Structure 1231 · New Haven County, CT

Marion Road over Interstate 84

Carries Marion Road over Interstate 84, 1.8 Mi E Route 70.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT179 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

179 ft end to end, longest span 87 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.

Built1961rebuilt 1994
Length179.1 ft54.6 m
Daily traffic3,600counted 2019
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew Haven
Location1.8 Mi E Route 70
CarriesMarion Road
CrossesInterstate 84
Coordinates41.55648, -72.92571

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length179.1 ft (54.6 m)
Max Span86.9 ft (26.5 m)
Deck Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Area649.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1961 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,600 (2019)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number01231

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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