Structure 1708 · Hartford County, CT

Route 2 Eastbound over West Road

Carries Route 2 Eastbound over West Road, 2 Miles West Of Route 66.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT119 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

119 ft end to end, longest span 56 ft. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1964rebuilt 2022
Length119.1 ft36.3 m
Daily traffic19,900counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location2 Miles West Of Route 66
CarriesRoute 2 Eastbound
CrossesWest Road
Coordinates41.64976, -72.48541

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length119.1 ft (36.3 m)
Max Span56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Deck Width43.6 ft (13.3 m)
Deck Area482.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 2022)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,900 (2021)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number01708

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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