Structure 4387 · New Haven County, CT

Route 8 Northbound over Metro North & Naugtck Rv

Carries Route 8 Northbound over Metro North & Naugtck Rv, RTE 8 Exit 24.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT513 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

513 ft end to end, longest span 170 ft: about 7 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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 box-beam bridge.

Built198145 years old
Length513.1 ft156.4 m
Daily traffic24,800counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew Haven
LocationRTE 8 Exit 24
CarriesRoute 8 Northbound
CrossesMetro North & Naugtck Rv
Coordinates41.44392, -73.06676

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length513.1 ft (156.4 m)
Max Span169.9 ft (51.8 m)
Deck Width49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Area2377.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,800 (2021)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number04387

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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