Structure 4280 · Tolland County, CT

Mountain Spring RD over Interstate-84

Carries Mountain Spring RD over Interstate-84, 1.24 Mi E Of I84 Jct Rt31.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
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 FT448 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

448 ft end to end, longest span 240 ft: about 6 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 box-beam bridge.

Built197947 years old
Length447.5 ft136.4 m
Daily traffic540counted 2023
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyTolland
Location1.24 Mi E Of I84 Jct Rt31
CarriesMountain Spring RD
CrossesInterstate-84
Coordinates41.85472, -72.40556

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length447.5 ft (136.4 m)
Max Span240.2 ft (73.2 m)
Deck Width41.7 ft (12.7 m)
Deck Area1732.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1979

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic540 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number04280

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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