Structure 6091 · Hartford County, CT

Route 20 Westbound over Interstate-91

Carries Route 20 Westbound over Interstate-91, I-91 NB Exit 40.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT602 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

602 ft end to end, longest span 135 ft: about 1.7 football fields. 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.

Built199234 years old
Length602.0 ft183.5 m
Daily traffic14,800counted 2015
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
LocationI-91 NB Exit 40
CarriesRoute 20 Westbound
CrossesInterstate-91
Coordinates41.89896, -72.63901

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length602.0 ft (183.5 m)
Max Span134.8 ft (41.1 m)
Deck Width49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Area2789.2 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1992

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,800 (2015)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number06091

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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