Structure 3873 · New Haven County, CT

Court Street over Metro North Railroad

Carries Court Street over Metro North Railroad, 1 Tenth East Of State ST.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT139 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

139 ft end to end, longest span 32 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1907rebuilt 1994
Length139.1 ft42.4 m
Daily traffic408counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew Haven
Location1 Tenth East Of State ST
CarriesCourt Street
CrossesMetro North Railroad
Coordinates41.30561, -72.92138

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length139.1 ft (42.4 m)
Max Span32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area551.2 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1907 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic408 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerUnknown
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number03873

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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