Structure 6245 · Hartford County, CT

U.s. Route 6 over Scott Swamp Brook

Carries U.s. Route 6 over Scott Swamp Brook, 0.1 Mi.east Of Route 177.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT26 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

26 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.

Built199234 years old
Length25.9 ft7.9 m
Daily traffic14,400counted 2021
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location0.1 Mi.east Of Route 177
CarriesU.s. Route 6
CrossesScott Swamp Brook
Coordinates41.70680, -72.87754

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width72.5 ft (22.1 m)
Deck Area174.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1992

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,400 (2021)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number06245

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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