Structure 5594 · Hartford County, CT

SR 500a over Pequabuck River

Carries SR 500a over Pequabuck River, 0.3 Mile East Of RTE 229.

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 FT89 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

89 ft end to end, longest span 42 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1966rebuilt 1988
Length88.9 ft27.1 m
Daily traffic5,300counted 2021
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location0.3 Mile East Of RTE 229
CarriesSR 500a
CrossesPequabuck River
Coordinates41.67117, -72.91755

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length88.9 ft (27.1 m)
Max Span42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Width54.5 ft (16.6 m)
Deck Area449.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 1988)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,300 (2021)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number05594

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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