Structure 5373 · Litchfield County, CT

Blue Swamp Road over W Branch Shepaug River

Carries Blue Swamp Road over W Branch Shepaug River, 1 Mile East Of Warren Tl.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT50 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

50 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.

Built201412 years old
Length49.9 ft15.2 m
Daily traffic186counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyLitchfield
Location1 Mile East Of Warren Tl
CarriesBlue Swamp Road
CrossesW Branch Shepaug River
Coordinates41.76777, -73.27873

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Max Span45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Width25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Deck Area118.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2014

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic186 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number05373

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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