Structure 4894 · New Haven County, CT

Tuttle Avenue over Mill River

Carries Tuttle Avenue over Mill River, 0.2 Mi East Of Route 10.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT58 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

58 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1920rebuilt 2013
Length58.1 ft17.7 m
Daily traffic974counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew Haven
Location0.2 Mi East Of Route 10
CarriesTuttle Avenue
CrossesMill River
Coordinates41.42975, -72.90385

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Max Span54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Deck Width38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Area205.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1920 (reconstructed 2013)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic974 (2023)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number04894

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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