Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] 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: 23.6 m = 77.4 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 22.4 m = 73.5 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 45
Width, Roadway: 13 m = 42.7 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 15.8 m = 51.8 ft for a 13.1 m = 43.0 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Amherst [01325]: Hampshire County [015], Massachusetts [25]
Owned by Town or Township Highway Agency [03], DOT District: 2
AT EAST HADLEY ROAD
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Satisfactory [6]
Substructure: Satisfactory [6]
Loading
Design: M 18 / H 20 [4]
Operating: 54.1 metric ton = 59.5 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 32.4 metric ton = 35.6 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: Equal to present desirable criteria [8] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Inspections
Date: November 2020 [1120] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Widening of existing bridge or other major structure without deck rehabilitation or replacement [33]
Bridge Detour: 0.5 km = 0.3 mi
Traffic
ADT: 11000 (2004) and Trucks: 7%
Future ADT: 17372 (In 2031
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