Structure 5995 · Hartford County, CT

Interstate-91 SB over Weston Street

Carries Interstate-91 SB over Weston Street, 0.3 Mile South Of RTE 159.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT87 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

87 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.

Built199135 years old
Length86.9 ft26.5 m
Daily traffic68,400counted 2019
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location0.3 Mile South Of RTE 159
CarriesInterstate-91 SB
CrossesWeston Street
Coordinates41.80050, -72.65545

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length86.9 ft (26.5 m)
Max Span83.0 ft (25.3 m)
Deck Width102.4 ft (31.2 m)
Deck Area826.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic68,400 (2019)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number05995

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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