Structure 6660 · Middlesex County, CT

Flat Rock Place over Wetlands

Carries Flat Rock Place over Wetlands, 0.5 M East RTE 154.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT181 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

181 ft end to end, longest span 59 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built199630 years old
Length181.1 ft55.2 m
Daily traffic3,515counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2022every 48 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyMiddlesex
Location0.5 M East RTE 154
CarriesFlat Rock Place
CrossesWetlands
Coordinates41.28971, -72.43421

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length181.1 ft (55.2 m)
Max Span59.1 ft (18 m)
Deck Width58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Area977.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,515 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number06660

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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