Structure 5630 · Middlesex County, CT

Route 66 over P & W Railroad

Carries Route 66 over P & W Railroad, Int RTE 66 & RTE 17.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT28 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

28 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1938rebuilt 1988
Length27.9 ft8.5 m
Daily traffic16,000counted 2019
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyMiddlesex
LocationInt RTE 66 & RTE 17
CarriesRoute 66
CrossesP & W Railroad
Coordinates41.56597, -72.65300

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Max Span25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Width199.1 ft (60.7 m)
Deck Area516.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1938 (reconstructed 1988)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,000 (2019)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number05630

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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