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: 19.8 m = 65.0 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 18.9 m = 62.0 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 4.3 m = 14.1 ft (1 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 5.2 m = 17.1 ft for a 4.3 m = 14.1 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Charlemont [12505]: Franklin County [011], Massachusetts [25]
Owned by Town or Township Highway Agency [03], DOT District: 1
250'W OF RT8A S OF TOWER
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Poor [4]
Substructure: Fair [5]
Loading
Design: M 13.5 / H 15 [2]
Operating: 26.2 metric ton = 28.8 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 15.7 metric ton = 17.3 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
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 assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Inspections
Date: October 2020 [1020] 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: 19.9 km = 12.3 mi
Traffic
ADT: 129 (2018) and Trucks: 2%
Future ADT: 158 (In 2031
)