Andrew P. McArdle Bridge

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Andrew P. McArdle Bridge

South portal from west sidewalk

Photo taken by Nick Boppel in September 2020

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BH Photo #482918

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Bascule bridge over Chelsea River on Meridian Street in Boston

Location

Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1954; rehabilitated 2002

Builders

- American Bridge Co. of New York (Prime Contractor)
- Coleman Brothers of Boston, Massachusetts (Substructure)

Design

Bascule through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 225.1 ft.
Total length: 1,075.2 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.8 ft.

Also called

Meridian Street Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.38565, -71.03925   (decimal degrees)
42°23'08" N, 71°02'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

19/332134/4694610 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Boston North

Average daily traffic (as of 2016)

29,000

Inventory numbers

MA B16019 (Massachusetts bridge number)
BH 19461 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of November 2018)

Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 24 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• October 12, 2021: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added builders.
• September 30, 2020: New photos from Nick Boppel
• April 13, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• April 13, 2020: Updated by Nick Boppel: Fix name & map marker
• April 25, 2015: New photo from Ian Martin
• January 15, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler
• August 1, 2011: New Street View added by Nathan Holth

Related Bridges 

• Meridian Street Bridge (Old) (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Nathan Holth
• Douglas Butler
• Ian Martin
• Nick Boppel - nickboppel01 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Geoff Hubbs
• Engineering News-Record 1954-06-17: Vol 152 Iss 24

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