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Braga Bridge

Bristol County, Massachusetts
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Photo taken by Doug Kerr in August 2010

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Taunton River on I-195 in Fall River
Location
Somerset, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1965; rehabilitated 1989
Design
Cantilevered Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 839.9 ft.
Total length: 5,780.1 ft. (1.1 mi.)
Deck width: 91.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 25.0 ft.
Also called
Charles M. Braga, Jr., Bridge (official name)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.70361, -71.16083   (decimal degrees)
41°42'13" N, 71°09'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/320211/4619125 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Fall River
Inventory numbers
MA F02058 (Massachusetts bridge number)
BH 19211 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2011)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 46.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
81,600

Categories 

Bristol County, Massachusetts (26)
Built 1965 (140)
Built during 1960s (1,229)
Cantilevered (245)
Cantilevered truss (223)
Massachusetts (434)
Navigable waterway (1,453)
Open (28,454)
Over a mile long (194)
Owned by state (9,851)
 Skewed (4,083)
Somerset, Massachusetts (4)
Span length 500-1000 feet (318)
Structurally deficient (16,728)
Through truss (9,250)
Total length over 2500 feet (595)
Truss (23,609)
Warren through truss (934)
Warren truss (3,956)

Update Log 

  • March 21, 2011: New photo from Doug Kerr

Sources 

  • Doug Kerr

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