Structure 3969 · Windham County, CT

Bridge Street over Quinebaug River

Carries Bridge Street over Quinebaug River, 0.5 Mi South Of Route 171.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT265 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

265 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 4 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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.

Built195868 years old
Length265.1 ft80.8 m
Daily traffic6,000counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyWindham
Location0.5 Mi South Of Route 171
CarriesBridge Street
CrossesQuinebaug River
Coordinates41.91852, -71.91035

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length265.1 ft (80.8 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width40.4 ft (12.3 m)
Deck Area993.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,000 (2022)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge3

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 Number03969

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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