Structure 5727 · Hartford County, CT

Route 160 over Roaring Brook

Carries Route 160 over Roaring Brook, 0.2 Mi West RTE 17.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT46 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

46 ft end to end, longest span 20 ft. 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.

Built1910rebuilt 1987
Length45.9 ft14 m
Daily traffic1,500counted 2021
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location0.2 Mi West RTE 17
CarriesRoute 160
CrossesRoaring Brook
Coordinates41.66682, -72.60793

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length45.9 ft (14 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Deck Area116.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1910 (reconstructed 1987)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,500 (2021)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number05727

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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