Structure 481 · Hartford County, CT

SR 530 -airport RD over Route 15

Carries SR 530 -airport RD over Route 15, 422 Ft E Of I-91.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT181 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

181 ft end to end, longest span 73 ft: 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1964rebuilt 2018
Length181.4 ft55.3 m
Daily traffic20,000counted 2021
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location422 Ft E Of I-91
CarriesSR 530 -airport RD
CrossesRoute 15
Coordinates41.73883, -72.66246

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length181.4 ft (55.3 m)
Max Span73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Deck Width76.4 ft (23.3 m)
Deck Area1288.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 2018)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,000 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00481

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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