Structure 5138 · Hartford County, CT

Pond Hill Road over Howell Brook

Carries Pond Hill Road over Howell Brook, 0.5 Mile North Of Ssr 488.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT36 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

36 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.

Built200224 years old
Length36.1 ft11 m
Daily traffic403counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location0.5 Mile North Of Ssr 488
CarriesPond Hill Road
CrossesHowell Brook
Coordinates42.00798, -73.00357

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length36.1 ft (11 m)
Max Span34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Width29.5 ft (9 m)
Deck Area99 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic403 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number05138

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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