Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Truss - Thru [10]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Closed Grating [4] with Wearing Surface: Epoxy Overlay [5]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 72.8 m = 238.9 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 70.7 m = 232.0 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 8.6 m = 28.2 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 9.8 m = 32.2 ft for a 9.8 m = 32.2 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 4.78 m = 15.7 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Barkhamsted [02760]: Litchfield County [005], Connecticut [09]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 4
ROUTE 181 & 318
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Fair [5]
Substructure: Good [7]
Loading
Design:
Operating: 54.5 metric ton = 60.0 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 32.7 metric ton = 36.0 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Deck Geometry: Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Inspections
Date: April 1999 [499] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed:
Bridge Detour: 1 km = 0.6 mi
Traffic
ADT: 6600 (2015) and Trucks: 6%
Future ADT: 9807 (In 2035
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