Structure 3580 · Hartford County, CT

Prospect Street over Interstate-384

Carries Prospect Street over Interstate-384, 0.5 Mile West Of Route 83.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT245 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 7/9

245 ft end to end, longest span 120 ft: about 3 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.

Built196858 years old
Length245.1 ft74.7 m
Daily traffic2,020counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location0.5 Mile West Of Route 83
CarriesProspect Street
CrossesInterstate-384
Coordinates41.76285, -72.53094

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length245.1 ft (74.7 m)
Max Span120.1 ft (36.6 m)
Deck Width51.5 ft (15.7 m)
Deck Area1172.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1968

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,020 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number03580

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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