Structure 4690 · Windham County, CT

Sand Hill Road over Little River

Carries Sand Hill Road over Little River, 0.3 Mi East Of Bigelow RD.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
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 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

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 deck arch.

Built199630 years old
Length40.0 ft12.2 m
Daily traffic250counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyWindham
Location0.3 Mi East Of Bigelow RD
CarriesSand Hill Road
CrossesLittle River
Coordinates41.75941, -72.04933

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area96.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic250 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number04690

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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