Structure 6250B · Hartford County, CT

Interstate-291 EB over Route 5 & Ct Southern Rr

Carries Interstate-291 EB over Route 5 & Ct Southern Rr, 2.75 Miles East Of I-91.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT284 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

284 ft end to end, longest span 160 ft: about 4 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built199333 years old
Length284.4 ft86.7 m
Daily traffic24,300counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location2.75 Miles East Of I-91
CarriesInterstate-291 EB
CrossesRoute 5 & Ct Southern Rr
Coordinates41.80528, -72.61449

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length284.4 ft (86.7 m)
Max Span160.1 ft (48.8 m)
Deck Width62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Deck Area1638.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1993

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,300 (2022)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number06250B

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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