Structure 3868 · New Haven County, CT

Cedar Street No. 1 over Metro North Railroad

Carries Cedar Street No. 1 over Metro North Railroad, 0.3 Mi S Of US Route 1.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT136 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

136 ft end to end, longest span 54 ft. 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 girder bridge.

Built1906rebuilt 1994
Length136.2 ft41.5 m
Daily traffic3,092counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew Haven
Location0.3 Mi S Of US Route 1
CarriesCedar Street No. 1
CrossesMetro North Railroad
Coordinates41.29351, -72.93082

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length136.2 ft (41.5 m)
Max Span54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area556.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1906 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,092 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerUnknown
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number03868

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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