Structure 5687 · Hartford County, CT

US Route 44 over I84 & Ramps-rte-i384ramp

Carries US Route 44 over I84 & Ramps-rte-i384ramp, .6 Mi E Of E. Hartford Tl.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT819 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

819 ft end to end, longest span 180 ft: about 2.3 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 box-beam bridge.

Built198541 years old
Length818.6 ft249.5 m
Daily traffic14,400counted 2015
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location.6 Mi E Of E. Hartford Tl
CarriesUS Route 44
CrossesI84 & Ramps-rte-i384ramp
Coordinates41.78004, -72.57074

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length818.6 ft (249.5 m)
Max Span180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Deck Width66.3 ft (20.2 m)
Deck Area5039.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1985

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,400 (2015)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge15

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 Number05687

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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