TOWN BRIDGE ROAD over FARMINGTON RIVER

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Facts 

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:	14.4 ft. [4.4 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]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Posted for load [P]
Average daily traffic:	200 [as of 2008]
Truck traffic:	5% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Serious [3 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
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]
Operating rating:	16.8 tons [15.3 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	9.9 tons [9.0 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:	14.4
Recommended work:	Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. [38]
Estimated cost of work:	$2,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Posted for load [P]
Average daily traffic:	50 [as of 1992]
Truck traffic:	7% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
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]
Operating rating:	29.7 tons [27.0 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	17.8 tons [16.2 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	47.8
Recommended work:	Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. [38]
Estimated cost of work:	$2,000

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Posted for load [P]
Average daily traffic:	50 [as of 1979]
Truck traffic:	1% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Very Good [8 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
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:	Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Operating rating:	29.7 tons [27.0 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	17.8 tons [16.2 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	42.8

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