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John Beades Memorial Bridge
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.
Facts
- 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
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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)
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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