Structure 5270 · New Haven County, CT

Fort Path Road over Amtrak Railroad

Carries Fort Path Road over Amtrak Railroad, 0.3 Mi South Of I-95.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT35 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

35 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.

Built1910rebuilt 1984
Length35.1 ft10.7 m
Daily traffic545counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew Haven
Location0.3 Mi South Of I-95
CarriesFort Path Road
CrossesAmtrak Railroad
Coordinates41.28399, -72.62135

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Max Span34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Width21.7 ft (6.6 m)
Deck Area70.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1910 (reconstructed 1984)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic545 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerUnknown
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number05270

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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