RI 37 EASTBOUND over PAWTUXET RIVER

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Facts 

Name:	RI 37 EASTBOUND over PAWTUXET RIVER
Structure number:	000000000006280
Location:	0.2 Mi W of JCT I-95
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Other Freeways or Expressways (Urban) [12]
Length of largest span:	120.1 ft. [36.6 m]
Total length:	259.9 ft. [79.2 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	39.0 ft. [11.9 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	44.9 ft. [13.7 m]
Skew angle:	30°
Owner:	State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:	1963
Year reconstructed:	1989
Historic significance:	Historical significance is not determinable at this time [4]
Design load:	MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Number of main spans:	3
Main spans material:	Steel [3]
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:	Bituminous [6]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	22,000 [as of 2006]
Truck traffic:	10% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 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]
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations (including piles) on dry land well above flood water elevations. [9]
Operating rating:	92.8 tons [84.4 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	55.9 tons [50.8 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	63.5
Recommended work:	Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Estimated cost of work:	$3,387,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	31,600 [as of 1992]
Truck traffic:	10% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 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]
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations (including piles) on dry land well above flood water elevations. [9]
Operating rating:	92.1 tons [83.7 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	55.4 tons [50.4 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	66.0
Recommended work:	Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	8,500 [as of 1973]
Truck traffic:	10% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Poor [4 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]
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Operating rating:	71.3 tons [64.8 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	41.6 tons [37.8 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	53.0

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