Structure 500 · Windham County, CT

Interstate-395 SB over US Route 6

Carries Interstate-395 SB over US Route 6, 2 Mi North Of SR 695.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT218 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

218 ft end to end, longest span 69 ft: about 3 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.

Built1963rebuilt 1993
Length218.2 ft66.5 m
Daily traffic12,900counted 2017
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyWindham
Location2 Mi North Of SR 695
CarriesInterstate-395 SB
CrossesUS Route 6
Coordinates41.79317, -71.87695

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length218.2 ft (66.5 m)
Max Span68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Width59.1 ft (18 m)
Deck Area1,197 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1963 (reconstructed 1993)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,900 (2017)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge6

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 Number00500

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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