Structure 2514A · New London County, CT

Interstate 95 Sout over Thames Rv Loc Rds & Rr

Carries Interstate 95 Sout over Thames Rv Loc Rds & Rr, O/thames Rv Loc Road & Rr.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
6,368 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

6,368 ft end to end, longest span 540 ft: about 18 football fields, or 1.2 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 deck truss.

Built197353 years old
Length6368.1 ft1,941 m
Daily traffic43,700counted 2020
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew London
LocationO/thames Rv Loc Road & Rr
CarriesInterstate 95 Sout
CrossesThames Rv Loc Rds & Rr
Coordinates41.36422, -72.09122

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignTruss - Deck
Total Length6368.1 ft (1,941 m)
Max Span540.0 ft (164.6 m)
Deck Width71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Area42507.9 sq m
Main Spans11
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic43,700 (2020)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge12

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number02514A

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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