Structure 6983 · New Haven County, CT

Brooksvale Avenue over Jepp Brook

Carries Brooksvale Avenue over Jepp Brook, 1/4 Mi.west Of Route 10.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
23 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

23 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built201313 years old
Length23.0 ft7 m
Daily traffic850counted 2021
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew Haven
Location1/4 Mi.west Of Route 10
CarriesBrooksvale Avenue
CrossesJepp Brook
Coordinates41.44292, -72.91331

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length23.0 ft (7 m)
Max Span21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Width28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Area60.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2013

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic850 (2021)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number06983

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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