Structure 6225 · Hartford County, CT

Interstate-291 Tr over Route 218 & Briarwood DR

Carries Interstate-291 Tr over Route 218 & Briarwood DR, Ramp From 291 WB To 91 NB.

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 FT345 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

345 ft end to end, longest span 199 ft: about 5 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
Length345.1 ft105.2 m
Daily traffic14,000counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
LocationRamp From 291 WB To 91 NB
CarriesInterstate-291 Tr
CrossesRoute 218 & Briarwood DR
Coordinates41.81938, -72.66301

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length345.1 ft (105.2 m)
Max Span199.1 ft (60.7 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area957.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1993

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,000 (2022)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number06225

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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