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TOWN BRIDGE ROAD over FARMINGTON RIVER

Hartford County, Connecticut

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Coordinates:
+41.82469, -72.92809
41°49'29" N, 72°55'41" W
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Facts

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.
Name:TOWN BRIDGE ROAD over FARMINGTON RIVER
Structure number:05222
Location:0.1 MI WEST OF ROUTE 179
Purpose:Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:Local (Rural) [09]
Length of largest span:160.1 ft. [48.8 m]
Total length:171.9 ft. [52.4 m]
Roadway width between curbs:14.1 ft. [4.3 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:16.1 ft. [4.9 m]
Vertical clearance above deck:12.5 ft. [3.8 m]
Owner:Town or Township Highway Agency [03]
Year built:1895
Year reconstructed:1989
Historic significance:Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places [1]
Main span material:Steel [3]
Main span design:Truss - Thru [10]
Deck type:Corrugated Steel [6]
Wearing surface:Bituminous [6]

Latest Available Inspection: December 2018

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:Poor
Status:Posted for load [P]
Average daily traffic:220 [as of 2018]
Truck traffic:5% of total traffic
Deck condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Serious [3 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Structural appraisal:Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action [3]
Deck geometry appraisal:Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
Water adequacy appraisal:Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Roadway alignment appraisal:Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action [3]
Channel protection:Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. [7]
Scour condition:Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Sufficiency rating:14.3
Recommended work:Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Estimated cost of work:$4,905,000

Previous Inspections

DateConditionDeckSuperstructureSubstructureADTSuff. Rating
December 2018PoorSatisfactorySeriousSatisfactory22014.3
September 2017PoorSatisfactorySeriousSatisfactory21814.3
September 2016PoorGoodSeriousSatisfactory21614.3
December 2015PoorGoodSeriousSatisfactory21214.3
August 2014PoorGoodSeriousSatisfactory21214.3
October 2013PoorGoodSeriousSatisfactory21014.3
August 2012PoorGoodSeriousSatisfactory20614.4
December 2011PoorGoodSeriousSatisfactory20614.4
June 2010PoorGoodSeriousSatisfactory20014.4
July 2008PoorGoodSeriousSatisfactory20014.4
June 2006FairGoodFairSatisfactory20024.0
April 2004FairGoodFairSatisfactory5024.1
April 2002FairGoodFairSatisfactory5024.1
April 2000FairGoodFairSatisfactory5024.1
April 1998FairGoodSatisfactorySatisfactory5047.8
March 1996FairGoodSatisfactorySatisfactory5047.8
April 1994FairVery GoodSatisfactoryGood5047.8
March 1992FairVery GoodSatisfactoryGood5047.8
April 1990FairVery GoodFairSatisfactory5042.8