Structure 489 · Windham County, CT

Route 66 over New England Central Rr

Carries Route 66 over New England Central Rr, 0.3 Mile West Of Route 32.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT65 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

65 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1938rebuilt 2023
Length65.3 ft19.9 m
Daily traffic7,300counted 2017
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyWindham
Location0.3 Mile West Of Route 32
CarriesRoute 66
CrossesNew England Central Rr
Coordinates41.71664, -72.23753

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length65.3 ft (19.9 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width40.7 ft (12.4 m)
Deck Area246.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1938 (reconstructed 2023)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,300 (2017)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00489

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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