Structure 972 · Litchfield County, CT

U.s. Route 44 over Morgan Brook

Carries U.s. Route 44 over Morgan Brook, 150 East Of Dew Road.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT27 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

27 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 deck arch.

Built194779 years old
Length26.9 ft8.2 m
Daily traffic13,900counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyLitchfield
Location150 East Of Dew Road
CarriesU.s. Route 44
CrossesMorgan Brook
Coordinates41.91149, -73.00829

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Max Span26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Width92.5 ft (28.2 m)
Deck Area231.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1947

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,900 (2021)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number00972

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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