Structure 875 · Litchfield County, CT

Route 20 over W Brnch Farmington River

Carries Route 20 over W Brnch Farmington River, 1.4 Mi E Of Winchester Tl.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT144 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

144 ft end to end, longest span 70 ft: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built194086 years old
Length144.0 ft43.9 m
Daily traffic1,700counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyLitchfield
Location1.4 Mi E Of Winchester Tl
CarriesRoute 20
CrossesW Brnch Farmington River
Coordinates41.96281, -73.01745

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignFrame
Total Length144.0 ft (43.9 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Area522.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1940

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,700 (2021)
Truck Traffic2%
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 Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00875

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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