Structure 5657 · New London County, CT

Riverside Drive over Prov & Worc Railroad

Carries Riverside Drive over Prov & Worc Railroad, 100 Ft South Of Route 138.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT55 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

55 ft end to end. 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 slab bridge.

Built198838 years old
Length55.1 ft16.8 m
Daily traffic1,060counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew London
Location100 Ft South Of Route 138
CarriesRiverside Drive
CrossesProv & Worc Railroad
Coordinates41.61399, -72.04995

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width36.7 ft (11.2 m)
Deck Area188.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1988

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,060 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerUnknown
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number05657

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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