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WELLERS BRIDGE RD over SHEPAUG RIVER (Route: 0)
Num:5068x
Open: no restriction [A]
Built: 1955, Reconstructed: 2001
Historic: Bridge is not eligible for the NRHP. [5]

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Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Bituminous [6]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 44.8 m = 147.0 ft
Main Spans: 2 at 20.7 m = 67.9 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 14
Width, Roadway: 6.5 m = 21.3 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 7.8 m = 25.6 ft for a 7.3 m = 24.0 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Roxbury [65930]: Litchfield County [005], Connecticut [09]
Owned by Town or Township Highway Agency [03], DOT District: 4
APPROX 200'EAST OF RTE 67
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Fair [5]
Substructure: Good [7]
Loading
Design: M 18 / H 20 [4]
Operating: 85.3 metric ton = 93.8 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 50.8 metric ton = 55.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: Better than present minimum criteria [7] and Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. [3]
Inspections
Date: March 1999 [399] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed:
Bridge Detour: 1.1 km = 0.7 mi
Traffic
ADT: 3715 (2019) and Trucks: 7%
Future ADT: 5520 (In 2039 )

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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