BULLS BRIDGE ROAD over HOUSATONIC RIVER (Route: 0)
Num:4453x
Open: no restriction [A]
Built: 1842, Reconstructed: 1994
Historic: Bridge is on the NRHP. [1]

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Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Girder and floorbeam system [03]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Integral Concrete (separate non-modified layer of concrete added to structural deck) [2]

Bridge Dimensions
Length: 33.2 m = 108.9 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 26.5 m = 86.9 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 3.5 m = 11.5 ft (1 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 4.3 m = 14.1 ft for a 4.6 m = 15.1 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 3.43 m = 11.3 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A

Location
Kent [40290]: Litchfield County [005], Connecticut [09]
Owned by Town or Township Highway Agency [03], DOT District: 4
NEAR N.U. CANAL

Condition
Deck: Good [7]
Superstructure: Fair [5]
Substructure: Fair [5]
Loading
Design:
Operating: 57.4 metric ton = 63.1 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 34.5 metric ton = 38.0 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: Superior to present desirable criteria [9] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Inspections
Date: May 1999 [599] and Frequency: 24

Future Work
Work Needed:
Bridge Detour: 0.8 km = 0.5 mi
Traffic
ADT: 498 (2019) and Trucks: 1%
Future ADT: 740 (In 2039 )

BULLS BRIDGE ROAD over POWER STATION CANAL (Route: 0)
Num:6042x
Open: no restriction [A]
Built: 1991, Reconstructed: N/A [0000]
Historic: Bridge is not eligible for the NRHP. [5]

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Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0.1 Kilometers)

Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Prestressed concrete [5] Box beam or girders - Multiple [05]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Other [9] with Wearing Surface: Bituminous [6]

Bridge Dimensions
Length: 10.7 m = 35.1 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 8.8 m = 28.9 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 4.2 m = 13.8 ft (1 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 6.6 m = 21.7 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
Kent [40290]: Litchfield County [005], Connecticut [09]
Owned by Town or Township Highway Agency [03], DOT District: 4
NEAR ROUTE 7

Condition
Deck: Good [7]
Superstructure: Good [7]
Substructure: Good [7]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 74.4 metric ton = 81.8 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 44.4 metric ton = 48.8 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])

Appraisal
Structural: Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
Road Alignment: Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Waterway: Superior to present desirable criteria [9] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Inspections
Date: April 2017 [0417] and Frequency: 48

Future Work
Work Needed:
Bridge Detour: 0.8 km = 0.5 mi
Traffic
ADT: 480 (2017) and Trucks: 3%
Future ADT: 713 (In 2037 )

BULLS BRIDGE ROAD over SPOONER DAM OVERFLOW (Route: 0)
Num:6041x
Open: no restriction [A]
Built: 1991, Reconstructed: N/A [0000]
Historic: Bridge is not eligible for the NRHP. [5]

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Rough Distance: 0.1 Miles (0.2 Kilometers)

Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Prestressed concrete [5] Box beam or girders - Multiple [05]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Other [9] with Wearing Surface: Bituminous [6]

Bridge Dimensions
Length: 18.6 m = 61.0 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 18 m = 59.1 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 4.2 m = 13.8 ft (1 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 6.6 m = 21.7 ft for a 5.8 m = 19.0 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 0 m = 0.0 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A

Location
Kent [40290]: Litchfield County [005], Connecticut [09]
Owned by Town or Township Highway Agency [03], DOT District: 4
.3 MI WEST OF RTE 7

Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Good [7]
Substructure: Good [7]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 68.9 metric ton = 75.8 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 41.7 metric ton = 45.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])

Appraisal
Structural: Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
Road Alignment: Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Waterway: Superior to present desirable criteria [9] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Inspections
Date: April 2017 [0417] and Frequency: 48

Future Work
Work Needed:
Bridge Detour: 0.8 km = 0.5 mi
Traffic
ADT: 486 (2017) and Trucks: 7%
Future ADT: 722 (In 2037 )

US ROUTE 7 over BULLS CANAL (Route: 7)
Num:558x
Open: no restriction [A]
Built: 1930, Reconstructed: 1993
Historic: Bridge is not eligible for the NRHP. [5]

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Rough Distance: 0.3 Miles (0.5 Kilometers)

Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Prestressed concrete [5] Box beam or girders - Multiple [05]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Other [9] with Wearing Surface: Bituminous [6]

Bridge Dimensions
Length: 20.1 m = 65.9 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 18.6 m = 61.0 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 9.3 m = 30.5 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 10.5 m = 34.5 ft for a 8.8 m = 28.9 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A

Location
Kent [40290]: Litchfield County [005], Connecticut [09]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 4
SOUTH OF BULLS BRIDGE RD.

Condition
Deck: Good [7]
Superstructure: Good [7]
Substructure: Satisfactory [6]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 72.6 metric ton = 79.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 43.4 metric ton = 47.7 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])

Appraisal
Structural: Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Deck Geometry: Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: Superior to present desirable criteria [9] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Inspections
Date: September 1999 [999] and Frequency: 24

Future Work
Work Needed:
Bridge Detour: 1.8 km = 1.1 mi
Traffic
ADT: 3200 (2016) and Trucks: 6%
Future ADT: 4755 (In 2036 )