Structure 2612 · New London County, CT

Route 32 SB over I-95 US 1 NB SR 623&641

Carries Route 32 SB over I-95 US 1 NB SR 623&641, 0.47 Mi N Of Jct Ssr 437.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT740 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

740 ft end to end, longest span 123 ft: about 2.1 football fields. 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.

Built197452 years old
Length740.2 ft225.6 m
Daily traffic7,300counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew London
Location0.47 Mi N Of Jct Ssr 437
CarriesRoute 32 SB
CrossesI-95 US 1 NB SR 623&641
Coordinates41.36520, -72.10597

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length740.2 ft (225.6 m)
Max Span123.0 ft (37.5 m)
Deck Width53.8 ft (16.4 m)
Deck Area3699.8 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1974

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,300 (2020)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge13

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number02612

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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