Structure 6627 · Hartford County, CT

US Route 44 EB over Jim Brook

Carries US Route 44 EB over Jim Brook, 0.9 Mile West Of Rte. 167.

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 FT54 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

54 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.

Built200422 years old
Length54.1 ft16.5 m
Daily traffic23,100counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location0.9 Mile West Of Rte. 167
CarriesUS Route 44 EB
CrossesJim Brook
Coordinates41.82338, -72.88193

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Max Span53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Deck Width36.4 ft (11.1 m)
Deck Area183.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2004

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,100 (2022)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number06627

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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