Structure 5075 · Litchfield County, CT

Steele Road over Nepaug River

Carries Steele Road over Nepaug River, 0.2 Mile North Of RTE 202.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT110 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

110 ft end to end, longest span 53 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.

Built1955rebuilt 2001
Length109.9 ft33.5 m
Daily traffic280counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyLitchfield
Location0.2 Mile North Of RTE 202
CarriesSteele Road
CrossesNepaug River
Coordinates41.83130, -72.97568

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Max Span53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Deck Width27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Deck Area281.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1955 (reconstructed 2001)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic280 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number05075

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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