Structure 3069 · Windham County, CT

Interstate-395 SB over Ballard Road

Carries Interstate-395 SB over Ballard Road, 1 Mi North Of Exit 97.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT118 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

118 ft end to end, longest span 52 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built1965rebuilt 1993
Length118.1 ft36 m
Daily traffic11,700counted 2020
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyWindham
Location1 Mi North Of Exit 97
CarriesInterstate-395 SB
CrossesBallard Road
Coordinates41.94259, -71.87942

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length118.1 ft (36 m)
Max Span52.2 ft (15.9 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area475.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 1993)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,700 (2020)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number03069

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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