Structure 2875 · New London County, CT

SR 641 over Route 32

Carries SR 641 over Route 32, 0.3 Mi S Of I-95.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT315 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

315 ft end to end, longest span 155 ft: about 4 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.

Built197353 years old
Length315.0 ft96 m
Daily traffic7,200counted 2020
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew London
Location0.3 Mi S Of I-95
CarriesSR 641
CrossesRoute 32
Coordinates41.36070, -72.09986

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length315.0 ft (96 m)
Max Span154.9 ft (47.2 m)
Deck Width57.4 ft (17.5 m)
Deck Area1,680 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,200 (2020)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number02875

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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