Structure 1852 · Windham County, CT

Route 32 over Willimantic River

Carries Route 32 over Willimantic River, 600 Ft South Of Route 66.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT80 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

80 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 deck arch.

Built1868158 years old
Length80.1 ft24.4 m
Daily traffic8,300counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyWindham
Location600 Ft South Of Route 66
CarriesRoute 32
CrossesWillimantic River
Coordinates41.71167, -72.21995

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area222.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1868

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,300 (2022)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number01852

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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