Structure 5914 · Hartford County, CT

US Route 5 over Scantic River

Carries US Route 5 over Scantic River, 0.3 Mile North Of RTE 194.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
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 FT123 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

123 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft. 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.

Built1941rebuilt 1986
Length123.0 ft37.5 m
Daily traffic19,100counted 2016
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
Location0.3 Mile North Of RTE 194
CarriesUS Route 5
CrossesScantic River
Coordinates41.86189, -72.60357

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length123.0 ft (37.5 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width86.9 ft (26.5 m)
Deck Area993.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1941 (reconstructed 1986)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,100 (2016)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number05914

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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