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John Beades Memorial Bridge

Suffolk County, Massachusetts

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Morrissey Boulevard Bridge

Massachusetts

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

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BH Photo #283026

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Description 

This bridge is sometimes referred to by locals as the "Castle Island Drawbridge" - however this name is technically incorrect as the bridge is a considerable distance from Castle Island. It is likely that this name has developed because Morrissey Boulevard is one of the primary routes to access Castle Island from the south.

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Overview
Bascule bridge over Dorchester Bay on Morrissey Boulevard in Boston
Location
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1978
Design
Concrete closed-spandrel deck arch bridge with steel deck plate girder double-leaf bascule span
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 66.9 ft.
Total length: 460.0 ft.
Deck width: 78.1 ft.
Also called
Castle Island Drawbridge (incorrect name)
Morrissey Boulevard Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.30361, -71.04806   (decimal degrees)
42°18'13" N, 71°02'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/331190/4685517 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Boston South
Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
77,500
Inventory numbers
MA B16033 (Massachusetts bridge number)
BH 19462 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2017)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 26.5 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Arch (12,101)
Bascule (1,062)
Boston, Massachusetts (98)
Built 1927 (861)
Built during 1920s (9,924)
Closed-spandrel arch (3,993)
Concrete (87)
Concrete arch (11)
Deck arch (11,340)
Deck girder (5,745)
Deck plate girder (65)
Girder (10,234)
 Have street view (26,947)
Massachusetts (1,104)
Movable (2,972)
Navigable waterway (2,152)
Open (39,882)
Owned by state (15,986)
Plate girder (7,923)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,073)
Steel grate deck (450)
Suffolk County, Massachusetts (124)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,229)

Update Log 

  • October 12, 2020: New photos from Nick Boppel
  • March 1, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • October 23, 2017: Updated by Matthew: Updated names
  • October 12, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • May 3, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • August 1, 2011: New Street View added by Nathan Holth

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