Structure 4700 · Windham County, CT

Peep Toad Road over Whetstone Brook

Carries Peep Toad Road over Whetstone Brook, 2000 Ft S Of Route 101.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
23 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

23 ft end to end, longest span 10 ft. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built1850rebuilt 1974
Length23.0 ft7 m
Daily traffic110counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyWindham
Location2000 Ft S Of Route 101
CarriesPeep Toad Road
CrossesWhetstone Brook
Coordinates41.83920, -71.84160

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length23.0 ft (7 m)
Max Span9.8 ft (3 m)
Deck Width22.3 ft (6.8 m)
Deck Area47.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1850 (reconstructed 1974)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic110 (2022)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number04700

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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