Structure 1951 · Hartford County, CT

Route 4 over Roaring Brook

Carries Route 4 over Roaring Brook, At Jct Route 167.

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
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT31 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

31 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 slab bridge.

Built201511 years old
Length30.8 ft9.4 m
Daily traffic17,200counted 2021
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
LocationAt Jct Route 167
CarriesRoute 4
CrossesRoaring Brook
Coordinates41.75661, -72.88245

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Max Span27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Width65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Area186.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2015

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,200 (2021)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number01951

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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