Structure 1531 · Tolland County, CT

Route 195 over Willimantic River

Carries Route 195 over Willimantic River, .7 Mi North Jct Route 32.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT152 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

152 ft end to end, longest span 74 ft: about 2 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.

Built1959rebuilt 1993
Length151.9 ft46.3 m
Daily traffic11,600counted 2017
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyTolland
Location.7 Mi North Jct Route 32
CarriesRoute 195
CrossesWillimantic River
Coordinates41.83557, -72.31018

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length151.9 ft (46.3 m)
Max Span74.1 ft (22.6 m)
Deck Width41.3 ft (12.6 m)
Deck Area583.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 1993)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,600 (2017)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number01531

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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