Structure 813 · Hartford County, CT

Interstate-91 over US Route 5 And Route 15

Carries Interstate-91 over US Route 5 And Route 15, .34mi N Of Hrfd-weth Tl.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT287 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

287 ft end to end, longest span 87 ft: about 4 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.

Built1964rebuilt 2022
Length287.1 ft87.5 m
Daily traffic116,100counted 2019
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location.34mi N Of Hrfd-weth Tl
CarriesInterstate-91
CrossesUS Route 5 And Route 15
Coordinates41.73336, -72.66380

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length287.1 ft (87.5 m)
Max Span86.9 ft (26.5 m)
Deck Width154.9 ft (47.2 m)
Deck Area4,130 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 2022)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic116,100 (2019)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge9
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00813

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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