Structure 662 · New London County, CT

Route 12 over Prov & Worc Railroad

Carries Route 12 over Prov & Worc Railroad, .1 Mi South Of Route 2.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT381 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

381 ft end to end, longest span 78 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.

Built1955rebuilt 1990
Length380.9 ft116.1 m
Daily traffic14,600counted 2017
Last inspectedDecember 2022every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew London
Location.1 Mi South Of Route 2
CarriesRoute 12
CrossesProv & Worc Railroad
Coordinates41.52355, -72.07071

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length380.9 ft (116.1 m)
Max Span78.1 ft (23.8 m)
Deck Width35.8 ft (10.9 m)
Deck Area1265.5 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1955 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,600 (2017)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00662

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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