HWY ARSENAL ST over WATER CHARLES RIVER

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Facts 

Name:	HWY ARSENAL ST over WATER CHARLES RIVER
Structure number:	B160154EFDOTNBI
Old structure number:	MDC896007100 (from 1992 edition)
Location:	CITY LINE WAT BOS
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:	Minor Arterial (Urban) [16]
Length of largest span:	69.9 ft. [21.3 m]
Total length:	203.1 ft. [61.9 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	50.2 ft. [15.3 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	64.0 ft. [19.5 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:	13.1 ft. [4.0 m]
Skew angle:	40°
Owner:	State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:	1925
Year reconstructed:	1968
Historic significance:	Historical significance is not determinable at this time [4]
Number of main spans:	2
Main spans material:	Concrete [1]
Main spans design:	Arch - Deck [11]
Deck type:	Not applicable [N]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	40,000 [as of 2005]
Truck traffic:	6% of total traffic
Superstructure condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. [6]
Pier/abutment protection:	Navigation protection not required [1]
Scour condition:	Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. [3]
Operating rating:	69.2 tons [62.9 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	69.2 tons [62.9 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	58.3
Recommended work:	Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Estimated cost of work:	$5,030,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	8,900 [as of 1997]
Truck traffic:	6% of total traffic
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
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:	Navigation protection not required [1]
Scour condition:	Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Operating rating:	69.2 tons [62.9 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	69.2 tons [62.9 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	77.4
Recommended work:	Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Estimated cost of work:	$2,923,000

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	18,500 [as of 1992]
Truck traffic:	6% of total traffic
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. [6]
Pier/abutment protection:	Navigation protection not required [1]
Scour condition:	Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Sufficiency rating:	79.5
Recommended work:	Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Estimated cost of work:	$2,923,000

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