Meridian Street Bridge

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Merdian(Andrew PMc Cardle) Bridge

Open for ship traffic

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

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
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.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.38500, -71.03972 (decimal degrees)
42°23'06" N, 71°02'23" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 19/332093/4694538 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Boston North
Inventory numbers: MA B16019 (Massachusetts bridge number)
BH 19461 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2014): 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: 25.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2012): 23,600

Meridian Street Bridge

Posted January 1, 2014, by Will Truax (Bridgewright [at] aol [dot] com)

Tragedy and sadness for all connected.