Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Wood or timber [7] Slab [01]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Wood or Timber [8] with Wearing Surface: Bituminous [6]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 8.8 m = 28.9 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 8.2 m = 26.9 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 7 m = 23.0 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 7.3 m = 24.0 ft for a 5.2 m = 17.1 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Sharon [67960]: Litchfield County [005], Connecticut [09]
Owned by Town or Township Highway Agency [03], DOT District: 4
0.4 MI S. OF ROUTE 4
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Satisfactory [6]
Substructure: Satisfactory [6]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 42.4 metric ton = 46.6 tons (Allowable Stress(AS) [2])
Inventory: 29.7 metric ton = 32.7 tons (Allowable Stress(AS) [2])
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: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action [3] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Inspections
Date: April 1999 [499] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed:
Bridge Detour: 0.2 km = 0.1 mi
Traffic
ADT: 400 (2013) and Trucks: 7%
Future ADT: 594 (In 2033
)