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: 30.2 m = 99.1 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 29.6 m = 97.1 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 7.3 m = 24.0 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 8.8 m = 28.9 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
Hardwick [31750]: Caledonia County [005], Vermont [50]
Owned by Town or Township Highway Agency [03], DOT District: 7
@ JCT W CL1 TH1
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Good [7]
Substructure: Satisfactory [6]
Loading
Design: M 18 / H 20 [4]
Operating: 71.1 metric ton = 78.2 tons (Allowable Stress(AS) [2])
Inventory: 39.6 metric ton = 43.6 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: Better than present minimum criteria [7] and Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. [3]
Inspections
Date: September 1999 [999] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed:
Bridge Detour: 0.2 km = 0.1 mi
Traffic
ADT: 750 (2019) and Trucks: 2%
Future ADT: 788 (In 2029
)