MA88 Westport River Bridge

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MA 88 bridge

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2014

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

BH Photo #338024

Overview: Bascule bridge over Westport River/ Buzzrds Bay on MA 88
Location: Newport County, Rhode Island, and Bristol County, Massachusetts
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1958; rehabilitated 2004
Design: Bascule
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 75.1 ft.
Total length: 1,025.0 ft.
Deck width: 60.0 ft.
Also called: Normand Edward Fontaine Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.51722, -71.06778 (decimal degrees)
41°31'02" N, 71°04'04" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 19/327458/4598240 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Head of Westport
Average daily traffic (as of 2018): 6,500
Inventory numbers: MA W30016 (Massachusetts bridge number)
BH 19225 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 50.4 (out of 100)
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