Structure 4442 · Windham County, CT

Boston Hollow RD 2 over Bigelow Brook

Carries Boston Hollow RD 2 over Bigelow Brook, At Eastford Town Line.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating3/9 · Serious
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
25 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9

25 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built1910rebuilt 1985
Length24.9 ft7.6 m
Daily traffic55counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyWindham
LocationAt Eastford Town Line
CarriesBoston Hollow RD 2
CrossesBigelow Brook
Coordinates41.94352, -72.14808

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Max Span20.7 ft (6.3 m)
Deck Width15.7 ft (4.8 m)
Deck Area36.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1910 (reconstructed 1985)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic55 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number04442

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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