Structure 3161 · Hartford County, CT

Route 3 over I-91 & Dividend Brook

Carries Route 3 over I-91 & Dividend Brook, .07 Mi No Of Brook ST Int.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT460 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 7/9

460 ft end to end, longest span 118 ft: about 6 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.

Built1965rebuilt 1990
Length460.0 ft140.2 m
Daily traffic16,500counted 2018
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location.07 Mi No Of Brook ST Int
CarriesRoute 3
CrossesI-91 & Dividend Brook
Coordinates41.64308, -72.67725

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length460.0 ft (140.2 m)
Max Span118.1 ft (36 m)
Deck Width60.7 ft (18.5 m)
Deck Area2593.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,500 (2018)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number03161

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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