Structure 3025 · Hartford County, CT

Orchard Street over Interstate 91

Carries Orchard Street over Interstate 91, 0.4 Mile South Of Exit 24.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT361 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

361 ft end to end, longest span 123 ft: about 5 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.

Built1964rebuilt 1992
Length360.9 ft110 m
Daily traffic3,470counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location0.4 Mile South Of Exit 24
CarriesOrchard Street
CrossesInterstate 91
Coordinates41.67533, -72.65865

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length360.9 ft (110 m)
Max Span123.4 ft (37.6 m)
Deck Width39.4 ft (12 m)
Deck Area1,320 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,470 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number03025

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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