Structure 473 · Hartford County, CT

U.s. Route 6 over Copper Mine Brook

Carries U.s. Route 6 over Copper Mine Brook, 0.6 Mi East Of Route 229.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT52 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

52 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 slab bridge.

Built200224 years old
Length52.2 ft15.9 m
Daily traffic19,600counted 2020
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location0.6 Mi East Of Route 229
CarriesU.s. Route 6
CrossesCopper Mine Brook
Coordinates41.69341, -72.91454

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length52.2 ft (15.9 m)
Max Span45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Width162.1 ft (49.4 m)
Deck Area785.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,600 (2020)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00473

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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