Structure 4054 · Litchfield County, CT

Forest Street over Abandoned Dot Railroad

Carries Forest Street over Abandoned Dot Railroad, .2 Miles E. Of Migeon AVE.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT40 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

40 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.

Built1915rebuilt 1980
Length40.0 ft12.2 m
Daily traffic2,387counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyLitchfield
Location.2 Miles E. Of Migeon AVE
CarriesForest Street
CrossesAbandoned Dot Railroad
Coordinates41.80899, -73.12642

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Max Span36.4 ft (11.1 m)
Deck Width37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Deck Area137.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1915 (reconstructed 1980)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,387 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerUnknown
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number04054

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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