Structure 811 · Hartford County, CT

Route 15 & U.s. 5 over P&w Rr & Hartford AVE

Carries Route 15 & U.s. 5 over P&w Rr & Hartford AVE, 0.2 Mi So. Of Hartford Tl.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT308 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

308 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 4 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built1942rebuilt 1990
Length307.7 ft93.8 m
Daily traffic47,500counted 2022
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location0.2 Mi So. Of Hartford Tl
CarriesRoute 15 & U.s. 5
CrossesP&w Rr & Hartford AVE
Coordinates41.72678, -72.66722

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignFrame
Total Length307.7 ft (93.8 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width93.5 ft (28.5 m)
Deck Area2673.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1942 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic47,500 (2022)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00811

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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