Structure 807 · Hartford County, CT

Ridge Road over Route 15 & US Route 5

Carries Ridge Road over Route 15 & US Route 5, 0.4 Mile South Of RTE 314.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT92 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

92 ft end to end, longest span 44 ft. Lengths and the car 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built1942rebuilt 2018
Length91.5 ft27.9 m
Daily traffic4,500counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location0.4 Mile South Of RTE 314
CarriesRidge Road
CrossesRoute 15 & US Route 5
Coordinates41.71476, -72.69139

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignFrame
Total Length91.5 ft (27.9 m)
Max Span44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Width65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Area560.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1942 (reconstructed 2018)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,500 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00807

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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