Structure 1698 · Hartford County, CT

Route 2 Westbound over Route 94

Carries Route 2 Westbound over Route 94, Over Route 94.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT96 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

96 ft end to end. 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.

Built196462 years old
Length96.1 ft29.3 m
Daily traffic21,250counted 2018
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
LocationOver Route 94
CarriesRoute 2 Westbound
CrossesRoute 94
Coordinates41.71438, -72.59447

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length96.1 ft (29.3 m)
Max Span88.3 ft (26.9 m)
Deck Width43.6 ft (13.3 m)
Deck Area389.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21,250 (2018)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number01698

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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