Founders Bridge

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Founders Bridge

View beside the bridge

Photo taken by John Phelan at Wikimedia Commons in January 2012

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

BH Photo #476745

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Connecticut River on Connecticut Route 2 (Downtown Connector)
Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1958; rehabilitated 1999
Design: Steel stringer
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 168.0 ft.
Total length: 1,174.9 ft.
Deck width: 86.0 ft.
Also called: Downtown Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.76573, -72.66549 (decimal degrees)
41°45'57" N, 72°39'56" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/694051/4626400 (zone/easting/northing)
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 28,900
Inventory number: BH 90016 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2017): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 88.6 (out of 100)
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