ST 7 A/ASHLEY FLS over WATER HOUSATONIC RIVER

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Coordinates:
+42.06959, -73.34016
42°04'11" N, 73°20'25" W

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	ST 7 A/ASHLEY FLS over WATER HOUSATONIC RIVER
Structure number:	S100020D5DOTNBI
Old structure number:	854132016101 `(from 1992 edition)`
Location:	1.6 MI N OF CONN SL
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Minor Collector (Rural) `[08]`
Length of largest span:	98.4 ft. `[30.0 m]`
Total length:	105.0 ft. `[32.0 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	25.9 ft. `[7.9 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	27.9 ft. `[8.5 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1925
Year reconstructed:	1988
Historic significance:	Bridge is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[2]`
Main span material:	Steel `[3]`
Main span design:	Truss - Thru `[10]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Bituminous `[6]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Poor
Status:	Bridge closed to all traffic `[K]`
Average daily traffic:	400 `[as of 2005]`
Truck traffic:	1% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Poor `[4 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is `[4]`
Channel protection:	Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. `[6]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour conditions; field review indicates action is required. `[4]`
Sufficiency rating:	33.1
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. `[31]`
Estimated cost of work:	$3,287,000

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
June 2017	Poor	Good	Poor	Fair	400	33.1
June 2015	Poor	Good	Poor	Fair	400	33.1
June 2013	Poor	Good	Poor	Fair	400	33.1
June 2011	Poor	Good	Poor	Fair	400	35.1
June 2009	Poor	Good	Poor	Fair	400	49.4
July 1999	Fair	Very Good	Fair	Good	300	62.9
July 1995	Fair	Very Good	Fair	Satisfactory	700	65.2
June 1993	Fair	Very Good	Fair	Satisfactory	700	65.2
February 1991	Fair	Very Good	Fair	Fair	639	65.2

Source: National Bridge Elements dataset, 2019 edition. This feature is experimental.

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Steel Stringer	linear ft.	925	3	679	80	163
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	999	999	0	0	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	2,928	2,430	498	0	0
Wearing Surfaces	sq. ft.	2,928	2,430	498	0	0
Superstructure
Steel Truss	linear ft.	207	0	141	52	14
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	999	999	0	0	0
Steel Floor Beam	linear ft.	171	0	125	28	18
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	999	999	0	0	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	89	74	15	0	0
Masonry Abutment	linear ft.	53	0	48	5	0
Bearings
Movable Bearing	each	11	0	11	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	999	999	0	0	0
Fixed Bearing	each	11	0	6	0	5
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	999	999	0	0	0
Bridge Rail
Steel or Aluminum Bridge Rail	linear ft.	210	0	126	42	42
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	999	999	0	0	0