HWY ELM ST over WATER TAUNTON RIVER

This bridge is no longer in the current National Bridge Inventory database, and has likely been demolished or abandoned.

Map

Coordinates:
+41.83481, -71.10761
41°50'05" N, 71°06'27" W

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

Name:	HWY ELM ST over WATER TAUNTON RIVER
Structure number:	B080013J1MUNNBI
Old structure number:	MUN605012100 `(from 1992 edition)`
Location:	OVER TAUNTON AT DIGHTON
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:	Other Principal Arterial (Urban) `[14]`
Length of largest span:	78.1 ft. `[23.8 m]`
Total length:	320.9 ft. `[97.8 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	18.4 ft. `[5.6 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	20.3 ft. `[6.2 m]`
Vertical clearance above deck:	16.4 ft. `[5.0 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	6.9 ft. `[2.1 m]`
Owner:	Town or Township Highway Agency `[03]`
Year built:	1896
Historic significance:	Bridge is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[2]`
Number of main spans:	2
Main spans material:	Steel continuous `[4]`
Main spans design:	Movable - Swing `[17]`
Deck type:	Wood or Timber `[8]`
Wearing surface:	Bituminous `[6]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Poor
Status:	Posted for load `[P]`
Average daily traffic:	7,040 `[as of 2007]`
Truck traffic:	1% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Critical `[2 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Poor `[4 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement `[2]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement `[2]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action `[3]`
Channel protection:	Bank and embankment protection is severely undermined. River control devices have severe damage. Large deposits of debris are in the channel. `[4]`
Pier/abutment protection:	In place and functioning `[2]`
Scour condition:	Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. `[6]`
Sufficiency rating:	18.0
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. `[31]`
Estimated cost of work:	$8,389,000

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
September 2009	Poor	Satisfactory	Critical	Poor	7040	18.0
August 1999	Poor	Good	Critical	Fair	4720	3.0
November 1991	Poor	Fair	Serious	Serious	7000	2.0