Structure 4568 · Hartford County, CT

Hill Street over Muddy Brook

Carries Hill Street over Muddy Brook, 3500 Ft Fr Jct Route 168.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT38 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

38 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 slab bridge.

Built200125 years old
Length38.1 ft11.6 m
Daily traffic2,576counted 2024
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location3500 Ft Fr Jct Route 168
CarriesHill Street
CrossesMuddy Brook
Coordinates41.99142, -72.66957

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Max Span37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Deck Width30.2 ft (9.2 m)
Deck Area106.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2001

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,576 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number04568

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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