Structure 1773 · New London County, CT

Interstate-95 NB over SR 900 (kings Highway)

Carries Interstate-95 NB over SR 900 (kings Highway), 300 Ft N Of US Route 1.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT93 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

93 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
Length92.5 ft28.2 m
Daily traffic25,600counted 2020
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew London
Location300 Ft N Of US Route 1
CarriesInterstate-95 NB
CrossesSR 900 (kings Highway)
Coordinates41.36404, -72.06626

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length92.5 ft (28.2 m)
Max Span88.3 ft (26.9 m)
Deck Width55.4 ft (16.9 m)
Deck Area476.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25,600 (2020)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number01773

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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