Structure 4426 · Windham County, CT

Gager Hill Road over Merrick Brook

Carries Gager Hill Road over Merrick Brook, 1500 Ft West Of Route 97.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT35 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1936rebuilt 1992
Length35.1 ft10.7 m
Daily traffic357counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyWindham
Location1500 Ft West Of Route 97
CarriesGager Hill Road
CrossesMerrick Brook
Coordinates41.69166, -72.08739

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Max Span33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Width28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Area93.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1936 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic357 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number04426

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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