Structure 1139 · Middlesex County, CT

Route 82 over Eight Mile River

Carries Route 82 over Eight Mile River, 0.6 Mi E Of Route 156.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT40 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

40 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.

Built1925rebuilt 2018
Length40.0 ft12.2 m
Daily traffic3,300counted 2021
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyMiddlesex
Location0.6 Mi E Of Route 156
CarriesRoute 82
CrossesEight Mile River
Coordinates41.44172, -72.33262

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Max Span37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Deck Width31.2 ft (9.5 m)
Deck Area115.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1925 (reconstructed 2018)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,300 (2021)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number01139

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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