Structure 933 · New London County, CT

Route 32 over N.e. Central Railroad

Carries Route 32 over N.e. Central Railroad, 0.1 North Junc Route 2.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT82 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9

82 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.

Built1956rebuilt 1990
Length81.7 ft24.9 m
Daily traffic18,600counted 2017
Last inspectedNovember 2022every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew London
Location0.1 North Junc Route 2
CarriesRoute 32
CrossesN.e. Central Railroad
Coordinates41.56327, -72.12707

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length81.7 ft (24.9 m)
Max Span73.5 ft (22.4 m)
Deck Width45.6 ft (13.9 m)
Deck Area346.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1956 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,600 (2017)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00933

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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