Structure 783 · New Haven County, CT

Skiff Street over Route 15

Carries Skiff Street over Route 15, 0.8 Mi N Of Route 10.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT94 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

94 ft end to end, longest span 45 ft. 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built194878 years old
Length94.2 ft28.7 m
Daily traffic13,400counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew Haven
Location0.8 Mi N Of Route 10
CarriesSkiff Street
CrossesRoute 15
Coordinates41.37279, -72.91136

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignFrame
Total Length94.2 ft (28.7 m)
Max Span45.3 ft (13.8 m)
Deck Width68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Area602.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1948

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,400 (2021)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00783

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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