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Bridge conditions in Hartford County, Connecticut

916 inventoried bridges · 32 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

32 of the 916 bridges the federal inventory lists in Hartford County are rated poor; the rest split 221 good and 663 fair.

32 of the 916 bridges in Hartford County, Connecticut, are rated in poor condition (3.5%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
221 bridges (24.1%) are rated good and 663 (72.4%) fair.
The median Hartford County bridge was built in 1969.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Route 2 over Hockanum River (built 1962), carrying about 75,400 vehicles a day.

Good 24.1% · Fair 72.4% · Poor 3.5% of 916 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Route 2 over Hockanum River	1962	75,400	Poor
Interstate-84 WB over Hamilton Street	1967	68,900	Poor
Interstate-91 NB over Elm Street	1964	64,400	Poor
Interstate-91 SB over Csorr SR 598WB & TR803	1964	50,700	Poor
Route 15 & U.S. 5 over P&w RR & Hartford Ave	1942	47,500	Poor
Route 15 over Mc Mullen Avenue	1943	32,000	Poor
Route 15 SB over Route 314 - Berlin Tnpk.	1942	16,000	Poor
US 44 EB & Main St over I-84 & Morgan St Ramp	1963	14,700	Poor
SR 502 -spencer St over Interstate-384	1974	13,700	Poor
Route 17 over New London Turnpike	1952	12,600	Poor
SR 536 -crooked St over Pan Am Railroad	1969	11,300	Poor
I-84 830 Sr500-805 over I-84 EB & SR 500	1964	10,500	Poor
Route 17 NB over Route 17 SB Ramp 007	1952	9,800	Poor
Route 322 over Ten Mile River	1989	9,500	Poor
Jerome Avenue over Freeman Hill Brook	1964	7,240	Poor
Fern Street over West Branch Trout Brook	1916	7,000	Poor
I-84 Tr 813 over I-84 WB & SR 536	1969	4,900	Poor
Route 10 over Route 322	1936	4,600	Poor
Kensington Road over Mattabesset River	1958	4,200	Poor
Curtiss Street over Interstate-84	1963	3,100	Poor
Route 17 Ramp 007 over New London Turnpike	1952	3,000	Poor
East Street over Pequabuck River	1900	2,805	Poor
Newell Street over Quinnipiac River	1964	2,158	Poor
Downs Street over Pequabuck River	1938	1,750	Poor
Route 191 over Scantic River	1925	1,500	Poor
Mills Lane #1 over Wash Brook	1974	1,440	Poor
Braeburn Road over Trout Brook	1960	1,285	Poor
Russell Avenue over Philo Brook	1969	1,050	Poor
I-91 Tr 839 over I-91-153 I-84-825 US44EB	1961	900	Poor
Plymouth Street over Deckers Brook	1955	212	Poor
Pleasant Road over Interstate-91	1959	200	Poor
Atwater Road over Rattlesnake Brook	1979	140	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Interstate-91 over Goff Brook	1964	143,400	Fair
Interstate-84 over Connecticut River	1906	135,200	Fair
Interstate-91 over Beaver Brook	1964	130,000	Fair
I-84 Amtrak Ctfa over No. Branch of Park River	1964	129,200	Fair
Interstate-84 over Rockledge Brook	1965	128,200	Fair
Interstate-84 EB over US Route 44 Eastbound	1964	122,600	Fair
Interstate-91 over Mill Brook	1954	118,100	Good
Interstate-84 over Interstate-84 Tr 836	1986	117,800	Fair
Interstate-91 over US Route 5 and Route 15	1964	116,100	Fair
Interstate-84 over Hockanum River	1986	115,800	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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