Structure 6524 · New London County, CT

RT 2a Ramp 005 007 over Route 2a

Carries RT 2a Ramp 005 007 over Route 2a, 1 Mi E. Of Route 32.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT176 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

176 ft end to end: about 2 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199630 years old
Length175.5 ft53.5 m
Daily traffic4,600counted 2020
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew London
Location1 Mi E. Of Route 32
CarriesRT 2a Ramp 005 007
CrossesRoute 2a
Coordinates41.48150, -72.07859

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length175.5 ft (53.5 m)
Max Span169.9 ft (51.8 m)
Deck Width78.4 ft (23.9 m)
Deck Area1278.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,600 (2020)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number06524

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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