Structure 1779 · New London County, CT

Interstate-95 NB over Pohegnut Pond

Carries Interstate-95 NB over Pohegnut Pond, 0.3 Mi S Of Route 117.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT105 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

105 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.

Built196462 years old
Length104.7 ft31.9 m
Daily traffic33,600counted 2017
Last inspectedJune 2021every 48 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew London
Location0.3 Mi S Of Route 117
CarriesInterstate-95 NB
CrossesPohegnut Pond
Coordinates41.36059, -72.03417

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length104.7 ft (31.9 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width55.4 ft (16.9 m)
Deck Area539.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic33,600 (2017)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number01779

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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