Structure 4245 · Hartford County, CT

Main Street #1 over Route 72 & Ramps

Carries Main Street #1 over Route 72 & Ramps, At Route 72 Exit 1c.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT275 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

275 ft end to end, longest span 135 ft: about 4 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.

Built197650 years old
Length274.6 ft83.7 m
Daily traffic7,900counted 2021
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
LocationAt Route 72 Exit 1c
CarriesMain Street #1
CrossesRoute 72 & Ramps
Coordinates41.66955, -72.78149

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length274.6 ft (83.7 m)
Max Span134.8 ft (41.1 m)
Deck Width86.6 ft (26.4 m)
Deck Area2209.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1976

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,900 (2021)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number04245

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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