Structure 980A · Hartford County, CT

Interstate-84 over Connecticut River

Carries Interstate-84 over Connecticut River, 1 Mi East Of I-91.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,075 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

1,075 ft end to end, longest span 119 ft: about 3.0 football fields. 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 deck arch.

Built1906rebuilt 1964
Length1075.1 ft327.7 m
Daily traffic135,200counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location1 Mi East Of I-91
CarriesInterstate-84
CrossesConnecticut River
Coordinates41.76951, -72.66552

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length1075.1 ft (327.7 m)
Max Span119.1 ft (36.3 m)
Deck Width120.7 ft (36.8 m)
Deck Area12059.4 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1906 (reconstructed 1964)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic135,200 (2021)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number00980A

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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