Structure 210 · New Haven County, CT

Interstate-95 over East River

Carries Interstate-95 over East River, 2.3 Mi S Of Route 79.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT166 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

166 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 2 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.

Built1957rebuilt 1998
Length165.7 ft50.5 m
Daily traffic54,500counted 2020
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew Haven
Location2.3 Mi S Of Route 79
CarriesInterstate-95
CrossesEast River
Coordinates41.28875, -72.64549

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length165.7 ft (50.5 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width103.7 ft (31.6 m)
Deck Area1595.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1957 (reconstructed 1998)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic54,500 (2020)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00210

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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