Structure 1506 · New Haven County, CT

Route 188 over Hop Brook

Carries Route 188 over Hop Brook, 1.8 Mi N Of Route 64.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT43 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

43 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.

Built1904rebuilt 1944
Length43.0 ft13.1 m
Daily traffic2,600counted 2015
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew Haven
Location1.8 Mi N Of Route 64
CarriesRoute 188
CrossesHop Brook
Coordinates41.52742, -73.09747

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area140.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1904 (reconstructed 1944)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,600 (2015)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number01506

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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