Structure 2570 · Windham County, CT

US Route 6 over U.s. Route 6 Expressway

Carries US Route 6 over U.s. Route 6 Expressway, 06 Mi E Of Jnct RTE 66.

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 FT347 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

347 ft end to end, longest span 170 ft: about 5 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.

Built1973rebuilt 1995
Length347.1 ft105.8 m
Daily traffic15,000counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyWindham
Location06 Mi E Of Jnct RTE 66
CarriesUS Route 6
CrossesU.s. Route 6 Expressway
Coordinates41.73501, -72.18304

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length347.1 ft (105.8 m)
Max Span169.9 ft (51.8 m)
Deck Width61.4 ft (18.7 m)
Deck Area1978.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1973 (reconstructed 1995)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,000 (2022)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number02570

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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