Structure 5823 · Hartford County, CT

West Road over Cherry Brook

Carries West Road over Cherry Brook, 0.5 Mile South Of RTE 179.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT26 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

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.

Built1900rebuilt 1989
Length25.9 ft7.9 m
Daily traffic224counted 2024
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location0.5 Mile South Of RTE 179
CarriesWest Road
CrossesCherry Brook
Coordinates41.87326, -72.90630

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignSlab
Total Length25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width21.7 ft (6.6 m)
Deck Area52.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1900 (reconstructed 1989)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic224 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number05823

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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