Structure 4903 · New Haven County, CT

Porter Avenue over Hop Brook

Carries Porter Avenue over Hop Brook, .1 Mi East Of Route 63.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT55 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

55 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 deck arch.

Built1940rebuilt 2002
Length55.1 ft16.8 m
Daily traffic6,650counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew Haven
Location.1 Mi East Of Route 63
CarriesPorter Avenue
CrossesHop Brook
Coordinates41.50591, -73.05831

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Max Span55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area218.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1940 (reconstructed 2002)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,650 (2024)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number04903

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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