Structure 3001 · New Haven County, CT

South Main Street over Beacon Falls Canal

Carries South Main Street over Beacon Falls Canal, 0.3 Mile No. Of Route 42.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
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 FT33 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

33 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.

Built1920rebuilt 1949
Length33.1 ft10.1 m
Daily traffic7,800counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew Haven
Location0.3 Mile No. Of Route 42
CarriesSouth Main Street
CrossesBeacon Falls Canal
Coordinates41.44158, -73.06151

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Max Span33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area156.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1920 (reconstructed 1949)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,800 (2021)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number03001

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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