Structure 4166 · New Haven County, CT

Freight Street over Naugatuck River

Carries Freight Street over Naugatuck River, Jct Freight & Riverside.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT178 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

178 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 2 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 deck arch.

Built1925101 years old
Length178.1 ft54.3 m
Daily traffic7,600counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew Haven
LocationJct Freight & Riverside
CarriesFreight Street
CrossesNaugatuck River
Coordinates41.55311, -73.05236

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length178.1 ft (54.3 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width62.7 ft (19.1 m)
Deck Area1037.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1925

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,600 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number04166

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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