Structure 4310 · Middlesex County, CT

Route 157 over P&w Railroad

Carries Route 157 over P&w Railroad, 0.4 Mi North Of Durham Tl.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT76 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

76 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198046 years old
Length76.1 ft23.2 m
Daily traffic4,100counted 2019
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyMiddlesex
Location0.4 Mi North Of Durham Tl
CarriesRoute 157
CrossesP&w Railroad
Coordinates41.49323, -72.71878

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length76.1 ft (23.2 m)
Max Span73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area301.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,100 (2019)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number04310

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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