Structure 4668 · New London County, CT

Bitgood Road over Hopeville Pond

Carries Bitgood Road over Hopeville Pond, 0.8 Mi North Of Route 138.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT77 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

77 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built201412 years old
Length77.1 ft23.5 m
Daily traffic354counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2024every 48 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew London
Location0.8 Mi North Of Route 138
CarriesBitgood Road
CrossesHopeville Pond
Coordinates41.59435, -71.92592

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Area204.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2014

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic354 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number04668

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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