MOREHOUSE HWY #1
Carrying MOREHOUSE HWY #1 over MILL RIVER
AT JCT OF CANTERBURY LANE, Unknown County, Connecticut
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
MOREHOUSE HWY #1 in Unknown County, Connecticut sits above 20% of rated Connecticut bridges on inventory load rating (33 t), while its 1970 build year is earlier than 41% of Unknown County's recorded-year cohort (861 bridges).
MOREHOUSE HWY #1 in Unknown County, Connecticut is rated Poor in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1970, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 4. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Poor result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure CT:04954
INTERSTATE-ERA · CONCRETE · MULTI-SPAN · TIED-CTRL · ARTERIAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-POOR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- CONCRETE Concrete
- MULTI-SPAN 3 spans
- TIED-CTRL Tied control
- ARTERIAL-ADT Arterial ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-POOR Poor
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Structural health score
A composite of the deck, superstructure, and substructure NBI condition ratings plus the inventory load rating, benchmarked against the full national bridge corpus, distinct from the Good/Fair/Poor category above.
Bridge Snapshot: MOREHOUSE HWY #1
The MOREHOUSE HWY #1 bridge in Unknown County, Connecticut carries MOREHOUSE HWY #1 over MILL RIVER. It was built in 1970, making it 56 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 3 sections, stretching 15.9 meters (52 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 1,930 vehicles, placing it in the moderately-trafficked tier of Connecticut bridges. It is owned and maintained by Town/Township Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in poor condition (see the full component ratings below). A component scored 4 or below, placing this bridge in the federal Poor condition category rather than declaring it unsafe or closed.
How MOREHOUSE HWY #1 compares
Age against the county: built in 1970, earlier than 349 of Unknown County's 861 bridges with a recorded construction year (41%), against a county median build year of 1962. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across Connecticut bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (4,365 rated).
MOREHOUSE HWY #1 vs every rated Connecticut bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
33 Top 80% higher than 20% of 4,365 bridges
rated Connecticut bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Reported 0–9 component ratings from the FHWA NBI. The highlighted component is the lowest reported input to this record’s current condition category; it is not a closure or live crossing-safety decision.
Unknown County inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 861 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 1970
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 3
- Structure Length
- 15.9 m (52 ft)
- Deck Width
- 12.1 m (40 ft)
- Owner
- Town/Township Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 1,930 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 04954
Condition Analysis
- • At 5/9, the deck (driving surface) shows fair condition, with minor wear flagged for upkeep.
- • At 4/9, the superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in poor shape, with advanced wear on file for this vintage.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) rates poor at 4/9, with advanced deterioration recorded on the latest inspection.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
MOREHOUSE HWY #1 is in the federal Poor condition category. That is a component-based result, not a closure order.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Understand what Poor condition does and does not mean before drawing conclusions. Poor condition explained
- Compare MOREHOUSE HWY #1 against other structures in Unknown County and across Connecticut. Connecticut bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for MOREHOUSE HWY #1?
MOREHOUSE HWY #1 in Unknown County, Connecticut has a deck rating of 5/9, superstructure rating of 4/9, and substructure rating of 4/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is MOREHOUSE HWY #1 inspected?
MOREHOUSE HWY #1's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 1,930 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. MOREHOUSE HWY #1 is currently shown as Poor condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for MOREHOUSE HWY #1?
MOREHOUSE HWY #1 has an NBI inventory load rating of 32.7 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining MOREHOUSE HWY #1?
MOREHOUSE HWY #1 is owned and maintained by Town/Township Highway Agency.
How old is MOREHOUSE HWY #1 and does age affect safety?
MOREHOUSE HWY #1 was built in 1970, making it 56 years old.
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