Structure 1061 · New Haven County, CT

Route 67 over Little River

Carries Route 67 over Little River, 0.3 Mi West Of Route 8.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
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
CAR · 15 FT113 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

113 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 girder bridge.

Built1950rebuilt 1982
Length112.9 ft34.4 m
Daily traffic17,200counted 2021
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew Haven
Location0.3 Mi West Of Route 8
CarriesRoute 67
CrossesLittle River
Coordinates41.39768, -73.07935

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length112.9 ft (34.4 m)
Max Span106.0 ft (32.3 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area461.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1950 (reconstructed 1982)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,200 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number01061

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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