Structure 4183 · New Haven County, CT

SR 853 over Naugatuck River S Div ST

Carries SR 853 over Naugatuck River S Div ST, 0.1 Mi W Of Route 115.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT458 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

458 ft end to end, longest span 260 ft: about 6 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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 box-beam bridge.

Built200422 years old
Length458.0 ft139.6 m
Daily traffic14,700counted 2021
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew Haven
Location0.1 Mi W Of Route 115
CarriesSR 853
CrossesNaugatuck River S Div ST
Coordinates41.33081, -73.07894

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length458.0 ft (139.6 m)
Max Span259.8 ft (79.2 m)
Deck Width65.3 ft (19.9 m)
Deck Area2778.0 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2004

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,700 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number04183

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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