Castle Island Drawbridge

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Morrissey Boulevard Bridge

Massachusetts

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

BH Photo #283026

Overview: Bascule bridge over Dorchester Bay on Morrissey Blvd. in Boston
Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1927; rehabilitated 1978
Design: Bascule
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 66.9 ft.
Total length: 460.0 ft.
Deck width: 78.1 ft.
Also called: Morrissey Boulevard Bridge
John Beades Memorial 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 2015): 41,300
Inventory numbers: MA B16033 (Massachusetts bridge number)
BH 19462 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2015): 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)
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