Structure 3393 · New London County, CT

DR Foote Road over Route 2 Westbound

Carries DR Foote Road over Route 2 Westbound, 0.5 Mi E Of Route 16.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT121 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

121 ft end to end. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built196660 years old
Length121.4 ft37 m
Daily traffic2,273counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew London
Location0.5 Mi E Of Route 16
CarriesDR Foote Road
CrossesRoute 2 Westbound
Coordinates41.56680, -72.33062

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length121.4 ft (37 m)
Max Span116.1 ft (35.4 m)
Deck Width47.6 ft (14.5 m)
Deck Area536.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,273 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number03393

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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