Structure 1586 · New Haven County, CT

Route 313 over Naugatuck River

Carries Route 313 over Naugatuck River, 450 Feet East Of Route 8.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT473 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

473 ft end to end, longest span 78 ft: about 7 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195868 years old
Length473.1 ft144.2 m
Daily traffic9,900counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew Haven
Location450 Feet East Of Route 8
CarriesRoute 313
CrossesNaugatuck River
Coordinates41.39235, -73.07451

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length473.1 ft (144.2 m)
Max Span78.4 ft (23.9 m)
Deck Width58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Area2552.3 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,900 (2021)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number01586

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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