Structure 4794 · Windham County, CT

Blain Road over French River

Carries Blain Road over French River, 200 Feet West Of Route 12.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT43 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

43 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 slab bridge.

Built1940rebuilt 1972
Length43.0 ft13.1 m
Daily traffic1,255counted 2024
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyWindham
Location200 Feet West Of Route 12
CarriesBlain Road
CrossesFrench River
Coordinates41.96908, -71.89389

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Area87.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1940 (reconstructed 1972)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,255 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number04794

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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