Structure 337 · New Haven County, CT

US Route 1 & Pw Rr over Quinnipiac River

Carries US Route 1 & Pw Rr over Quinnipiac River, 0.2 Mi S Of I-95 Q-bridge.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT936 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

936 ft end to end: about 2.6 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 lift bridge (drawn closed).

Built200224 years old
Length936.0 ft285.3 m
Daily traffic12,400counted 2018
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew Haven
Location0.2 Mi S Of I-95 Q-bridge
CarriesUS Route 1 & Pw Rr
CrossesQuinnipiac River
Coordinates41.29807, -72.90504

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Lift
Total Length936.0 ft (285.3 m)
Max Span270.0 ft (82.3 m)
Deck Width88.9 ft (27.1 m)
Deck Area7731.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,400 (2018)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number00337

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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