US 6 (DRAWBRIDGE) over WATER ACUSHNET RIVER

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Coordinates:
+41.63916, -70.91786
41°38'21" N, 70°55'04" W

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	US 6 (DRAWBRIDGE) over WATER ACUSHNET RIVER
Structure number:	F010023PFDOTNBI
Old structure number:	3PF035614DBR101 `(from 1992 edition)`
Location:	.4 MI W OF NBED
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:	Other Principal Arterial (Urban) `[14]`
Length of largest span:	142.1 ft. `[43.3 m]`
Total length:	283.2 ft. `[86.3 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	50.2 ft. `[15.3 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	70.5 ft. `[21.5 m]`
Vertical clearance above deck:	18.4 ft. `[5.6 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	3.3 ft. `[1.0 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year reconstructed:	1997
Historic significance:	Bridge is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[2]`
Design load:	M 13.5 / H 15 `[2]`
Number of main spans:	2
Main spans material:	Steel `[3]`
Main spans design:	Movable - Swing `[17]`
Deck type:	Open Grating `[3]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	18,000 `[as of 2017]`
Truck traffic:	6% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action `[3]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Channel protection:	Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. `[7]`
Pier/abutment protection:	In place but in a deteriorated condition `[3]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour conditions; field review indicates action is required. `[4]`
Sufficiency rating:	54.6
Recommended work:	Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. `[35]`
Estimated cost of work:	$9,689,000

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
May 2017	Fair	Good	Fair	Satisfactory	18000	54.6
May 2015	Fair	Good	Fair	Satisfactory	30200	50.0
May 2013	Fair	Good	Fair	Satisfactory	30200	50.0
May 2011	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	17900	54.6
May 2009	Poor	Good	Poor	Satisfactory	17900	39.4
April 1999	Poor	Very Good	Poor	Satisfactory	29800	39.0
April 1997	Poor	Very Good	Critical	Fair	28600	7.0
May 1995	Poor	Poor	Poor	Fair	19000	4.0

Source: National Bridge Elements dataset, 2019 edition. This feature is experimental.

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Steel Girder/Beam	linear ft.	120	120	0	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	1,540	1,540	0	0	0
Steel Stringer	linear ft.	5,940	5,937	0	3	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	29,940	29,940	0	0	0
Steel Truss	linear ft.	570	390	130	25	25
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	19,120	13,620	5,430	20	50
Steel Floor Beam	linear ft.	810	630	80	100	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	27,171	20,171	5,000	2,000	0
Deck
Open Grid Deck	sq. ft.	9,810	0	9,810	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	9,810	9,810	0	0	0
Concrete Filled Grid Deck	sq. ft.	4,150	4,120	30	0	0
Wearing Surfaces	sq. ft.	4,150	3,120	1,020	10	0
Bearings
Movable Bearing	each	4	4	0	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	150	150	0	0	0
Bridge Rail
Steel or Aluminum Bridge Rail	linear ft.	576	472	84	20	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	1,750	1,750	0	0	0