Structure 5562 · Hartford County, CT

Route 3 Tr 801 over Route 2 Ramp 080

Carries Route 3 Tr 801 over Route 2 Ramp 080, 500 East Of Int Rte. 3.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT58 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

58 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.

Built198739 years old
Length58.1 ft17.7 m
Daily traffic17,100counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location500 East Of Int Rte. 3
CarriesRoute 3 Tr 801
CrossesRoute 2 Ramp 080
Coordinates41.72533, -72.61044

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Max Span52.2 ft (15.9 m)
Deck Width31.8 ft (9.7 m)
Deck Area171.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1987

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,100 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number05562

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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