (2019) and Trucks: 1%
Future ADT: 102654 (In 2032
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