Rating:
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River Street Bridge (1925)
Photos
The River Street Bridge in Cambridge, MA and Allston, Boston, MA, in October 2008.
Photo posted to Wikipedia by Antony-22
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)
BH Photo #228170
Facts
- Overview
- Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Charles River on River Street/Cambridge Street
- Location
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, and Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Status
- Open to eastbound traffic
- History
- Built 1925
- Builder
- - Robert P. Bellows (Design)
- Design
- Three-span closed-spandrel arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 75.1 ft.
Total length: 210.0 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.36111, -71.11722 (decimal degrees)
42°21'40" N, 71°07'02" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 19/325647/4692042 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Boston South
- Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
- 30,400
- Inventory numbers
- MA B16006 (Massachusetts bridge number)
BH 51786 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of July 2017)
- Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 45.5 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- October 13, 2020: New photos from Nick Boppel
- May 13, 2015: New photo from Ian Martin
- March 21, 2012: Added by James Baughn
Related Bridges
- MBTA - Grand Junction Bridge (Downstream)
- Boston University Bridge (Downstream)
- Western Avenue Bridge (Upstream)
- Cambridge Street Bridge (1810) (Predecessor)
Sources
- Wikipedia
- Todd Wilson
- Ian Martin
- Nick Boppel - nickboppel01 [at] gmail [dot] com
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There is significant concrete deterioration on this bridge, especially around the abutments and approaches. I observed some severe spalling as well as cracks in the concrete. Honestly I'm not surprised given how busy this bridge is, and given the fact that there tends to be a lot of traffic idling on the bridge waiting for traffic lights to change... but it does raise some concern about the long-term future of the structure. Interestingly, the Western Avenue Bridge which carries a near-equal amount of traffic is in much better condition.