Structure 4704 · Windham County, CT

Ballouville Road over Five Mile River

Carries Ballouville Road over Five Mile River, 1 Mi East Of Route 12.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT36 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

36 ft end to end. Lengths and the car on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a deck arch.

Built1860166 years old
Length36.1 ft11 m
Daily traffic1,400counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyWindham
Location1 Mi East Of Route 12
CarriesBallouville Road
CrossesFive Mile River
Coordinates41.87298, -71.86559

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length36.1 ft (11 m)
Max Span36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Width20.3 ft (6.2 m)
Deck Area68.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1860

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,400 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number04704

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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