Structure 3352 · Litchfield County, CT

Route 8 Southbound over Route 222 - East Main ST

Carries Route 8 Southbound over Route 222 - East Main ST, At Exit 39.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT99 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

99 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.

Built1966rebuilt 1992
Length99.1 ft30.2 m
Daily traffic8,800counted 2021
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyLitchfield
LocationAt Exit 39
CarriesRoute 8 Southbound
CrossesRoute 222 - East Main ST
Coordinates41.67411, -73.06651

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length99.1 ft (30.2 m)
Max Span93.2 ft (28.4 m)
Deck Width47.6 ft (14.5 m)
Deck Area437.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,800 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number03352

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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