Structure 5248 · New Haven County, CT

Schmitz Avenue over Beacon Hill Brook

Carries Schmitz Avenue over Beacon Hill Brook, 0.1 Mi West Of Route 63.

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 FT45 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

45 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 slab bridge.

Built198244 years old
Length44.9 ft13.7 m
Daily traffic162counted 2019
Last inspectedOctober 2022every 48 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew Haven
Location0.1 Mi West Of Route 63
CarriesSchmitz Avenue
CrossesBeacon Hill Brook
Coordinates41.46689, -73.01691

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Max Span43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Width37.7 ft (11.5 m)
Deck Area157.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1982

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic162 (2019)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number05248

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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