Structure 4008 · New Haven County, CT

Route 10 over Metro North Railroad

Carries Route 10 over Metro North Railroad, .2 Mi N Of Exit I-95 SB.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT894 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

894 ft end to end, longest span 85 ft: about 2.5 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck 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.

Built197749 years old
Length894.0 ft272.5 m
Daily traffic16,900counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew Haven
Location.2 Mi N Of Exit I-95 SB
CarriesRoute 10
CrossesMetro North Railroad
Coordinates41.28879, -72.93895

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length894.0 ft (272.5 m)
Max Span85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Deck Width70.5 ft (21.5 m)
Deck Area5858.8 sq m
Main Spans11
Year Built1977

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,900 (2021)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number04008

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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