Structure 1696 · Hartford County, CT

Route 2 Eastbound over Route 17

Carries Route 2 Eastbound over Route 17, 0.2 Mi West Of Route 94.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT278 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

278 ft end to end, longest span 101 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196462 years old
Length277.9 ft84.7 m
Daily traffic20,400counted 2021
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location0.2 Mi West Of Route 94
CarriesRoute 2 Eastbound
CrossesRoute 17
Coordinates41.71504, -72.59786

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length277.9 ft (84.7 m)
Max Span100.7 ft (30.7 m)
Deck Width43.6 ft (13.3 m)
Deck Area1126.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,400 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number01696

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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