Structure 174B · New Haven County, CT

Interstate 95 Sout over Us1 Quinnipiac Rv P&w Rr

Carries Interstate 95 Sout over Us1 Quinnipiac Rv P&w Rr, Over Quinnipiac River.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
4,598 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

4,598 ft end to end, longest span 515 ft: about 13 football fields. 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 cable-stayed bridge.

Built201511 years old
Length4598.1 ft1401.5 m
Daily traffic56,600counted 2020
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew Haven
LocationOver Quinnipiac River
CarriesInterstate 95 Sout
CrossesUs1 Quinnipiac Rv P&w Rr
Coordinates41.30193, -72.91097

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStayed Girder
Total Length4598.1 ft (1401.5 m)
Max Span515.1 ft (157 m)
Deck Width62.7 ft (19.1 m)
Deck Area26768.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2015

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic56,600 (2020)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number00174B

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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