Structure 5377 · Windham County, CT

Fitzgerald Road over Blackwell Brook

Carries Fitzgerald Road over Blackwell Brook, .5 Miles North Of Route 6.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT27 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

27 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1986rebuilt 2010
Length26.9 ft8.2 m
Daily traffic458counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyWindham
Location.5 Miles North Of Route 6
CarriesFitzgerald Road
CrossesBlackwell Brook
Coordinates41.79802, -71.98188

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Max Span25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Width15.7 ft (4.8 m)
Deck Area39.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1986 (reconstructed 2010)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic458 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number05377

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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