Structure 6231 · Hartford County, CT

SR 565 over Rattlesnake Brook

Carries SR 565 over Rattlesnake Brook, 0.5 Mile East Of Rte. 179.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT44 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

44 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.

Built199333 years old
Length44.0 ft13.4 m
Daily traffic6,600counted 2019
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location0.5 Mile East Of Rte. 179
CarriesSR 565
CrossesRattlesnake Brook
Coordinates41.82024, -72.91416

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Max Span42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Width34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Deck Area140.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1993

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,600 (2019)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number06231

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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