Structure 2908 · Hartford County, CT

Route 72 WB over Route 372

Carries Route 72 WB over Route 372, 0.2 Miles East Route 10.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT195 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 7/9

195 ft end to end: about 3 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 box-beam bridge.

Built197551 years old
Length194.9 ft59.4 m
Daily traffic26,400counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location0.2 Miles East Route 10
CarriesRoute 72 WB
CrossesRoute 372
Coordinates41.67573, -72.85439

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length194.9 ft (59.4 m)
Max Span186.0 ft (56.7 m)
Deck Width89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Area1627.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1975

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic26,400 (2022)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number02908

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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