Structure 4401 · Hartford County, CT

Park Street over Cheney Rail Trail

Carries Park Street over Cheney Rail Trail, At Intersection W/ New ST.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT118 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

118 ft end to end, longest span 56 ft. 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.

Built1941rebuilt 2008
Length118.1 ft36 m
Daily traffic1,887counted 2023
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
LocationAt Intersection W/ New ST
CarriesPark Street
CrossesCheney Rail Trail
Coordinates41.76988, -72.52900

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length118.1 ft (36 m)
Max Span56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Deck Width41.0 ft (12.5 m)
Deck Area450 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1941 (reconstructed 2008)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,887 (2023)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number04401

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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