Braga Bridge

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Photo taken by Doug Kerr in August 2010

BH Photo #195537

Overview: Through truss bridge over Taunton River on I-195 in Fall River
Location: Somerset, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1965; rehabilitated 1989
Builder: - American Bridge Co. of New York
Design: Cantilevered Warren through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 839.9 ft.
Total length: 5,780.1 ft. (1.1 mi.)
Deck width: 91.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 25.0 ft.
Also called: Charles M. Braga, Jr., Bridge (official name)
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.70361, -71.16083 (decimal degrees)
41°42'13" N, 71°09'39" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 19/320211/4619125 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Fall River
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 82,596
Inventory numbers: MA F02058 (Massachusetts bridge number)
BH 19211 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2017): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 21 (out of 100)
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