Structure 5430 · Litchfield County, CT

U.s. Route 6 over Pequabuck River

Carries U.s. Route 6 over Pequabuck River, 0.8 Mile West Of Route 72.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
24 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

24 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built198640 years old
Length24.0 ft7.3 m
Daily traffic16,600counted 2020
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyLitchfield
Location0.8 Mile West Of Route 72
CarriesU.s. Route 6
CrossesPequabuck River
Coordinates41.67987, -73.01523

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Deck Area106.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1986

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,600 (2020)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number05430

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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