Structure 1059 · New Haven County, CT

Route 67 over Little River

Carries Route 67 over Little River, 0.6 Mile West Of Route 8.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT71 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

71 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.

Built1934rebuilt 2001
Length70.9 ft21.6 m
Daily traffic17,200counted 2021
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew Haven
Location0.6 Mile West Of Route 8
CarriesRoute 67
CrossesLittle River
Coordinates41.39758, -73.08607

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length70.9 ft (21.6 m)
Max Span65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Width53.5 ft (16.3 m)
Deck Area352.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1934 (reconstructed 2001)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,200 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number01059

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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