Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Arch - Deck [11]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Not applicable [N] with Wearing Surface: Not applicable (applies only to structures with no deck) [N]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 9.4 m = 30.8 ft
Main Spans: 2 at 4 m = 13.1 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 23
Width, Roadway: 7.1 m = 23.3 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 8.7 m = 28.5 ft for a 6.1 m = 20.0 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Beacon Falls [03250]: New Haven County [009], Connecticut [09]
Owned by Town or Township Highway Agency [03], DOT District: 4
0.3 MI S OF ROUTE 8
Condition
Deck: Not Applicable [N]
Superstructure: Fair [5]
Substructure: Serious [3]
Loading
Design:
Operating: 97.2 metric ton = 106.9 tons (Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) rating reported by rating factor (RF) method using HL-93 loadings [8])
Inventory: 97.2 metric ton = 106.9 tons (Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) rating reported by rating factor (RF) method using HL-93 loadings [8])
Appraisal
Structural: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action [3]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
Road Alignment: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action [3]
Waterway: Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4] and Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. [3]
Inspections
Date: September 1999 [999] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Bridge Detour: 0.3 km = 0.2 mi
Traffic
ADT: 2365 (2020) and Trucks: 4%
Future ADT: 3514 (In 2040
)