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These photos were part of a HAER project to document the Northeast Corridor rail line, but just happened to capture the I-95 bridge in the background

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record as part of documentation of the Northeast Corridor

Overview: Pair of deck truss bridges over Thames River on I-95/US 1 in New London
Location: New London, New London County, Connecticut
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1943; twin span built 1973
Design: Pair of 11-span Warren deck trusses
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 540.1 ft.
Total length: 5,931.4 ft. (1.1 mi.)
Deck width: 80.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.8 ft.
Also called: Thames River I-95 Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.36386, -72.08742 (decimal degrees)
41°21'50" N, 72°05'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/743613/4583244 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: New London
Inventory numbers: CT 3819 (Connecticut bridge number)
BH 12210 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2011): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 48.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008): 56,900

HAER CT-11 - Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between New York/Connecticut & Connec, New Haven, New Haven County, CT
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