Structure 3022 · New Haven County, CT

Interstate-91 SB over US 5 & Amtrak & Ferry ST

Carries Interstate-91 SB over US 5 & Amtrak & Ferry ST, 1.0 Mi S Of Route 17.

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 FT694 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

694 ft end to end, longest span 200 ft: about 1.9 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1964rebuilt 2016
Length694.2 ft211.6 m
Daily traffic60,300counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew Haven
Location1.0 Mi S Of Route 17
CarriesInterstate-91 SB
CrossesUS 5 & Amtrak & Ferry ST
Coordinates41.31857, -72.89868

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length694.2 ft (211.6 m)
Max Span200.1 ft (61 m)
Deck Width77.4 ft (23.6 m)
Deck Area4993.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 2016)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic60,300 (2022)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number03022

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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