Structure 5745 · Windham County, CT

Main Street over French River

Carries Main Street over French River, 100 Ft West Of Route 12.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT106 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

106 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.

Built198937 years old
Length106.0 ft32.3 m
Daily traffic528counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2022every 48 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyWindham
Location100 Ft West Of Route 12
CarriesMain Street
CrossesFrench River
Coordinates41.97850, -71.90073

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length106.0 ft (32.3 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width38.7 ft (11.8 m)
Deck Area381.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic528 (2022)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number05745

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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