Structure 3121 · New Haven County, CT

Interstate-91 NB over Pond Hill Road

Carries Interstate-91 NB over Pond Hill Road, Interstate-91 Exit No. 13.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT57 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

57 ft end to end. 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.

Built196561 years old
Length57.4 ft17.5 m
Daily traffic36,800counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew Haven
LocationInterstate-91 Exit No. 13
CarriesInterstate-91 NB
CrossesPond Hill Road
Coordinates41.42117, -72.82545

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length57.4 ft (17.5 m)
Max Span52.8 ft (16.1 m)
Deck Width67.6 ft (20.6 m)
Deck Area360.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic36,800 (2022)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge4
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 Number03121

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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