MERRYALL ROAD
Carrying MERRYALL ROAD over WEST ASPETUCK RIVER
JCT OF W MEETINGHOUSE RD, Unknown County, Connecticut
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
MERRYALL ROAD in Unknown County, Connecticut sits above 7% of rated Connecticut bridges on inventory load rating (26 t), while its 1937 build year is earlier than 87% of Unknown County's recorded-year cohort (471 bridges).
MERRYALL ROAD in Unknown County, Connecticut is rated Poor in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1937, 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:05118
PRE-1950 · CONCRETE · SINGLE-SPAN · TIED-CTRL · LOCAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-POOR
- PRE-1950 Pre-1950
- CONCRETE Concrete
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- TIED-CTRL Tied control
- LOCAL-ADT Local 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: MERRYALL ROAD
The MERRYALL ROAD bridge in Unknown County, Connecticut carries MERRYALL ROAD over WEST ASPETUCK RIVER. It was built in 1937, making it 89 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 1 section, stretching 10.7 meters (35 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 655 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic 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). Because at least one major component scores 4 or lower, this bridge falls in FHWA's Poor condition category. That category is not a closure order.
How MERRYALL ROAD compares
Age against the county: built in 1937, earlier than 409 of Unknown County's 471 bridges with a recorded construction year (87%), against a county median build year of 1964. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across Connecticut bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (4,365 rated).
MERRYALL ROAD vs every rated Connecticut bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
26 Top 93% higher than 7% 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 471 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
- 1937
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 10.7 m (35 ft)
- Deck Width
- 10.7 m (35 ft)
- Owner
- Town/Township Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 655 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 05118
Condition Analysis
- • At 4/9, the deck (driving surface) is in poor shape, with advanced wear on file for this vintage.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) rates poor at 4/9, with advanced deterioration recorded on the latest inspection.
- • At 4/9, the substructure (piers and abutments) is in poor shape, with advanced wear on file for this vintage.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
MERRYALL ROAD 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 MERRYALL ROAD 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 MERRYALL ROAD?
MERRYALL ROAD in Unknown County, Connecticut has a deck rating of 4/9, superstructure rating of 4/9, and substructure rating of 4/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is MERRYALL ROAD inspected?
MERRYALL ROAD'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 655 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. MERRYALL ROAD 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 MERRYALL ROAD?
MERRYALL ROAD has an NBI inventory load rating of 25.9 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining MERRYALL ROAD?
MERRYALL ROAD is owned and maintained by Town/Township Highway Agency.
How old is MERRYALL ROAD and does age affect safety?
MERRYALL ROAD was built in 1937, making it 89 years old.
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