Structure 6222 · Hartford County, CT

Route 218 over Interstate-91 Southbound

Carries Route 218 over Interstate-91 Southbound, 0.5 Mi W Of Route 159.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT136 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

136 ft end to end. 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built199036 years old
Length135.8 ft41.4 m
Daily traffic16,700counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location0.5 Mi W Of Route 159
CarriesRoute 218
CrossesInterstate-91 Southbound
Coordinates41.81912, -72.66592

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignFrame
Total Length135.8 ft (41.4 m)
Max Span133.9 ft (40.8 m)
Deck Width74.5 ft (22.7 m)
Deck Area939.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,700 (2023)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number06222

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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