Structure 3384 · Middlesex County, CT

Route 9 Southbound over Beaver Meadow Road

Carries Route 9 Southbound over Beaver Meadow Road, 0.19 Mi S Of Exit 8 SB.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT101 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

101 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.

Built196759 years old
Length101.0 ft30.8 m
Daily traffic14,500counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyMiddlesex
Location0.19 Mi S Of Exit 8 SB
CarriesRoute 9 Southbound
CrossesBeaver Meadow Road
Coordinates41.45626, -72.52845

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length101.0 ft (30.8 m)
Max Span96.1 ft (29.3 m)
Deck Width43.6 ft (13.3 m)
Deck Area409.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,500 (2022)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number03384

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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