Structure 6041 · Litchfield County, CT

Bulls Bridge Road over Spooner Dam Overflow

Carries Bulls Bridge Road over Spooner Dam Overflow, .3 Mi West Of RTE 7.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT61 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

61 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199135 years old
Length61.0 ft18.6 m
Daily traffic506counted 2021
Last inspectedApril 2021every 48 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyLitchfield
Location.3 Mi West Of RTE 7
CarriesBulls Bridge Road
CrossesSpooner Dam Overflow
Coordinates41.67523, -73.51080

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Max Span59.1 ft (18 m)
Deck Width21.7 ft (6.6 m)
Deck Area122.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic506 (2021)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number06041

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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