Structure 5222 · Hartford County, CT

Town Bridge Road over Farmington River

Carries Town Bridge Road over Farmington River, 0.1 Mi West Of Route 179.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT171 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

171 ft end to end: about 2 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 through truss.

Built1895rebuilt 2021
Length171.3 ft52.2 m
Daily traffic235counted 2024
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location0.1 Mi West Of Route 179
CarriesTown Bridge Road
CrossesFarmington River
Coordinates41.82469, -72.92809

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length171.3 ft (52.2 m)
Max Span160.1 ft (48.8 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area255.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1895 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic235 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number05222

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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